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Mold: A Pallet's Nemesis

No one wants moldy pallets. Mold can compromise the structural integrity of a pallet by causing softening and decay. It also poses a health and safety risk, both to workers handling the pallets and consumers at the receiving end of them. As one of the leading technical issues with wood products, mold is a major hurdle you’ll want to prevent before it becomes a problem.

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The Pallet Black Market

How do we avoid losing pallets? Considering that there are nearly two billion pallets in circulation each day, keeping track of each one of them is simply not feasible. However, lost pallets add up. According to Packaging Revolution, the cost of replacing lost packaging, including pallets, cost American businesses between $750 million and $1 billion per year. One cause of these losses is theft.

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Married at Millwood

We’ve just passed Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air. Romance may not be the first thing you associate with pallets, but family is the foundation of Millwood, and that starts with love. Our Millwood chaplains assist team members in their personal and spiritual lives in a wide variety of ways. One such way is relationships and marriage. Our chaplains serve team members with marital counseling...

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Millwood Website Given Honorable Mention

Millwood is proud to announce that our website was recognized by Pallet Enterprise and given an honorable mention in their Top Five Pallet Company Websites for 2020. Pallet Enterprise examined over 65 websites of a wide variety of pallet companies, both large and small. They judged the websites based on four criteria in an effort to recognize and encourage good online design and marketing...

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Five Terms for Pallet Pupils

Unlike those of us in the packaging industry, most professionals hope to avoid (or at least find unnecessary) the unique details that go into making a pallet. For many buyers, basic packaging lingo can be confusing, alienating or just plain frustrating.

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Celebrating Fun at Work Day

Fun may not be the first thing that comes to mind when we reflect on the past year (neither, for many of us, is the phrase “at work”), but today is National Fun at Work Day, and we’re celebrating by looking at some of the ways Millwood has tried to keep the workplace enjoyable, even under unprecedented circumstances.

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Manufacturing Continues to Grow Steadily in 2021

Many of us have had our lives upended by COVID-19, but there is reason to remain optimistic. The manufacturing sector has shown steady growth, which is projected to continue over the course of the next year. December 2020 was its eighth straight month of growth; however, the increase is not as high as it could have been had COVID-19 not been a factor. Though pandemic conditions have caused issues...

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Pillar Award Winners 2020

Millwood’s pillars represent the servitude, trust, discipleship, and integrity that we strive for each and every day. For those who go above and beyond, we acknowledge their contributions to Millwood and to their communities with the pillar award.

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Throwback Thursday: An Unconventional New Year's Resolution

As the calendar turns to a new year it is natural for many of us to put a renewed focus on our finances, diet or relationships. Why not apply the same thought process to what would seem an unlikely target – your organization’s pallets.

When was the last time you looked at your organizational spending on an item that is essential to your everyday success? Medicine, groceries, building products,...

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Operation Warp Speed Pallets

In late September, a long-time Millwood customer approached us for a large-scale project. It required up to an additional 12 loads per week and they needed it as soon as possible. The project? Helping deliver the highly anticipated COVID-19 vaccines across the country.

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