WATFORD, Ontario – Block pallets are garnering more attention these days. The National Wooden Pallet and Container Association established a study panel earlier this year to evaluate the feasibility of starting a block pallet pool program for the U.S. grocery...

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    If you’re like me, you may be a bit tired of all the talk about the upcoming presidential election. It seems like every four years comes another historic election. I believe many people feel somewhat disillusioned because neither...

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    When making pallet cut stock from cants or rough lumber, at some point in the process the material must be cut to the appropriate length for a stringer or deck board.     For cants, one option is...

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PENSACOLA, Florida — Suits can be tailored for a perfect fit. So can machines. That’s where J&J Machinery enters the picture.     Jeff Purnell knew the intricacies of pallet equipment – the hydraulics, the electronics and the computer controls....

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Heat-Treating Auditor Seeks Information                       Conway & Robison, which provides heat-treating auditing and consulting services to pallet manufacturers, is soliciting information from companies that use wood fuel in pallet heat-treating...

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    According to an old adage, it only takes two bidding parties to make a competitive market. That is mainly true. The complete truth is that it only takes one bidding party with the perception of the second.  ...

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    Five years ago industrials experts began removing chromated copper arsenate (CCA) off the residential market after increasing concerns about how carcinogens in the chemical could potentially injure children. Since then a number of new treatments have emerged that...

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    Canadian and U.S. governments are moving forward with consultations on the proposed removal of the exemption of the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM-15) on wood packaging material moving between the two countries.     The Canadian Food...

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    One of the oldest institutions in the forest products industry is undergoing a major identity shift. The National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) has been the keeper of the rules and standards for the North American hardwood industry for...

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The first antitrust lawsuit filed against CHEP in the United States cleared its first big hurdle last month. A federal judge for the western district court of Arkansas denied CHEP’s motion to outright dismiss the case.       Judge...

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