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Safety Pays at Pallet Manufacturing Plant... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsApril, 1, 2005
AMITY, Oregon — Incentive programs, safety meetings and equipment maintenance are all important elements of the safety program at Mid-Valley Wood Products. But the manager of the sheltered workshop,...
Growing Companies Face Challenges of Managing... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > General AdviceApril, 1, 2005
John Swenby is on his cell phone by 6 a.m., and by the time he arrives at work he has already talked to plant managers in three states. He...
Forest Management Prevents Fires - Pallet Enterprise
Logging > Forest HealthApril, 1, 2005
DEAR DR. MOORE: Why does each year seem to bring more devastating forest fires? Each fire season isn’t progressively worse — last year almost 4 million acres burned...
Pallet Pool Provides Quality, Cost Control... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsApril, 1, 2005
When it comes to determining whether a commercial third party or a cooperative organization is the best choice for a reusable pallet pool, it comes down to a matter of taste. While both types make strong cases to justify the...
Business Goal at Clary Lumber Is... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Pallet LumberApril, 1, 2005
GASTON, North Carolina — Gaston is a small community in Northampton County, which borders Virginia just below Emporia. The town overlooks the Roanoke River and the city of Roanoke Rapids. The region is rich in timber resources that support plants...
Michigan Pallet Recycler Off to Fresh... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsApril, 1, 2005
FLINT, Michigan – When Lemuel Brown lost his job as an experimental transmission mechanic at Ford’s engineering plant, he wasn’t sure which direction to go. After some research, Lemuel...
New Pallet Treatment Options Loom on... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Pallet TreatmentMarch, 1, 2005
As international governments work toward synchronizing phytosanitary (plant health) standards around the world, researchers are looking for the next break-through treatment technology. They hope to discover technology that might lower treatment costs or eliminate a major drawback of the current...
Bandmills, Gang Saws Provide Options at... - Pallet Enterprise
Sawmills > Equipment, Products & ServicesMarch, 1, 2005
(Editor’s Note: In his regular column, Alan Froome continues his discussion of sawmill ideas and methods and how they evolved, along with a review of some recent developments in sawmill technology in the search for ever-higher lumber recovery and profit....
Airdex Offers Line of Plastic Pallets - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Alternative Materials (Plastic, Corrugated, etc.)March, 1, 2005
Airdex International Inc., a Nevada company with manufacturing facilities in southern California, has developed a line of plastic pallets. The outer skin of the Airdex Pallet™ is made of...
Members of Western Pallet Association Gather... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > AssociationsMarch, 1, 2005
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — With a few local road wash-outs and more snow in the surrounding mountains than normal to serve as a reminder of the bad weather that hammered the West a few weeks earlier, the Western Pallet Association...
