Timber Industries Blog

Welcome, 2022! A new year is a perfect opportunity for fresh beginnings, but it can be challenging to maintain a positive mindset when entering another year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Setting our goals will be the easy part. The journey to achieve those goals is where...

Roller balance is one of the most frequently overlooked components when addressing product quality and production output. Just one single roll out of balance can cause excessive equipment wear, a slower production throughput as well as increased downtime. Even while...

Timber Industries LLC is continually seeking new methods to assist our clients in meeting their goals. Today, our Timber Talks is focused on the Recycled Pallet Market and how it is currently impacting the industry. Pallet recycling is a crucial part of the wood...

We've discussed in past blogs how our Industrial Roll Services Program is leading our customers through the process of repairing their rollers vs. acquiring OEM replacements. We will take it a step further in today's Timber Talks and describe the repairing process and...

Within the recently passed bill, almost $550 Billion is being allotted towards “hard infrastructure” which will help promote safe travel and ensure the efficient transport of goods and produce across the country.  Over the next five years the bill will help to improve...

Winter is quickly approaching, and we have learned from our years of experience that this is an important season to start paying particularly close attention to quality control within the pallet industry.  If you as the customer are not prepared and we as the supplier...

When your equipment gets damaged, do you repair it with the best available parts and services? Do you purchase OEM replacements? We've spent the last several weeks debating the multiple aspects influencing our sector due to Covid-19 (labor and material shortages,...

Have you recently been discouraged by the length of your current sales cycle? Working to secure new customers with the current landscape of supply chain disruptions and labor shortages due to COVID-19 has left us with more challenges for your sales team. In an ideal...

In a traditional pallet and lumber bid process the customer requests a product or service, then several vendors place competitive bids to the customer and after review, the lowest price vendor is awarded the business. Historically, this was a successful process....

As part of the industry’s impact due to COVID-19, trucking availability has recently taken the spotlight.  So let’s discuss the latest issue shaping the future of our industry. In our daily conversations with our mills and pallet haulers, we have discovered that large...

At Timber Industries LLC, we are always seeking the latest trends that will allow us to stay current in the industry. That’s why our P.U.M.P. (Pick Up My Pallets) program is a perfect example of how we can reverse a logistics process to achieve both environmental and...

An effective supply chain process is key to any business’s success. It can lower a company's overall costs and boost profitability. If one link breaks down, it will affect the rest of the chain and the business can have costly consequences. In today’s Timber Talks we...

If you’ve been asking yourself these questions (and maybe more), keep reading because this week, we’ll talk about the factors that have been affecting our customers since Covid-19 started and how it has progressed to what we've seen in the last weeks. Material...

Pallet RFQ (Request for Quote) Preparation A request for quote is pretty self-explanatory. However, what goes into preparing one to go “live”? Some questions that may go through your head, how much information do we need to present to the suppliers? What do you need...

Are Recycled Pallets Failing You? Time for NEW! Are you finding yourself making phone call after phone call in the hunt for recycled pallets to meet your needs? Is your recycled supplier not delivering on time or at all? Are your recycled pallets failing and creating...

Are you a podcast listener? Here is an interesting fact...there are 2 Billion iPhone users in the world, and 90% of users are unaware that the Apple Podcast app is native on their phone. Podcasts are a great way to learn about anything and everything. You can also...

Our New Labor Service Division Timber Industries has continued to grow thanks to loyal customers like you, and we are thrilled to announce a new division designed to help address all of your installation needs, whether it’s millwork, reclaimed wood installations or...

Timber Industries Ranks No. 189 on the inaugural 2020 Inc. 5000 Series: D.C. Metro!  Inc. magazine today revealed that Timber Industries is No. 189 on its inaugural Inc. 5000 Series: D.C. Metro list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private...