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Millwood, Inc. has announced new acquisitons in Ohio and Texas. Most recently it acquired Red Express Pallet Company, its second Texas and 36th location nationwide.
Millwood Co-owners and Partners Chip Trebilcock and Steve Miller finalized the acquisition when they and other sales, operations, and HR management traveled to Red Express Pallet in Waco, TX to meet with management and team members who have transitioned to the Millwood family.
James Scherer, Millwood regional operations manager, who was the previous owner of Austin Pallet – another Texas pallet operation Millwood acquired in August – will act as the plant manager at the Austin and Waco, TX locations for the time being.
“Red Express Pallet was an operation my wife and I were looking to acquire prior to Millwood buying Austin Pallet,” Scherer said. “Once we sold Austin Pallet to Millwood and joined the Millwood family, I talked to Chip and Steve about this opportunity, and as a team, we were able to make it happen.”
“We’re very excited about the potential for this operation,” Millwood General Manager Lionel Trebilcock said. “Once we have it up and running at full capacity, we think it could be one of our most productive whitewood locations.”
Updated signage and other branding will soon don the location at 7314 Bagby Avenue in Waco, TX to help communicate the new name: “Millwood, Inc. Waco Operations.
Southworth Wood Products Becomes MillTree East
Millwood also acquired Southworth Wood Products in Waverley, Ohio. This new location. It will be referred to as MillTree East: A Millwood, Inc. Company. It is just minutes from the original MillTree West location. MillTree East is a circle mill that is currently cutting material that is resized with band saws for pallet material. Custom crates and pallets are also built at this new location.
“This mill here allows us to do more custom lengths than our original Waverly scragg mill,” Trebilcock said. “This acquisition will allow for growth for the company and the team members working at our MillTree operations.”
Millwood Announces Two Acquisitions