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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 new trees for every one removed). Want more good news? Each year 1.7 billion trees…

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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 in 1941, we are one of the oldest and largest Lumber Mills and Pallet Manufacturers…

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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, the acquisition of good dependable labor, and the rising costs of insurance, energy and overall…

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  • Commercial Lumber and Pallet Company

    Commercial Lumber and Pallet Company

    The Goal of Commercial Lumber and Pallet Company, Inc. is to provide you with utmost in product quality, customer service, and reliability at all times. We will do this by maintaining our versatility, by empowering all employees involved with the knowledge necessary to maintain quality, by continuing our team approach to all issues involving your…

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  • The Right Stuff: Tips and Best Practices for Attracting and Hiring Productive Employees

    The Right Stuff: Tips and Best Practices for Attracting and Hiring Productive Employees

    The Right Stuff: Pallet industry leaders share insights on what works when it comes to recruiting good employees and retaining top producers. Pallet industry leaders share insights on what works when it comes to recruiting good employees and retaining top producers.

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  • You Said It

    You Said It

    Kathleen Dietrich, operations manager at Commercial Lumber and Pallet Company, answers questions from the Pallet Enterprise about working in the industry. Kathleen Dietrich is the operations manager at Commercial Lumber and Pallet Company, a wooden pallet manufacturer with locations in City of Industry and Beaumont, Calif.

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  • Commercial Lumber and Pallet Company backs responsible procurement with SFI Certified Sourcing

    Commercial Lumber and Pallet Company backs responsible procurement with 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 has meet Sustainable Forestry Initiative© (SFI) lumber sourcing requirements at its City of Industry location. The SFI certified sourcing label tells consumers at least two-thirds of Commercial Lumber and Pallet Company’s lumber…

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  • Pallet People – Western Pallet Association Announces New Officer Slate

    Pallet People – Western Pallet Association Announces New Officer Slate

    Western Pallet Association taps new board of directors including many well-known industry leaders. A record attendance at the annual WPA meeting chose a new slate of officers for the coming year. The new WPA executive committee includes Kathleen Dietrich of Commercial Lumber and Pallet as president, Ryan Stearns of Atlas Pallet Company as vice president,…

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  • Betting on Safety: Escalating Costs Forced California Pallet Company to Take Riskier Insurance, Institute New Safety Initiatives

    Betting on Safety: Escalating Costs Forced California Pallet Company to Take Riskier Insurance, Institute New Safety Initiatives

    Betting on Safety: Faced with rising costs for workers compensation insurance, Commercial Lumber & Pallet changes its approach to insurance and ramps up safety efforts. Facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in insurance premium increases, Commercial Lumber & Pallet (CLP) made the risky leap from the state fund to a large deductible insurance plan. At…

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