The hardest part of building a reusable packaging pool is managing and tracking the assets once they are deployed. Everybody knows this job resembles being an air traffic controller at the world’s busiest airport.                 Asset management and control...

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Problem: A Timber Products Inspection (TP) customer ships wooden packaging material to China that is later discovered to contain a nematode.    Solution: TPI conducts tests and provides support material to show is an isolated incident and helps defuse the...

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                You hear a knock at the door, and an OSHA compliance officer has stopped by for a surprise inspection. What do you do now?                  Through the years I have received many phone calls with that very question, and...

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The strong pallet demand is based on what?                 The U.S. Commerce Department recently reported first quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth numbers. The results were disappointing to say the least. GDP growth clocked in at a near standstill number...

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                While there are a lot of companies out there that can produce a wooden box, very few can match the wide array of containers and custom material handling equipment as Valley Box Company Inc.                 Headquartered in San Diego,...

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                Two leading suppliers of pallet equipment from different sides of the Atlantic Ocean are joining forces to develop a partnership that will bring new technology and machinery to both North America and Europe as well as other key regions...

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                When workers do the same tasks over and over, they can become complacent about their jobs, even when they work around potentially dangerous machinery or in potentially risky environments. And according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),...

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                When it comes to sales tax and pallets, some companies look at the process as straightforward, while other firms have concerns about their approach. The latter worry they might be leaving themselves exposed to back taxes or other penalties...

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                Sometimes one is stronger than two. That is the lesson behind the recent decision by two pallet companies in the Northeast, Pallets Unlimited and Generated Ltd., to launch a new venture. These two companies have joined forces to start...

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                Any company that is successful must have a lot of people who contribute to the process. This includes managers, employees, vendors and customers. Why then do so many in the pallet and lumber industries find it hard to collaborate...

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