Would you like some financial assistance for projects to improve your business? There is an opportunity out there for pallet companies, sawmills and biomass producers to tap into government grants for upgrading a facility or developing a new plant or...

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Even when you offer popular nailing solutions to the industry, they can always be better. That has been the mindset behind recent enhancements to the popular Woodpecker, Block Pallet Buddy and Master Recycler lines of equipment offered by Midwest Machinery...

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When it comes to the impact of sustainability on pallet selection, the trend is still very much in flux. But that doesn’t mean it is something you can afford to ignore. While pallet companies serving larger customers are already facing...

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Sometimes the best way to grow is to find a good partner. That’s what Jason Nitchie, the former owner and now the CEO of Durham Pallet, did when he recently sold his company to Groupe Savoie, a leading New Brunswick-based...

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Pallet sales is not rocket science, but it certainly isn’t easy either. It takes street smarts and hustle. Keith Reinstetle has been selling pallets for more than 40 years, and he helped build some of the largest national pallet sales...

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A group of pallet recyclers connected to the North American Pallet Association (NAPA), a western trade group made up of mostly Hispanic-owned pallet companies in Southern California, is continuing to fight in the courts for fair compensation involving the safe...

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Looking to add someone to a key management position? Many manufacturing companies don’t consider people with top creative skills as the ideal candidate. But when you look at someone like Steve Jobs or Brian Chesky, the current CEO of Airbnb,...

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Last month, Pallet Enterprise identified the potential of second-chance workers to help with your labor woes. But you may be thinking that you don’t know how to start or where to look for these eager employees. If you are thinking...

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I first heard about pallet collars in one of my earlier assignments with Pallet Enterprise in the mid-1990s. I was interviewing Drew Graham of Hardy-built Fasteners, a hardware supplier, and he described how after he introduced the concept to an...

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Brandon McGuyer is the vice president and operations manager at  B&R Lumber was founded in 1958 by Brandon’s grandfather and now is owned by his father, Bobby. The company manufactures block and stringer styles using high-level automation, including robotics and...

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