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Pallet Logistics of America’s Lindsey Shean-Snowden joins NWPCA board
Board appointment marks third decade of pallet industry leadership for the Shean family, Valley Pallet, and the PLA family of companies.

Other Voices: Safe pallet and material handling
Advice to stay OSHA compliant when it comes to pallet handling in your warehouse.

March retail sales data is sluggish to end the first quarter
March retail sales at $446.9 billion were off 0.3% from February and up 1.7%, and the NRF said retail sales saw a 5.8% annual increase in March.

NWPCA enhances advocacy efforts; Atagi joins staff
Atagi joins NWPCA from NorthStar Policy Navigation, where he most recently served as managing partner of the firm. He starts with NWPCA on August 4, 2014.

Other Voices: Will the proposed hardwood checkoff raise pallet prices?
The recently released proposal to develop a checkoff program for the U.S. hardwood sector has both its supporters and opponents. The current proposal raises a number of questions for the industry to consider before voting on the idea.

Pallet USA acquires Goeman’s Wood Products
Acquisition to create one-stop shopping for pallets, repairs, shipping crates and related services.

Shipping Pallets: Meet Brent McClendon
New president and CEO takes the helm of NWPCA

Wood products industry leader to head NWPCA
Former field forester and International Wood Products Association executive to begin Feb. 1.

Shipping Pallets: When we’re wrong, we’re wrong
NWPCA says PDS is widely available

Shipping Pallets: Leaning out the supply chain
A new pallet design program enables sustainable packaging

Pallets: 9BLOC to offer new pallet pooling options
The North American pallet industry is responding to the changing needs of its customers by offering fully independent pools of nine block pallets nationwide.

Pallet industry mourns loss of Scholnick
Bruce N. Scholnick, who has led the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA) as its president and CEO through a number of dynamic industry shifts, has died.

Pallets: Industry introduces a new pallet pool
Coalition of pallet and logistics providers aims to compete with other poolers

Pallets: A core problem
A shortage of used pallets is driving prices through the roof.

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