It’s hard enough running a medical/dental practice or hospital without the competitive need to offer clients the latest advances in medical technology. Once you upgrade your equipment, you have to figure out how to resell the old stuff while recouping as much value as possible. As a plastic surgeon, dentist, radiologist, or hospital administrator, all…
There are several types of pallets available for anyone who needs to transport goods from one place to the other. Each pallet serves specific purposes because of the way they are designed and built. If you are confused about which pallet suits your needs, CW Crates & Pallets is here to give you the lowdown…
In a world where a new economy involves traditional selling and e-commerce, crates and pallets continue to be key tools that help keep everything running smoothly. Although you might be accustomed to ordering everyday items online and seeing them on your doorstep a few days later, you might not know that a crate or pallet…
Transporting artwork or valuables ranging from fragile to oversized is, well, a work of art itself. All the time, energy and creativity invested into creating high-value marquee items should be protected, especially when the masterpiece moves from the creator’s studio to its intended destination. Because the process of shipping these assets can be a delicate…
As a key recipient of the timber industry’s output, crates and pallets generate a positive impact on the environment. Despite what might seem like a ravenous depletion of natural resources caused by large commercial logging operations, this is not the case. In fact, the lumber used in everything, from home building to crates and pallets,…
Lumber is perhaps the one natural resource whose dramatic price increase summarizes inflation worries in the American economy. The price of lumber has soared by as little as 250% and by as much as 600% since the pandemic started, as seen in many news articles as well as our mill direct truckload buying history. Consequently,…
The impact of the crate and pallet industry on the world’s economy is incalculable. These are two of the most important objects used during the process of shipping goods from place to place. CW Crates & Pallets is proud of its role in impacting the economy positively across the Pacific Northwest, as well as the…
American labor continues to be in a privileged position. As the economy recovers from the pandemic with companies unable to supply products quickly enough, blue-collar workers are in high demand. Even more, the federal government is subsidizing weekly unemployment benefits of about $300 to $400, which further demotivates the labor force to get back to…
CW Crates & Pallets President and Owner, Frank Duffy, realizes the value in creating great jobs and investing in employee happiness. The return on this investment can include less turnover, heightened productivity and performance, and a better product or service — all of which lead to increased revenue and higher profits. So how does one…
Smart purchasing for any business involves determining which tasks are best done in-house and which can be built more efficiently by others. When it comes to crating cargo or procuring pallets for transport, building in-house is not as wise as it might seem—in fact, the decision is often riddled with oversights and in many cases,…