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•Historic lumber and core pricing.
•Shortages for major pallet poolers send ag sector scurrying for pallets.
•Severe labor shortages and skyrocketing labor rates.
•Distribution centers hold more pallet stock, release less onto open market.
•Sharp rise for pallet demand, sustained into 2022 (particularly for used pallets)
•Major consolidation trend in the recycled industry hits into high gear.
•Recyclers turn to combos and recycled lumber for material supply.
•More COVID strains and disruptions… Government Regulation Uncertainty!
•Severe nail, supply and transportation shortages.
•Historic inflation.
CCPC specializes in many of the same products and services that Millwood already offers such as custom, plastic pallets, pressed wood (INCA) pallets, crates, heat treating, pallet removal and other packaging consumables.
The team at CCPC will transition to the Millwood family, and signage and other branding will soon don the location at 4201 Lakeside Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114.
“Several members of the Millwood team are already working with the CCPC team to ensure a smooth transition,” Trebilcock and Miller said. “We look forward to serving the greater Cleveland area and welcoming our new Millwood family members.”
Millwood, Inc. is a worldwide industry leader and innovator of unit load and packaging systems, materials and services as well as a leading supplier of new, used and reconditioned pallets. Both small-to-midsize businesses and Fortune 500 companies have relied on Millwood’s pallet management expertise, material handling solutions, logistics services and sustainability programs to provide strategic sourcing initiatives. For more information, visit www.millwoodinc.com.
NWPCA CEO Appointed to Industry Trade Advisory Council
Brent McClendon, President/CEO, National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA) was recently appointed as a representative on the jointly administered Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Forest Products and Building Materials (ITAC 8) by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. In this role, McClendon will represent the viewpoints of NWPCA and the U.S. wood packaging industry.
“I am honored to be appointed, it has been a great privilege to work as a security-cleared advisor with the last four Administrations as they develop trade policy and pursue trade agreements,” says Mr. McClendon.
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