When you go to industry meetings these days, you see a lot of fresh faces. People in their 20s and 30s who are second and third generation in family businesses as well as outsiders who want to make a profit...

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Canadian Wood Pallet and Container Association (CWPCA) recently announced that Brian Isard retired at the end of March 2018 after serving as general manager since 2013. A former executive with CHEP Canada, Brian Isard offered stable leadership for the organization....

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Marshall “Mark” White is president of White and Company LLC in Blacksburg, Virginia, a consulting and software company focused on solutions for pallet suppliers and their customers.   Pallet Enterprise: How do you think the pallet industry will change in...

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A major supplier of forklift and lift trucks to lumber yards and forest product companies in North America, Sellick Equipment Limited recently cut the ribbon on an all-new $21 million dollar manufacturing facility. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, the facility is...

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The forest products industry has a promising future with the rise in development of cellulose nanomaterial and its many potential applications, according to a U.S. Forest Service researcher. World Nieh heads the agency’s efforts to help develop new products and...

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Do you love meetings? No, of course not. Most people dread meetings and prefer to have fewer or no meetings because when you are in meetings, you are usually not being productive. We can go into why businesses spend so...

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HUB Industrial Supply is well known in the pallet industry for helping pallet manufacturers with their consumable supplies. In keeping with their mission of helping their clients get the most value from their supplies, the company now is offering a...

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Topics like sustainability, reuse and recycling are already clearly established in the marketing message of many wood pallet providers, but are we ready for the circular economy? Acceptance of circular economy as an approach continues to gain traction in Europe,...

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If you want to hear stories of how wood is good for commerce, the environment and product performance, you should regularly check out the blog on the Nature’s Packaging (www.naturespackaging.org)  website. It is updated at least a couple of times...

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The most important goal in lean management is the elimination of waste in the production process and any related business activity. But how can you know for sure that your current process is as efficient as possible? The answer is...

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