Pallet Observations

Of course we love pallets, our name gives us away. Thanks to the social media site, “Pinterest”  we know how much other people like to use pallets in their everyday life. Apparently repurposed wooden pallets are used for shelves, art mediums, kitchen tables, coffee tables, bed frames, shoe racks, planters, and many other creative purposes. Some people leave them natural for a rustic look and some paint the pallets for a modern look.

At Dominion Pallet we sell mostly to product manufacturers. If you are a DIYer looking for a pallet for your next project, there may be some used pallets a warehouse or store will give or sell you on the cheap, but make sure you ask permission first. If the pallet is still in good condition, the store/manufacturer is likely going to use it for the product again, so don’t take it before they say it is OK.

We’re looking forward to seeing more creations inspired by wooden pallets!

When the earthquake that shook the east coast on Tuesday began, the Dominion Pallet office employees thought the chipper next to the office was causing the shake, but it was soon obvious that this was way more than a machine shaking the building.  The power went off immediately and the ground and wall continued to shake for about half a minute.  Men in the plant said the concrete floors rippled like they were water and the outside storage sheds swayed back and forth.  When the rumbling finally ended and the shock of the earthquake wore off we were relieved to see that we did not suffer any damage from the quake.  After a quick clean up the employees went home, but Dominion Pallet was back to work on Wednesday morning.  We would like to thank so many of our friends and colleagues who called and emailed us to check and see if we were alright.  We also extend our thoughts and prayers to everyone in Louisa who has suffered damage from this earthquake.

Again, McNeil has issued a massive recall of its Tylenol products and has blamed the chemical 2,4,6 tribromoanisole.  This is a fungicide used to treat wooden pallets in some other countries.  It is not used anywhere in the United States for the treatment of pallets.  It seems as if McNeil is trying to pass blame to the pallet manufacturers rather than get their own house in order.  According to the "Pallet Profile Weekly"  the "FDA found problems with test procedures, record keeping and forge in materials in medicine bottles at multiple manufacturing locations."   Unfortunately the press has taken Tylenol at their word and has not shown the responsibility to dig any deeper.  Users of wooden pallets should know and pallet manufacturers should spread the word that the use of this chemical is not used in our industry.  The treatment of pallets is done almost exclusively by heat treatment.

For more information about the history of McNeil's recall issues, view the article on CNN Money.

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