State of the Pallet Industry—Part 5 Knowing Your Costs – Information Is Power! - May 1, 2015
Continuing our look at the state of the industry, a crucial topic to consider is cost accounting in the pallet and low-grade lumber industries. More than anything else your approach will have a huge impact on your success as well as the ability of your business to grow.; Fall Protection Tops OSHA’s List of Most Cited Violations: That’s not surprising when you consider that 36.9% of all deaths in construction in 2013 were due to falls.; Atlanta EXPO 2015 brochure included in this issue. more...
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State of the Pallet Industry – Overview from NWPCA Annual Meeting - Apr 30, 2015
The ALC boasted record attendance as companies are increasingly seeing the need to network and share ideas with other industry leaders.; RM2 Announces Pallet Deployment with PPG Industries: RM2 uses a proprietary blend of composite materials to produce its very strong, fire-rated pallet. more...
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Share and Share Alike State of the Industry – Transportation & Logistics - Apr 24, 2015
During the recent National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA) Annual Leadership Conference, an innovator in the local trucking business, Brett Parker, the chief operating officer and a founder of Cargomatic spoke on how to create businesses that transform your sector by utilizing technology and approaches that challenge conventional norms while meeting specific needs.; A Look at Timber Harvesting Restrictions Caused by Northern Long-Eared Bat Protections: Dana Lee Cole, the executive director of the Hardwood Federation, said that the FWS listed the bat as threatened rather than endangered.; Forestry Spokesman Says Terminology in Proposed WOTUS Rule Is Confusing: Joe Fox, the director of the Arkansas Forestry Commission, recently testified in March about the proposed WOTUS (waters of the United States) rule before the House Agricultural Subcommittee on behalf of the National Association of State Foresters, expressing his concerns about the lack of clarity in the proposed rule. more...
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Part III: State of the Industry – Business Growth How Do You Measure Up to the Irrefutable Rules of Growth? - Apr 16, 2015
What are some of the big blind spots or assumptions that pallet company owners and top managers have that are actually dead wrong?; USDA Awards $9 Million to Expand Wood Energy and Wood Product Markets: More than 100 proposals were received for the grant program this year, highlighting the expanding use of wood as a renewable energy source and as a building material.; News Briefs: No injuries were reported in a fire at P&R Pallets in South Los Angeles on March 20. more...
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State of the Industry – Economic Outlook - Apr 9, 2015
Outside of the United States the economies look lousy, but the U.S. forecast looks strong by comparison even though not all sectors are roaring back.; Northern Long-Eared Bat Is Now a Threatened Species: The U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently announced its decision. Protections for the bat could put a large swatch of land off limits to timber harvesting.; Canadians Continue to Procure Mills in U.S. South: This and other industry highlights were identified recently in an annual survey by International Wood Markets Group (IWMG) of top U.S. and Canadian softwood producers. more...
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State of the Pallet Industry – NWPCA Outlines Strategy - Apr 2, 2015
The ALC boasted record attendance as companies are increasingly seeing the need to network and share ideas with other industry leaders.; Canadian Pallet Council Finalizes Closure: The big winners in the Canadian market appear to be the rental companies, particularly CHEP and to a smaller degree PECO. more...
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New York Pallet Recycler Sentenced for ISPM-15 Mark Fraud - Mar 31, 2015
The former owner of the company, Raymond Viola, pleaded guilty and has been sentenced in federal court for criminal violations.; Canadian Pallet Council Finalizes Closure: The big winners in the Canadian market appear to be the rental companies.; Meg Thornton Passes Away Unexpectedly: We salute her and all that she meant to us and our pallet friends.; Report Suggests Using Wood Is Good for You: The feelings of natural warmth and comfort that wood elicits in people has the effect of lowering blood pressure.; IRS Releases New Tax Forms for Obamacare Oversight: he Affordable Care Act (ACA) has generated some new 2015 tax forms.; Research Indicates that Sustainable Forest Management Can Offset Greenhouse Gas Effects of Biomass for Energy: Current research goals include estimating the effect of increasing wood energy use in the United States on mitigation
of greenhouse gas emissions,; Recycle Bits: Lifdek Corporation, developer of a site-assembled corrugated pallet system, has expanded its pallet offerings with fractional size (half and quarter) pallets. The European Pallet Association (EPAL) has recorded a production of 66.3 million of EPAL Euro pallets in 2014 which means a growth of 3%. more...
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Health Care Update: IRS Releases New Tax Forms - Mar 26, 2015
Applicable large employers (ALEs), typically those with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees this year, must file these two forms next year.; Wayne Battle Passes Away: Like many leaders in our industry, Wayne was a loyal church member (First United Methodist Church of Wadley).; APHIS Seeks Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Eradicating the Asian Longhorned Beetle: Once complete, the EIS will reduce the response time to act on new detections by allowing APHIS to tie subsequent area-specific environmental assessments to the EIS. more...
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Pallet Recycler Sentenced for ISPM-15 Mark Fraud - Mar 19, 2015
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Softwood Lumber Agreement Set to Expire in October - Mar 12, 2015
For close to nine years, the agreement has put a halt to trade litigation that had gone on for years between the U.S. and Canada.; Energy Savings Webinar Recording and Speaker Notes: This is just another free service offered by the Profile and the Record for subscribers.; Drive Innovation with Fresh Talent: Research Universities like Virginia Tech have college students who are looking for summer paid internships. more...
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