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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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NewsMarket 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. 2011 Story of the Year:iGPS Loses Two Major Accounts, Pallet Availability Problems Dampen Earlier SuccessesJanuary 3, 2012 | Filed under: Industry News Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS), the all-plastic pallet pooler, has gone from kicking butt to being shown the door all in less than a year. It made a splash in June 2010 when the pooler lured ConAgra Foods away from its rival CHEP. As a major account in the consumer goods market, acquiring ConAgra was [...] Pallet Industry Cooperative Leaders Answer Tough Questions Discuss Official Launch of 9BLOC Branded PalletsJanuary 3, 2012 | Filed under: Industry News The whitewood pallet industry in the United States has explored launching an industry cooperative pool for years. The process has entered a new phase with the actual launch of the 9BLOC pallet last month as the first pallets rolled off the production lines. It all started with the PIMS pallet proposed by leaders of the [...] Industry Prepares for Increased Biomass DemandNovember 8, 2011 | Filed under: Environmental Stewardship, Industry News As the demand for renewable energy has increased around the globe, biomass has emerged as the top player on the renewable energy landscape. Now, with the deadlines for various existing Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) getting closer, new ones being passed and government incentives increasing, the expected increase in global biomass demand cannot be ignored. Pallet testing comes of ageOctober 10, 2011 | Filed under: Industry News Visit the website of the National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (http://www.palletcentral.com), and you’ll see the announcement of a new version of the NWPCA’s pallet design software program, PDS Version 5.0. The new version, according to the NWPCA, integrates the pallet with the end user’s product to create a better unit load. US: Increased exports offer logistics opportunityOctober 3, 2011 | Filed under: Industry News The falling value of the dollar, infrastructure improvements have created the potential for significant growth of U.S. exports in the next several years. As a critical link in the supply chain, pallet companies are uniquely positioned to benefit from any growth of international trade. Though many industries are still struggling with the effects of the [...] Center for Unit Load Design Taps New DirectorOctober 3, 2011 | Filed under: Industry News The Department of Wood Science and Forest Products at Virginia Tech recently appointed Dr. Laszlo Horvath as the new director of the Center for Unit Load Design (Center). The move comes as the Center reorganizes to involve more faculty support, which it hasn’t had since Dr. Mark White was the director of the Center. This [...] 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 [...] Draft Best Handling PracticesSeptember 12, 2011 | Filed under: Industry News An NWPCA task group has completed a draft document providing handling guidelines to pallet users throughout the food and pharmaceutical industries. Pallet Design System to Release Revolutionary Version 5.0September 6, 2011 | Filed under: Industry News The Pallet Design System© Version 5.0 (PDS V5.0) is the result of several years of planning and development. It will enable clear communication about the customer’s unit load handling requirements and the ability of the pallet to meet those requirements. A revolutionary change, PDS V5.0 will now enable pallet manufacturers to specify and draw the [...] |
