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FEFPEB Congress to Be Held October 9-11, 2019 in Hamburg, Germany

splendid social program for delegates and partners.

The meeting theme is “Wooden Pallets & Packaging - Moving the Future”. Around 200 delegates and/or partners are expected.

The congress provides many networking opportunities and excellent sponsorship exposure will be taken care of.

The 2019 FEFPEB International Congress hosted by HPE - the German Federal Association for Wooden Packages, Pallets and Export Packaging and operated by its VHP GmbH.

FEFPEB is happy to welcome all that are interested in participating at the Congress.

Unit Load Design & Performance Short Course Announced

To be held August 13-15, 2019, this intensive three-day short course will teach techniques that pallet and packaging designers can use to save money on corrugated board and plastic packaging materials when designing pallets and packages by considering the interactions between all of the components of unit loads.

The course will use a state-of-the-art unit load design software called “Best Load” to better demonstrate the steps of unit load design process. Attendees will also be taken on a tour of a working, state of the art, packaging and pallet testing laboratory.

This short course will take place on the beautiful campus of Virginia Tech: Aug. 13th-15th, 2019

If you sign up early you will receive a discount on registration- discounted registration ends: July 12th

A block of rooms has been reserved for attendees at The Courtyard by Marriot in Blacksburg, VA. It is located only a few miles from where the Unit Load Design and Performance short course will be held. More information can be obtained by calling the hotel at 540-552-5222 and asking about the rooms reserved for the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials. These rooms will be held until July 10th, 2019.

The International FEFPEB Congress, to be held October 9-11, is the biggest biannual FEFPEB-event. The meeting includes visits to export wood packaging provider, fastener manufacturer, and composite block producer. The convention includes a challenging business session and a splendid social program for delegates and partners.

The meeting theme is “Wooden Pallets & Packaging - Moving the Future”. Around 200 delegates and/or partners are expected.

The congress provides many networking opportunities and excellent sponsorship exposure will be available.

The 2019 FEFPEB International Congress hosted by HPE - the German Federal Association for Wooden Packages, Pallets and Export Packaging and operated by its VHP GmbH. FEFPEB is happy to welcome all that are interested in participating at the Congress.

Unit Load Design Short Course Announced

To be held August 13-15, 2019, this intensive three-day short course will teach techniques that pallet and packaging designers can use to save money on corrugated board and plastic packaging materials when designing pallets and packages by considering the interactions between all of the components of unit loads.

The course will use a state-of-the-art unit load design software called “Best Load” to better demonstrate the steps of unit load design process. Attendees will also be taken on a tour of a working, state of the art, packaging and pallet testing laboratory.

This short course will take place on the beautiful campus of Virginia Tech: Aug. 13th-15th, 2019

If you sign up early you will receive a discount on registration- discounted registration ends: July 12th.

A block of rooms has been reserved for attendees at The Courtyard by Marriot in Blacksburg, VA. It is located only a few miles from where the Unit Load Design and Performance short course will be held. More information can be obtained by calling the hotel at 540-552-5222 and asking about the rooms reserved for the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials. These rooms will be held until July 10th, 2019.