SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Nebraska — Meyer Inc. celebrated its 25th anniversary this past summer. Just over 25 years ago, Scott Meyer and his father, Leonard, evaluated the potential in two separate, existing businesses. Seeing a good outlook for each, they...

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(Editor’s Note: In his regular column, Alan Froome continues his discussion of sawmill ideas and methods and how they evolved, along with a review of some recent developments in technology. This series of columns is intended to be a generic...

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WAUKEGAN, Illinois — A few years ago when the global phytosanitary issue was just beginning to appear on the horizon of the pallet industry, Reggie Ash caught a glimpse of the future. Reggie, sales manager of American Pallet in Grayslake,...

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Airdex Offers Line Of Plastic Pallets Airdex International, which manufactures a line of plastic pallets, now is offering qualified pallet manufacturers and pallet recyclers the opportunity to install equipment to produce the Airdex AIRpallet. The program will provide wood pallet...

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Prior to conducting all on-site forklift training classes, our company conducts a site inspection, which looks at the customer’s forklifts, application, loads, and many other factors. We also make general observations and recommendations, as well as asking some tough questions,...

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I want to start this month’s letter with a thank you to our readers who have made the Pallet Enterprise what it is, "the magazine" for the pallet industry. I particularly want to thank those of you who have made...

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B & M Pallet Recycling Co., North Little Rock, Ark. is not your typical pallet company. It certainly isn’t a model of efficiency. The company makes only close to 1,000 pallets per month. It has very little equipment, but the...

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In today’s business climate where people frequently do things because that is always how it has been done, it can be hard to find revolutionary ideas. But innovations do exist out there, and entrepreneurs who can mine them from employees...

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While I have attended a few auctions over the years, my previous experiences involved more casual situations than the serious business of selling the physical assets of a major, well established pallet company. I attended the Bennett Box and Pallet...

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FRIDLEY, MinnesotaBrief History I always look forward to writing an article about a company that is both one of our industry’s leaders and a personal friend to many pallet people. I started working with the wooden pallet industry in the...

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