Major developments have recently occurred in two landmark cases involving recycler rights and just compensation for returning CHEP-marked pallets. In late June, Buckeye Diamond Logistics of South Charleston, Ohio settled its case with CHEP USA after the rental giant agreed...

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The Midwest Forest Industry Show will be the leading trade show of the pallet industry in 2005. The biennial trade show, which is sponsored by the Missouri Forest Products Association, will be held Sept. 23-24 in St. Charles, Missouri. The...

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WESTMINSTER, Maryland — One month after Green Pallet Company Inc. moved into a new facility, it was running faster and better than ever. With its new plant, Green Pallet has been able to increase pallet production by one-third. In addition,...

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One day I was reading the Pallet Board on www.palletenterprise.com. Someone posted a message, asking for advice on how to get into the pallet business. He asked about equipment leasing versus purchasing, what type of building he would need, and...

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Over the years one of the popular questions fielded by our office is something like: "How do I get started in the pallet business?" The last couple of years, versions of this same question have appeared a number of times...

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With hundreds of millions of pallets in circulation, the pool of re-usable EUR-pallets is the largest in the world. All EUR-pallets are manufactured and repaired to a tight spec that is monitored by a number of international organizations. The largest...

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More than 130 delegates representing nearly 20 countries already were registered by the end of June to attend the sixth Interpal-World Pallet Congress in Canada this summer. The event, which is being organized and hosted by the Canadian Wood Pallet...

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ANGERS, France — Excellence in manufacturing and careful investment in equipment that improves production are key factors in the success of a pallet manufacturing business. Such is the case at Francepal, a very impressive pallet manufacturing business owned by the...

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CAMBRIDGE CITY, Indiana — An Indiana pallet recycling business is venturing into grinding. Miller’s Wood Specialties Inc. has created a new business unit, Miller’s Wood Recycling Inc., which is devoted to grinding scrap pallets and other wood waste material into...

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Wood-Mizer Adds Entry Level Mill Wood-Mizer introduced a new portable band sawmill. The new LT10 is the smallest in the company’s line of sawmills. The LT10 is powered by a 7.8 hp engine and features a pressured blade lubrication system....

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