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New Jersey Recycler Uses Unique Retrieval... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsJanuary, 3, 2005
With customers looking to cut costs and protect assets, recylers are increasingly toying with the idea of setting up private networks for customers. Steve Mazza, president of S&B Pallet Co. in New Jersey, has done it and found great success....
Health Savings Accounts May Help Tame... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsJanuary, 3, 2005
More employers are looking at a new vehicle called the Health Savings Account (HSA), which promises to reduce wasteful medical spending by appealing to employees’ self interest. Under these plans, the individual who spends less money on medical care ends...
Wood Composites Offer Promise for Future - Pallet Enterprise
SawmillsJanuary, 3, 2005
While composite decking is still in its infancy, the market shows significant promise and could become a good market for wood fiber in some parts of the country. It likely will never be as prominent as something like mulch or...
Pallet Manufacturer Reaps Benefits from Management... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Equipment, Products & ServicesJanuary, 3, 2005
Looking to improve management efficiency, David Luscombe, owner of North Star Pallet, chose a wireless system because he did not want to wait until the end of the day or a shift to download information. “I’m a techno-junkie,” he said....
Emerging Technology For Wood Processing - Pallet Enterprise
Logging > AssociationsJanuary, 3, 2005
Phil Araman of the U.S. Forest Service and Virginia Tech has identified ‘next generation’ wood processing technologies that will enable companies to remain competitive. These technologies include: • hardwood tree-length log bucking scanning systems • internal log scanning • sawmill...
Imported Lumber for Manufacturing Pallets - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Pallet LumberJanuary, 3, 2005
Until recently it was unrealistic to consider importing pallet lumber when material was readily available at affordable prices from established local and regional sources. However, the crazy markets of the last couple of years have spurred some pallet companies to...
Understanding, Managing Hispanic Workers Goes Beyond... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsJanuary, 3, 2005
Hispanics are growing in number in the U.S. workforce today. They are now the largest minority group in the country. For those in the pallet and sawmill industries, as with other businesses, they have proven indispensable in getting the job...
International Commerce Impacts U.S. Pallet Demand - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > International MarketJanuary, 3, 2005
In the past, most goods that have been imported into the U.S. have not been palletized. In many parts of the world, the cost for paying labor to floor load the product is virtually nothing. Without the pallets, the product...
Palliser Lumber Finds Success by Empowering... - Pallet Enterprise
Sawmills > Sawmill Case Studies: RemanufacturingJanuary, 3, 2005
Palliser Lumber Sales has emerged in recent years as one of Canada’s largest secondary lumber producers. The Palliser management team puts a strong emphasis on empowering rank and file employees to make decisions. “The unique culture that Doug started...
Entrepreneur Makes a Statement and Turns... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsJanuary, 3, 2005
When Charlotte Reeves first conceived of A-1 Pallet Company in 1991, she saw the company as a force for social change. Charlotte found herself focused on creating a business in Jackson’s inner city while many other companies were moving out...
