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Merger Positions Chep for Growth - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsJune, 1, 2001
Chep’s two parent companies have proposed a merger in which Australian-based Brambles Industries would gain ownership of Chep. The merger could position Chep for renewed growth, according to industry analysts and consultants. Chep currently has two parent companies, Brambles and...
Changes Shape Tomorrow - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > General AdviceJune, 1, 2001
I have written before on change, a theme that runs throughout our society. In just the last couple of weeks, an unusually large number of changes that impact our industry have been in the spotlight. Nothing is more important than...
Demand Improving Slowly; Recycled Market Maturing - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Pallet MarketJune, 1, 2001
Hardwood Pallet Market The western Gulf states have apparently survived the raw material crisis of 2001. They could have phoned in the Texas weather forecast throughout the winter: rain. The problem was not only volume but the number of rainy...
2nd Nailing Machine Puts Wheeler in... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Equipment, Products & ServicesJune, 1, 2001
2nd Nailing Machine Puts Wheeler In Stage 2 of Automated Assembly Wheeler Industries Runs 2nd Rayco Nailer GOLDSBORO, N.C. — As a supplier of pallets to the automotive industry, consistency in pallet assembly is important to Ronnie Wheeler and his...
Plastic Pallets – Opportunity or Opposition? - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Alternative Materials (Plastic, Corrugated, etc.)May, 1, 2001
(Editor’s Note: This is the second of a three-part series of articles on plastic pallets. The third and final article will review plastic pallet suppliers, their approach with respect to using distributors, and supplier contact information.) While the vast majority...
Pallets Dot-com - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > E-CommerceMay, 1, 2001
Since the election confusion was settled late last year, the media has been preoccupied with the economy. Everybody who understood the business world knew that the dot-com craze could not maintain its pattern. It was a matter of when, not...
Dr. George Stern Leaves a Legacy... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Design/Engineering ResearchMay, 1, 2001
I missed seeing Dr. George Stern at this year’s annual NWPCA meeting. He had rarely, if ever, missed an association annual convention. Even though George retired from Virginia Tech in 1979, he continued his active work and pursuit of truth...
New NWPCA Chair Focuses on Providing... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > AssociationsMay, 1, 2001
(Editor’s Note: Monte Lowe, president of Preferred Pallets in Cookevile, Tenn., recently was elected chairman of the board of directors of the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association. He agreed to be interviewed by Pallet Enterprise. Our questions and his...
New on the Market for May... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Equipment, Products & ServicesMay, 1, 2001
ICE Offers New Saw Sharpener International Carbide & Engineering Inc. (ICE) has begun manufacturing and marketing a new, economically-priced saw sharpening machine, the ICE 555-B Economy Saw Sharpener. It is designed to resharpen carbide-tipped saw blades ranging from 5 inches...
Liking the Look of Used - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > General AdviceMay, 1, 2001
Last month marked three years since the pallet industry probably got its most unfair — and worst — report card of all time. The now infamous April Fool’s Day article in the Wall Street Journal vilified wood pallets — particularly...
