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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

    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

    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 […]

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  • Industry Thought Leaders Share Keys to a Trust-Centered Culture

    Industry Thought Leaders Share Keys to a Trust-Centered Culture

    Company executives like to say they have strong corporate cultures, but does that translate into higher performance? As it turns out, yes, but only if executives say what they mean, and mean what they say. A study by researchers from […]

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  • Industry Thought Leaders

    Industry Thought Leaders

    Share What’s on Their Mind, Whats on Their Desk. The wooden packaging industry is a dynamic, evolving, and ever-changing network of businesses and business models. The only constant is change. Whenever NWPCA staff travels to visit members, they always return […]

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  • Commercial Lumber and Pallet Company backs responsible procurement

    Commercial Lumber and Pallet Company backs responsible procurement

    Commercial Lumber and Pallet Company backs responsible procurement with their recent 5 year renewal audit for SFI Certified Sourcing. City of Industry, California As part of its broad commitment to the corporate social responsibility, Commercial Lumber and Pallet Company announced today it […]

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  • Environmental Benefits of Wood-Use for Pallets

    Environmental Benefits of Wood-Use for Pallets

    Get the facts, share the facts with your customers on the environmental benefits of using wood: According to the U.S. Forest Service, there were 119 percent more hardwood trees in 2007 than in 1953, with the growth-to-removal ratio of 2.00 (two […]

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  • Welcome to Commercial Lumber and Pallet Company

    Welcome to Commercial Lumber and Pallet Company

    Commercial Lumber & Pallet Company is a California-based pallet manufacturer that offers competitively priced new, refurbished and custom designed pallets, shipping crates and storage crates, industrial lumber, and pallet recycling. We are your one-source provider for pallets and crating. Established […]

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  • Forecasts & Wishes

    Forecasts & Wishes

    Ray Gutierrez, President – CEO Commercial Lumber and Pallet Company, Inc. City of Industry, California We are looking upon 2015 to have many challenges and opportunities. The challenges, in our estimate, will continue to be the sourcing of raw material, […]

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