Family-owned Hallwood Enterprises has operated from Smithfield, Virginia, since 1979, growing from a regional business into one of Virginia’s largest pallet manufacturers. It serves companies nationwide at a scale of more than 230 truckloads weekly, while its reuse programs and support for longleaf-pine conservation reflect a practical focus on keeping wood in circulation and renewing the resources behind its work.
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Penn PalletStill owned and operated by the Cunningham family, Penn Pallet traces its roots to a father-and-son-founded business established in Saint Marys, Pennsylvania, in 1976. The company is known for building wooden pallets for customers throughout the continental United States and Canada, while its recycling operation keeps all wood waste and scrap nails out of landfills. Its wood fiber has also been put to practical use as fuel for local schools, hospitals and industries.ST MARYS, PA
Pallets-R-Us IncStarted in 1984 by a father and son repairing discarded pallets in their Deer Park backyard, Pallets-R-Us Inc. is a family-owned and operated manufacturer and recycler serving the Northeast. The Sorge family now runs the business with more than 250 employees from a 120,000-plus-square-foot Bellport facility, where it produces new and reconditioned pallets and supports customers with pallet management and logistics. Its sustainability work includes milling locally recovered logs into pallet lumber and turning pallet waste into mulch.BELLPORT, NY
John Rock, IncJohn Rock, Inc. grew from John Rock’s 1973 pallet-repair operation in his mother’s Honey Brook garage into a large-scale wooden pallet and crate manufacturer in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Its 300,000-plus-square-foot facility produces more than 120,000 pallets a week and includes seven heat-treatment kilns, while an in-house fleet serves customers across the Eastern corridor from Virginia to Massachusetts. The company also recovers, repairs, remanufactures, and recycles used pallets and wood waste as part of its approach to responsible material use.COATESVILLE, PA
Yoder Pallet CompanyFounded in Points, West Virginia, in 2008 with a small saw and two employees, family-owned Yoder Pallet Company makes new, custom and reconditioned wooden pallets for businesses across the surrounding region. Its original 60,000-square-foot facility now anchors operations across three locations, with dedicated capacity for specialty pallets and crates as well as pallet recycling. The company also gives used pallets and wood waste a second life through repair, reuse and local reuse programs.SWANTON, MD