Union Grove Saw & Knife Inc., founded in 1983 by Ed Bissell with the intent to become a regional tool company known for its service and quality saw products, today serves over 500 customers, including its original ten accounts. The...
White & Company LLC, a consulting and software development firm, has recently released versions 3.2 of Best Pallet™ pallet design/analysis software and Best Load™ supply chain simulation software. Now users have the ability to load any shipping mode with mixed...
Glenn Atkinson, president and owner of Southland Manufacturing Co. in Bowling Green, Kentucky Pallet Enterprise: How has the pallet and lumber industries changed over the last 15-20 years? Atkinson: First the mass exodus of industries that use wood pallets...
Having a quality business website is required if you expect to be taken seriously as a company. Potential customers are more likely to be skeptical if you have no website or a website that looks like it was built by...
The reduction of electrical and wiring hazards needs to be top priority in your workplace, and your safety committee and management team should be well versed on electrical hazard awareness. These hazards should be top priority during your quarterly safety...
Many years ago I wrote a column about a fictitious company named Thermosplat LLC. Thermosplat was a mature operation that molded kitchen countertops out of its proprietary composite material. While looking around for growth opportunities, its sales team stumbled over...
For the first time in decades, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is expected to raise its fine for safety violations this summer. The federal budget bill passed by Congress last November allowed OSHA to raise its fines and...
Over the years, the European Pallet Association (EPAL), which is the organization behind the highly popular EPAL Euro pallet standard, has developed the world’s biggest exchange pool of quality policed pallets. Monitoring and maintaining quality control is a difficult task,...
Problem: Finding an easier way to remove nails from pallet boards than doing it by hand with a hammer. Solution: RECONNX Nail Kicker Helps J & J Pallet Shop Save Time and Money In 2010, John Bratcher was...
Pallets are the ubiquitous and often overlooked backbone of the retail and logistics sectors. Many old pallets are disassembled and used to make remanu-factured pallets. Some are ground up for mulch, fuel or other purposes. Brandon Bolton looks at old...