Call him crazy, but Earl Farrell, the owner of Hogbox in Fayetteville, Arkansas thinks he can compete making new pallets with recycled ones if he can just get the lumber processing costs low enough. And that is where Farrell turned...

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Not all plants are created equal. From the outset, some are designed to fail. This issue of Pallet Enterprise features some companies that are doing some new things or have found simple solutions to solve typical pallet manufacturing, sawmill or...

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Creating a new legacy from a known name, Jeff and Marsha Libla have recently acquired the assets of Fuzion Fasteners from Hahn Systems. The Libla family is well-known for its involvement in the development and growth of Mid-Continent Nail. The...

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Whether your challenge is in removing nails from boards or boards from pallets or wood containers, the RECONNX Nail Kicker V20 is an easy-to-use tool designed to do just that. Weighing just 3.6 lbs, the durable Nail Kicker is less...

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Pallet Enterprise: What is the best piece of business advice you have ever received? Vrugteveen: Listen and learn, and let your people do their job. The more you do, the more talents you realize you have inside your company.  ...

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While we are all different in many ways, everyone shares some of the same needs. And as a Christian business leader, it is important to travel with others on your business journey. This point was reinforced recently while chatting with...

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One of the biggest reasons people fail to meet their goals, whether business or personal, is that they lack purpose. They find themselves in the same routine day after day and feel like they’re stuck in a rut and just...

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Paul Peachey, owner of Quality Pallet, was hesitant when Pallet Machinery Service LLC recommended both electrical and hydraulic upgrades to his 1997 Viking 505 Turbo Max. But now, months after the upgrades, he couldn’t be happier with the results. Solution:...

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A long-time friend of the lumber industry recently passed away after a long battle with cancer. Billy Carroll Norris died on Sunday, February 12, 2017. Born in Coats, NC on November 9, 1935, he grew up on his family’s farm....

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Western Price Spikes Over the last several months, we’ve seen a string of aggressive price increases in western industrial softwood. This upward pressure first became apparent in October of last year. October of 2016 was an especially important time, because...

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