From text messages and phone calls to co-workers stopping by to chat, most of us encounter so many distractions on a daily basis at work that it’s sometimes surprising that anything gets done. Even when working from home, there’s a...

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When the weather warms up in the spring – as it is doing now – and conditions are right, mold spores can quickly colonize on wood surfaces. In a matter of days, mold can spread from idle lumber or pallets...

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In the current market, allowing longer payment terms “can be a killer” for independent pallet companies. Pallet companies, facing higher prices for lumber, nails and cores, find themselves in the middle. They are being squeezed by both suppliers and customers...

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The largest forest products industry expo since the COVID-19 pandemic began is about to open its doors. The East Coast Sawmill and Logging Equipment Exposition (EXPO RICHMOND) will take place May 21-22, 2021 at the Richmond Raceway Complex in Richmond,...

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Pallets used in export shipments must be treated in order to comply with ISPM-15, the international regulation governing wood packaging in order to prevent the spread of wood-eating insects. Pallets – or the lumber used to build them – may...

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Every area of the country has small logs, but very few sawmills know how to get the most out of them. RNS Wood Products in Bunker, Missouri is betting on a newly designed small log processing scragg mill from Baker...

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This letter is dedicated to pallet buyers. You probably have received some “mind boggling” pricing from your pallet supplier in recent months. It’s easy to think, “I must have heard that number wrong. I heard that lumber is going through...

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Viking Engineering and Development announced the addition of two new hires in its sales and marketing departments. Tim McCarthy joined the team as a nail sales associate and Matt Samuelson joined as marketing communication specialist. Tim McCarthy came to Viking...

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If you’re like everyone these days, you are looking to find wood wherever you can. Silvaris supplies lumber and other building materials for manufacturers and distributors across North America. Founded in 2000, Silvaris focuses on secondary markets, specializing in the...

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MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – Sometimes success can cause its own set of problems. Nik Bojovic started and successfully grew City Pallets, a pallet supplier in a suburb of Toronto. But he found himself overwhelmed by his legacy information system, and the...

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