Sometimes the best way to grow is to find a good partner. That’s what Jason Nitchie, the former owner and now the CEO of Durham Pallet, did when he recently sold his company to Groupe Savoie, a leading New Brunswick-based...

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Pallet sales is not rocket science, but it certainly isn’t easy either. It takes street smarts and hustle. Keith Reinstetle has been selling pallets for more than 40 years, and he helped build some of the largest national pallet sales...

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A group of pallet recyclers connected to the North American Pallet Association (NAPA), a western trade group made up of mostly Hispanic-owned pallet companies in Southern California, is continuing to fight in the courts for fair compensation involving the safe...

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Looking to add someone to a key management position? Many manufacturing companies don’t consider people with top creative skills as the ideal candidate. But when you look at someone like Steve Jobs or Brian Chesky, the current CEO of Airbnb,...

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Last month, Pallet Enterprise identified the potential of second-chance workers to help with your labor woes. But you may be thinking that you don’t know how to start or where to look for these eager employees. If you are thinking...

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I first heard about pallet collars in one of my earlier assignments with Pallet Enterprise in the mid-1990s. I was interviewing Drew Graham of Hardy-built Fasteners, a hardware supplier, and he described how after he introduced the concept to an...

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Brandon McGuyer is the vice president and operations manager at  B&R Lumber was founded in 1958 by Brandon’s grandfather and now is owned by his father, Bobby. The company manufactures block and stringer styles using high-level automation, including robotics and...

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Earlier in the year economists and financial experts were hoping for a series of interest rate cuts to lead to brighter days in the latter half of the year. But those cuts have yet to materialize. However, the Federal Reserve...

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Now in its third generation of Weihs family management, L-M Equipment Co, LTD (Canada) produces quality package saws designed to help companies automate their production while maintaining tight tolerances. Known for longevity and durability, the company goes by the tagline,...

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Workplace violence is something that you never expect will happen at your company. But one pallet company found this illusion shattered when an employee allegedly shot a co-worker this past June in Mount Pleasant, Mississippi. The incident occurred at Pallet...

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