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Can a Broken Wood Pallet Be Repaired and Safely Reused?
A wood pallet is almost new, but a forklift entered it with tilted forks and popped one of the top deck boards loose. Otherwise, the pallet is sound. Does it really need to be discarded? Probably not....
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When Should a Wood Pallet Be Taken Out of Service?
A wood pallet should be taken out of service when damage, contamination, or the wrong pallet specification creates a reasonable risk that it will no longer safely support, protect or move the load...
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Wood Pallets for Europe Launches to Strengthen Industry Voice in Brussels
New alliance brings together leading pallet manufacturers and associations to promote the sustainability credentials of wooden pallets and engage European policymakers on emerging legislation. A new...
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KraftPal Introduces Lower-Cost Production Line for Corrugated Pallets
KraftPal has introduced a lower-cost semi-automatic production line for its corrugated paper pallets, aiming to make localized manufacturing more accessible to licensing partners as the company expands...
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Woodpack Global Launches Crate Design System for Industrial Wood Packaging
Woodpack Global has launched a new software platform for wooden crate and industrial packaging design, extending some of the engineering concepts behind the Pallet Design System into another major...
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Brambles Reports First-Year Progress Under 2030 Sustainability Programme
CHEP parent highlights land regeneration, emissions reductions, circular materials and growing customer sustainability engagement At a Glance 10,000 ha Additional land under regeneration 36% Scope 1...
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PalletBiz Builds PPWR Compliance Documentation Into Every EU Invoice
For European packaging suppliers and their customers, PPWR is beginning to move from regulatory planning into the paperwork of everyday business. PPWR compliance for pallets is starting to become...
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EPAL QR Pallet Production Reaches 10 Million
The European Pallet Association has reached a significant milestone in its push to bring digital identification to the open Euro pallet pool, with 10 million EPAL Euro pallets now carrying individual...
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STACKED: Skidding Is Ancient. The Shop Skid Isn’t.
Wooden runners helped people move heavy objects for thousands of years. The portable load platform that helped launch modern unit-load handling was something distinctly different. Spend a little time...
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Two PECO Pallet Leaders Named 2026 Women in Supply Chain Honorees
PECO Pallet’s Myranda Griffin and Nikki Wilson have been recognized in the 2026 Women in Supply Chain awards for their contributions to pallet recovery, transportation and operational performance. Two...
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Hinton Lumber Products, Groves Pallet Form Texas Joint Venture
The partnership combines pallet manufacturing and lumber remanufacturing operations in Southeast Texas, expanding capacity serving the Houston and Gulf Coast markets. Hinton Lumber Products has entered...
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Kamps Earns Enterprise-Wide Zero Waste Certification With 90.7% Diversion Rate
Pallet recycler says Zero Waste USA certification reflects company-wide efforts to keep wood, metal and other materials out of landfill Kamps, Inc. has earned Enterprise-Wide Zero Waste certification...
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2 PECO Pallet Leaders Named 2026 Women in Supply Chain Award Honorees
Two PECO Pallet employees have been recognized in the 2026 Women in Supply Chain awards program for their contributions to operations, transportation and supply chain performance. Myranda Griffin,...
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Brambles FY26 Profit Rises Despite $90 Million U.S. Repair Capacity Hit
Pooling giant plans major U.S. repair-capacity expansion as pallet quality becomes increasingly important to automated supply chains. Brambles delivered higher sales and profit in fiscal 2026 despite a...
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Unsecured Cargo Accidents: Liability Along the Packaging and Freight Chain
Photo by Elevate on Unsplash Unsecured cargo accidents assign liability along the entire packaging and freight chain: the packager who designed the unit load, the loader who placed it, the carrier who...
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Why Pallet Life Assumptions Matter So Much in an LCA
When an LCA concludes that one wood pallet has a much smaller carbon footprint than another, there is an important question to ask before accepting the headline number: How many trips was each pallet...
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PECO Pallet LCA Reports 88% Lower GHG Emissions Than Whitewood Reference Pallet
Verified life cycle assessment compares PECO’s reusable block pallet with an average whitewood stringer pallet, while broader sustainability program establishes companywide carbon baseline File photo...
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Before PPWR, There Was Rule 41
How a century-old railroad regulation helped change packaging forever. Regulations have always given me a headache, and the packaging industry has never been short on regulations. Chalk it up to a...
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EPAL Publishes PPWR Declarations of Conformity for Pallets
EPAL has released EU declarations of conformity for its pallets as the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation begins to apply, giving pallet users and suppliers a standardized way to demonstrate PPWR...
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Pallet Selection as Risk Management: The Expected Cost of Remaining Pallet...
An expected-cost perspective that considers both whether a pallet meets the required specification and the likelihood that it will remain within that specification throughout its use cycle can help...
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