Brambles (ASX: BXB) is a provider of supply chain and information management solutions through its two businesses, CHEP and Recall.
CHEP provides pallet and container pooling services, with locations in 45 countries. CHEP issues, collects and reissues through its network of service centres to manufacturers, producers, distributors and retailers to transport their products. CHEP also provides supply chain optimization and transport management services.
Recall operates approximately 300 operations centres in over 20 countries. Recall’s services include management of information, providing secure storage, digitisation, retrieval and destruction of information in multiple media formats.
In September 2010, the Company acquired Unitpool AG.
Brambles employs more than 12,000 people in over 45 countries and has total assets of US$5.2 billion as at 31 December 2009.