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Keep up with the latest news within our industry and our company.
Keep up with the latest news within our industry and our company.
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Company NewsU.S. Economy Recovering Slowly, Forecast Predicts Trend to ContinueApril 16, 2012 | Filed under: Company News, Industry News Analysts have spent the beginning of 2012 looking at trends and data from previous years, trying to predict how the economy will perform throughout the rest of this year. Like most industries, the pallet and wood products markets have some bright spots on the horizon, yet many unknowns exist as well. Rising Fuel Prices Increase the Necessity of Fuel Surcharge ProgramsApril 16, 2012 | Filed under: Company News, Industry News With the prospect of record fuel prices looming on the horizon, pallet and lumber companies need to brace for higher fuel prices and continue to find ways to pass along these costs to customers. At the recent National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA) annual meeting, a majority of pallet companies reported having fuel surcharge [...] Letter from Ed: Buy Now – Pay Later!April 16, 2012 | Filed under: Company News While the principle stated here can find a wide variety of applications in both life and the business world, this particular letter is addressed to the thousands of pallet using companies and those who specify and purchase their pallets. I encourage those in the pallet industry to share this letter with customers and other key [...] Forest Sector Reeling During Economic DownturnMarch 9, 2012 | Filed under: Company News Forest products industries in the United States have reacted to changing market situations as economic conditions have changed since 2007. Mill closures and job losses throughout the forest-products sector have swept the nation, often with significant local impacts. We have consolidated and analyzed data collected by the U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) [...] Improve Your Facility MaintenanceMarch 9, 2012 | Filed under: Company News In a pallet company, the maintenance team is the equivalent of a medical team. It is their job to fix what is broken and, just as importantly, find and fix little problems before they become big problems. Market Update: It’s 2012, Do You Know Where Your Cores Are?January 3, 2012 | Filed under: Company News The impact of fewer new pallets being built is faster cycles in the recycle pallet market, which has accelerated the aging of the available white-wood pallet pool. Only time will tell if the current core dilemma is a true paradigm shift or another drastic shift in market dynamics. Valley Pallet’s September “Driver of the Month” Award AnnouncedOctober 3, 2011 | Filed under: Company News In an effort to get caught up on our award for “Driver of the Month,” we have chosen to bypass the month of August and go straight in to September. This month’s “Driver of the Month” was as usual, very difficult to choose. Our dispatch team came to a decision and September’s award goes to [...] And the “Customer of the Month” Award Goes To…….September 2, 2011 | Filed under: Company News Although a bit late, Valley Pallet is proud to announce the “Customer of the Month” award for July. We are so very fortunate to have the loyal customer base that we do and they make it a pleasure to do business every day. This month’s award goes to Bengard Ranch and they are the epitome [...] Meet July’s Driver of the Month!August 25, 2011 | Filed under: Company News Well, another month has passed meaning only one thing, it is time to share July’s “Driver of the Month” award! July was no different than the last two months, in that it was extremely challenging to pick just one driver to take this award. After much thought and deliberation, July’s “Driver of the Month” is [...] Don Curlee: U.S. Ag Relies on Foreign WorkersAugust 22, 2011 | Filed under: Company News, Industry News An interesting perspective on the impact of E-Verify in California and Arizona. Agriculture and pallet manufacturing go hand in hand. |
