ICC Votes Down Proposed Fire Code Changes for Exterior Pallet Storage - Oct 11, 2013 


Had the proposals been adopted they would have been published with the new codes set to be released next year for consideration by municipal and state authorities.; Lessons Learned at PACK EXPO – Economic Confidence, Unit Load Traction and the CHEP Half Pallet: pallets, even though they are the essential building block of the supply chain, aren’t exactly the chef’s recommendation at an event like this.; Federal Agents Raid Lumber Liquidators: Few details are known as the warrants are sealed and neither the federal agencies nor Lumber Liquidators are speaking about it.; News Briefs: EPAL has produced 10 million new pallets since August 1, following its switch to a new audit company.; Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) plans to begin rebuilding its large-log sawmill in Quincy, Cali.; Georgia-Pacific plans to invest $9 million in its Dudley N.C. lumber operations to increase production capacity.; The U.S. Forest Service is suspending logging operations on national forests as part of the partial federal government shutdown.


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