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Transport Packaging Faces Daunting Task and... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Design/Engineering ResearchJuly, 1, 2003
Hundreds of years ago, products were made by the users or manufactured nearby and distributed within short distances. Many makers of each product type were needed. Over time, manufacturers became more specialized and differentiated. Demand for better products came from...
Flying Solo or Teaming Up ?... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsJuly, 1, 2003
Is the pallet industry too self focused for its own good? This thought came to me while attending a meeting of white wood pallet recyclers. The entrepreneurial American spirit has helped make the United States a world superpower. Entrepreneurs look...
Pallet Express Adds Grinding Capacity, Heat... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsJuly, 1, 2003
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Great matches begin in many ways, but shared outlook is one sure starter. The president of Pallet Express Inc., Michael Briggs, has never met the president of West Salem Machinery Inc., Mark Lyman. Yet Michael and Mark...
Indiana Hardwood Sawmill Makes High Quality... - Pallet Enterprise
Sawmills > Sawmill Case StudiesJuly, 1, 2003
ST. CROIX, Indiana — When Phil and Joan Etienne decided to add production of pallet components to their sawmill business in the mid-1990s, they brought the same commitment to quality that they put into making grade lumber. The Etiennes purchased...
Careful Planning, Preventive Steps Can Reduce... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsJuly, 1, 2003
(Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series of articles on fire and fire safety. Gordon Hughes is uniquely qualified to write about fire safety issues for pallet and sawmill businesses. He was a professional firefighter for 31...
Market Update – Rainy Weather Still... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Pallet LumberJuly, 1, 2003
Hardwood Pallet Market Pallet demand in early March was the strongest seen in nearly three years. March 19, however, marked the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the end of pallet demand for the three weeks of heavy fighting in...
Founder of Verbeek Pallet Overcame Business... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > New Pallet ManufacturingJuly, 1, 2003
MISSION, British Columbia — Verbeek Pallet Supply is well known in the lower mainland of British Columbia as a reputable, leading manufacturer of softwood pallets as well as a provider of custom lumber cutting and remanufacturing services. The company’s attractive...
Escalating Worker’s Compensation Insurance Rates Can... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsJune, 2, 2003
It’s no secret that insurance rates are skyrocketing. Insurance costs of every kind, including worker’s compensation insurance, have climbed out of sight in the last year and a half. Increases for worker’s compensation insurance have been particularly high, and the...
Mill Automates Material Handling with New... - Pallet Enterprise
Sawmills > Equipment, Products & ServicesJune, 1, 2003
CRITZ, Virginia—It took Hopkins Lumber Contractors three years to find the right stacker they needed. When they found it, the machine was right in their own back yard, in a manner of speaking. Hopkins Lumber operates two hardwood sawmills that...
New on the Market – June... - Pallet Enterprise
Sawmills > Equipment, Products & ServicesJune, 1, 2003
Dixie Precision Increases Bi-Metal Blade Production Dixie Precision, a manufacturer of band saw blades for pallet recyclers, has invested in new technology that will enable it to increase production of its M-42 bi-metal blades by 50%. The company invested in...
