TUSCUMBIA, Alabama — When Sims Forest Products started up a new sawmill in 2015, it was all set up to cut low-grade hardwood logs into pallet components and other industrial lumber products. About a year later, however, the company transitioned...

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Ralph Knight is owner of Power Pallets, the largest pallet manufacturer in Las Vegas, Nevada providing new, repaired and recycled pallets in Southern Nevada, Arizona and Southern California. Pallet Enterprise: How do you think the pallet industry will change in...

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China’s appetite for wood from other countries has increased steadily the past 10 years. Imports reached nearly 290 million cubic meters roundwood equivalent in 2016 – nearly double the volume of imported wood products compared to 2006. The figures include...

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Leverage is a verb that means to use something to maximum advantage. The idea of leverage in business has been around for a while. Motivational speaker Tony Robbins emphasizes leverage as a principle you should consciously employ in order to...

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WIKUS Saw Technology Corp. has introduced a new blade for pallet bandsaw dismantling machines. The company’s bimetal band blade is called the 34 Special. The WIKUS 34 Special is 1-3/8-inches by 0.042-inch. It features a high-speed tooth tip in a...

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There’s no such thing as a family business without conflict.  If you Google “family business feud,” in less than a second, you’ll get roughly 1.2 million hits. And that of course is the tiniest fraction of the number of family...

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About two years ago, I came on board here at Industrial Reporting as the market analyst for the Pallet Profile, to try and help fill a very big void and some very large shoes. Those shoes belong to long-time friend...

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As transportation costs skyrocket, having the right dispatching software in place is more critical now than ever. And the good news is that vendors have developed some robust options to serve the needs of both small and big fleets. Soup-to-nuts...

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More than just a new name, the country’s largest pallet recycler is returning to its roots as CHEP Recycled rebrands under the name 48forty Solutions. Having just been divested by Brambles, which owns the CHEP pallet pool, the leadership team...

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Pallet Express is a successful pallet recycling company located in Liberty, North Carolina, about 20 miles from Greensboro. The company continues to grow with the support of its 170 employees, a focus on meeting the needs of its customers, as...

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