Author: Edge One
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NWPCA Congressional Fly-In 2017
By Houston Smith Member of the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA) took to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, June 20th, 2017. Armed with a schedule packed with meetings with congressional and committee offices, the Association contacted nearly 9% of […]
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Industry Thought Leaders Share Two Sides to Softwood Lumber
The U.S. and Canada have long disputed over the issue of Canada softwood lumber being imported into the United States. While there are nuances to the issue, the main cause of the disagreement is that much of Canadian softwood forest […]
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NWPCA Congressional Fly-In
We would like to share some photos from the NWPCA Congressional Fly-In which our very own Kathleen Dietrich, participated with Government legislators, representing Commercial Lumber and Priority Pallets. This was an event in with issue-briefings, Capitol Hill visits, Federal agency meetings, […]
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Industry Roundtable 2017
Leadership Roundtable: A group of industry leaders discuss key issues from human resources to changes in the pallet lumber and core markets to robotics and competitive challenges. This is the first article in a multi-part series. by Staff Leadership Roundtable: […]
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Priority Pallet Makes Quality and Performance Job Number One
Priority Pallet Major California pallet company sets high standard for quality, environmental certification and fire safety. Unique for the West Coast, it cuts own logs on a Baker saw line. Ray Gutierrez Sr.’s commitment to quality is evident as soon […]
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Reminder: We are always very committed to 100% sustainable forestry! (with a funny picture to share)
We were the first pallet company in the United States to be SFI Certified. View our SFI Certificate. You can learn more about the SFI Standards here and why SFI is important here.
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Priority Pallet Makes Quality and Performance Job Number One
By Chaille Brindley Major California pallet company sets high standard for quality, environmental certification and fire safety. Unique for the West Coast, it cuts own logs on a Baker saw line. Ray Gutierrez Sr.’s commitment to quality is evident as […]
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January WPA Meeting Roundup
WPA Meeting Roundup By Chaille Brindley A large group of pallet and lumber industry members gathered in Palm Desert, California for the annual Western Pallet Association meeting. Literally, one of the hot topics at the meeting was the current problems […]
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Congressional Fly-In Receives Rave Reviews
NWPCA’s Congressional Fly-In this June received an extrememly positive response from those who participated in Washington DC, including a number of WPA members. “I really enjoyed the whole experience,” stated Kathleen Dietrich,Operations Manager of Commercial Lumber and Pallet Company and […]
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Part of Our Story
In 1962, Ray Gutierrez started his first year of work at Commercial Lumber Company and was hired as a yard worker pictured in the upper left corner. Now, he is our President-CEO. The collage of these pictures were all taken […]