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Thinking Ahead�Letter from Chaille: Innovation Doesn�t Happen By Accident or Does It? - Publisher, Chaille Brindley, comments on the need for innovation in the industry and what it will take to achieve the next big thing. [Topic:Equipment, Products & Services]

CJ Pallets & Recycling, LLC Expands Production with New Baker Lumber Cutup System - CJ Pallets & Recycling, LLC and the Crowe family are growing their family run pallet business to meet expanding customer demands. CJ Pallets turned to Baker Products for its new lumber cutup horizontal thin-kerf resaw line. [Topic:Plant Case Studies: New Pallet Manufacturers]

How to Stay Safe from OSHA! Recent Industry Fines Offer Lessons on OSHA Enforcement Trends - Heightened enforcement environment puts the industry on notice that OSHA fines and citations are a serious matter. Experts discuss recent citations and lessons for the industry to avoid similar hazards. [Topic:Workers/Safety/OSHA]

Sawmill Expands Services During Recession - Johnson Lumber saw an opportunity to expand their services during the recession. The family-owned sawmill capitalized on lower machinery prices to add new value-added services to their offerings. [Topic:Sawmill Case Studies: Hardwood ]

EXPO Richmond 2012 Continues as Industry Favorite - The pallet industry is looking toward the EXPO Richmond 2012 show in more ways than one. It is the best single gathering of pallet people anywhere in the world every two years. [Topic:Trade Shows]

CHEP and IFCO Systems Integration: Brambles Unveils Growth and Business Strategy Plans at Investors Conference - Brambles management unveils growth and business strategy plans, which signals greater collaboration between CHEP and newly acquired IFCO Systems. This spells trouble for the rest of the 48x40 market. [Topic:Third Party Management/Rental]

Market Update: Anatomy of a Core Crisis - The original Pallet Summit in October 1991, is now more recognized as the �Memphis meeting.� It was one of the first meetings to host a large concentration of recyclers at a time when CHEP was just launching in the U.S. [Topic:Pallet Market]

Workers� Compensation Controlling Your Costs - Employers are grappling with a spike in workers� compensation premiums after years of virtually level costs. Increasing accident rates and higher medical costs are contributing to the problem. Business owners can help temper the damage by improving safety programs and informing employees about the shared costs of accidents. [Topic:Workers/Safety/OSHA]

Back to Basics: Hard Knocks Principles for Running a Pallet Management Program Inside a Customer�s DC - Recycling columnists Clarence Leising and Dick Burns share principles about customer communication and setting up an effective on-site pallet management program in a distribution center. [Topic:Recycling]

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