Need to get up to speed quickly on basic information about pallets? This pallet resources page is in the process of being developed just for that purpose. It is still a work in progress but look below to find a selection of articles from www.packagingrevolution.net. If you have basic informational articles you would like to add, or have clarifications or corrections to posted content, please contact us.
1. General Pallet Information
How to Get Rid of Damaged or Unwanted Pallets
Wood Pallets: Are You Getting What You Paid For?
You Can Make Pallets Out of What?
Understanding Wood Pallets: The GMA
The Eternal Question: Should My Pallets Be Hardwood or Softwood?
How Pallet Collars Will Fit Into 2019 Industrial Packaging Trends
History of Pallet Usage
Short of dazzling conversational topics for your next social event? Fear no more. Pallets and their predecessor, the shop skid, definitely came into use in the early 20th Century, but pallet-like prototypes were probably in use hundreds of years or arguably thousands of years earlier. Here are some pages that touch on the history of pallet use.
What Came First, The Pallet or the Forklift
What Happened to the “Cadillac” Pallets of 1961?
Pallets During World War 2 – Quartermaster Corps
A History of Pallets During World War 2 – A Call to Action
Second Word War – Why Use Two When One Will Do
When Was the “Europallet” First Introduced?
The Pallet Pooling Opportunity – A Perspective from 1945
A Reference Guide for the Construction and Inspection of Wood Pallets – 1954
Changing approach to Palletization Led to Union Disputes
Enduring Standard: EUR Pallet Celebrates Fifty Years
Pallet Management and Pools
Enduring Standard: EUR Pallet Celebrates Fifty Years
Pallet Pooling in Australia: Collaboration and Reform Needed
Swedish Collaborative Pallet and Container Pool (Retursystem)
Euro Pool System Acquires La Palette Rouge (LPR)
How I Learned to Love 3rd Party
CHEP Eyes $12 Billion Pooling Opportunity
Automotive Industry (AIAG) Pallet and Lid Surveypackagingrevolution.net/pallet-pooling-epal-interviews-stefan-zeltner-of-heineken
Automotive Looks to Rationalize Use of Reusable Packaging
The Pallet Stops There, the Cost Stops Here
If You Can’t Make Some Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen
4. Manual Pallet Handling
Working around Pallets: an Introduction
Pallet Handling: Material Considerations
Working Safely with Pallets: Basic Steps
5. Pallets for Export