SHIRLEY, Missouri — Located in southeastern Missouri, the breadbasket of low-grade hardwood timber, Reed Lumber has felt the pinch of tight lumber markets. Cants and cut stock for pallet companies are in short supply with prices increasing, according to owner...

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Kids learn by playing games, so can adults. When it comes to lean manufacturing and process improvement, a proven strategy to help employees see the value in lean thinking is playing games designed to mimic real-world scenarios. Also, known as...

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Successful pallet companies in the future will have one thing in common. They will have the knowledge to succeed, and that starts with having accurate data and knowing how to use it to improve customer service and reduce production costs....

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Turn on the news just about any night and you will hear about the devastating wildfires that are raging across the western states and most of Canada. Many readers will remember the forest fires that raged across Western Canada and...

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A leading supplier of metal and woodworking machinery to North America, Macoser Inc. has offered the Stromab line of crosscut saws to the pallet industry for a few years. It is expanding its product mix to include pallet assembly machines...

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Pallet Enterprise: How do you think the pallet industry will change in the next 5-10 years? Bowen: We will see automation fill the void of available laborers in the recycling side of our industry. The companies that automate will continue...

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As a major pallet provider, Millwood Inc. has its pulse on the pain points for pallet users, and the company has just begun offering the Product Protector. This product is designed to prevent pallets and unit loads from being destroyed...

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One of the oldest pallet companies in the Midwest recently celebrated a major safety milestone. Garnett Wood Products (GWP) of Brandsville, Missouri has completed five years of operation without a loss time accident. “The effort put forward by everyone at...

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Do you want to improve your workplace culture and fix your labor headaches? Consider attending the Kingdom Business Workshop in Denver Colorado on September 26-27th. The event is being put on by James Ruder and L&R Pallet with the theme...

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In a tight labor market where unemployment is low, finding and keeping good blue-collar workers is a real challenge. This is especially true in labor-intensive industries, such as wood products and pallet manufacturing and recycling. But in a recent article...

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