A fire that breaks out at three in the morning can either be the end of a company’s story or the beginning of a better chapter. For Ray Portrey, president and co-owner of Hardwood Lumber Inc. in Exeter, Missouri, it...

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In the pallet industry, fasteners rarely get the spotlight. But when nails fail, everything stops. Downtime, jammed machines, poor pallet quality and frustrated crews—suddenly that “commodity” component becomes mission critical. That’s where Legacy Fasteners has created a growing business –...

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While mill closures have been reality for the lumber sector for decades, the big problem is that the rate of failure has reached alarming proportions. This is particularly true in the hardwood sector. According to the Hardwood Federation, the advocacy...

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In Tangent, Oregon, the difference isn’t dramatic at first glance. But inside the remanufacturing plant owned by Eagle Forest Products, output has quietly doubled in two years. The change didn’t come from chasing volume for volume’s sake. It came from...

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Finding and retaining good employees in the pallet industry has never been easy. But some companies are finding ways to improve workforce culture and create positive work environments that are difficult to leave. Learn from industry leaders that have labored...

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Six years into his tenure, Harrison Dean describes iGPS as pairing a more disciplined approach with thoughtful, strategic expansion. The plastic pallet pooling company is working to choose the right partners, tighten internal controls and grow deliberately. iGPS aims to...

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Change can be terrifying. Upon the initial planning of your business, the name was likely something that was given great thought. It may encompass a mission or a family legacy. A company name may hold generations of wisdom that may...

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Name a B2B commodity where a single facility can have 20 to 30 independent suppliers within a 50-mile radius. Packaging? It is dominated by national contracts. Waste management? A few major players have largely consolidated it. Raw materials? Global supply...

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The leader of the Los Angeles Pallet Association (LAPA) shares about key issues affecting the California pallet sector including local zoning reforms, economic hardships and increased immigration enforcement.  Kenia Gil is a second-generation pallet company leader for A&I Pallets and...

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Viking Engineering & Development has just made two very exciting announcements in regard to future automation advances for its product line. Known for its productive stringer nailing machines, Viking has just unveiled its new Viking Stringer Feeder option that can...

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