You Said It: Chris Lasseter, sales... - Pallet Enterprise

Pallets > General Advice

December, 1, 2013

You Said It: Chris Lasseter, sales director, Summerford Pallet, Ashford, Ala.
Chris Lasseter is the sales director for Summerford Pallet, a wooden pallet recycler, located in Ashford, Ala.   Pallet Enterprise: How and why did you first get involved in the industry? Lasseter: After graduating from college, I was a youth...

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Problem Solvers: John Rock Inc. installs... - Pallet Enterprise

Sawmills > Equipment, Products & Services

December, 1, 2013

Problem Solvers: John Rock Inc. installs SonicAire?2.0 fans
Problem:  A pallet manufacturer needed a smarter way to prevent combustible dust from building up to comply with OSHA regulations and to keep employees safe.   Solution:  John Rock Inc. installed SonicAire®2.0 fans that makes an air barrier that keeps...

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Markets in Transition: Pallet Management Software... - Pallet Enterprise

Pallets

December, 1, 2013

Markets in Transition: Pallet Management Software Providers Offer Robust Solutions for Asset Control
With millions of pallets in closed loop pools or semi-private logistics networks around the world, the need for smart tracking software continues to grow as suppliers develop ever more flexible solutions. It used to be that you could separate pallet...

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Evergreen: Save a Forest, Cut a... - Pallet Enterprise

Logging > Forest Health

December, 1, 2013

Evergreen: Save a Forest, Cut a Tree or Light a Small Fire – How Wildfire Shapes Forest Ecology
Wondering why we’re having all these huge forest fires out in the western United States in recent years? Has Smokey Bear retired?                 Actually, Smokey did his job too well. And in combination with the recent long, warm summers, fires,...

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Coming into Focus: CHEP Launches Innovative... - Pallet Enterprise

Pallets

December, 1, 2013

Coming into Focus: CHEP Launches Innovative Half Pallet Design
                Beyond your typical half-size pallet design, CHEP USA has pioneered the development of a new half pallet it is launching in the Midwest in November 2014 with plans to roll out this 40×24 inch pallet in a big way...

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Idea Box: Ways to Get Paid... - Pallet Enterprise

Pallets > General Advice

December, 1, 2013

Idea Box: Ways to Get Paid by Trouble Accounts
                Customers that don’t pay their bills on time are one of the biggest problems that many small businesses face.                 When money has gone into completing and delivering an order on time but the payment comes in after the...

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Defend Your Environmental Credentials, Learn Your... - Pallet Enterprise

Pallets > Industry Standards

December, 1, 2013

Defend Your Environmental Credentials, Learn Your Company?s Relative Score
                Researchers from the Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design (CPULD) at Virginia Tech are working on developing a life cycle analysis database that will give white-wood companies a baseline to compare their performance with others as well as...

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Training & Inspections Drive Safe Practices:... - Pallet Enterprise

Pallets

December, 1, 2013

Training & Inspections Drive Safe Practices: Forklift Safety Should Be a Top Concern for the Industry
                Forklifts are everywhere in pallet and lumber operations. They are so common that it is easy to ignore them when designing your safety program. But the statistics on forklift incidents in the workplace are shocking.                 According to the...

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Be Purposeful with Human Resources - Pallet Enterprise

Pallets > General Advice

December, 1, 2013

Be Purposeful with Human Resources
                Human resource (HR) practices are one of the most impactful parts of managing a company because they quite literally affect every single worker. Despite this reality, many pallet companies either see HR as an afterthought or don’t think about...

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One of the Top Production Lines... - Pallet Enterprise

Pallets > International Market

December, 1, 2013

One of the Top Production Lines on Earth: German Pallet Company Eyes Growth of Its WORLD Pallet Standard
                Marcus Falkenhahn wants to radically impact the global pallet market. And he thinks his WORLD pallet standard can be the key to serving major accounts that want consistent quality and interchangeability across the globe. Oh, and he wants you...

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