Being green is more than just good public relations for Primo Barzoni, it is a way of a life and a key focus for his family’s pallet manufacturing operation in Viadana, Italy. PALM SPA produces EPAL, Eco and CHEP...

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                The World Bank issued its latest health check on the state of the global economy on January 14th. The results were – surprisingly – somewhat encouraging. In the report, the World Bank states that it expects global Gross Domestic...

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                Using temporary workers has proved beneficial for many companies that have seasonal changes in demand. But in addition to covering labor needs during a busy season, they can also be used to cover vacation, medical or other absences for...

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Overcoming Stress: When running your business becomes too much, go for a walk in the woods and consider what the trees have to say.   Psalm 96:12                 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. Then all the...

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                New for 2015, V-ECO shredders feature the latest innovations in size reduction from Vecoplan, a world leader in recycling technologies. Shredders in the V-ECO series, feature VFD inverter drives, “W” rotors embedded with five rows of cutters, single or...

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                According to pallet industry leaders interviewed by Pallet Enterprise, the hardest staffing challenge is recruiting and hiring the right employees in the first place instead of keeping top talent in the long run. Once people work through the ranks...

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                American Wood Inspection Services (AWIS) is a third party, ALSC-accredited inspection agency that assists companies in making their wood packaging ISPM-15 compliant for export.                 Craig Martin of AWIS, explained, “Our goal is is to assure compliance with international...

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               A leader in robotic technology and nailing solutions, Jointec of Sweden has partnered with CAPE, a major pallet manufacturing machinery supplier headquartered in Spain.                 Jointec will continue to be an independent company, but it will actively sell and represent...

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                Beliefs about how to best maintain equipment and plants continue to evolve. The overall focus has been progressively moving from breakdowns to preventive maintenance and proactive approaches aimed at promoting smoother operations and stopping breakdowns from occurring.                 And...

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                Getting your next meal from the field to your fork takes a lot more work than you can ever imagine, and the wooden pallet plays a central role in the process.                 On a recent tour of the Arizona...

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