WICHITA FALLS, Texas — David Buckley likes to stress that his business, Pallet Outlet, is a pallet company making a plastic pallet, not a plastic company making a plastic pallet. There is a big difference, he emphasizes. When...
Managing all the details in a pallet business can be like juggling 50 things at once. Growth adds complexity as more people need to communicate. Old systems may not foster enough open channels of communication to keep everyone...
Dear Dr. Moore: Do you support boycotts as a way to force environmental gains? I used to, but I’ve come to believe that boycotts have unintended consequences, many of which are harmful to the environment and human...
Hardwood Pallet Market Low-grade hardwood supplies loosened during 2006, but the low-grade hardwood shortage is still in place and now is over three years old. Supplies have not been as tight as they had been, but gains seem...
CAMPBELLFORD, Ontario — The formula for success at Precision Wood Products is really quite simple, according to Doug and Lori Runions, the company’s owners. It boils down to looking after employees and customers, maintaining high quality of products and service,...
It’s hard to believe that a pest measuring about half-inch in length is causing so many problems in the Midwest. But the Emerald Ash Borer, a pest from Asia that only infests Ash trees in North America, is...
MOUNT PLEASANT MILLS, Penn. — When Gary Leitzel and Herbert Apple started A&L Wood, they made a crucial decision about markets. Instead of picking a single product and sticking to it, they would follow market trends and make whatever the...
The recent Christmas shopping season has reminded me that nothing is free. Then I stopped and tried to make a list of things we can get without having to pay a penny. It was a short list. Air,...