Founded in 1972 by Chris Jones and a friend, J & J Pallet Corporation manufactures and recycles pallets in the Kentuckiana area. What began as a backyard pallet-repair operation has grown to more than 100 employees across multiple locations, including a new-pallet and lumber-processing plant in Clarksville and a used-pallet recycling center in New Albany.
Industrial Pallet CorpIndustrial Pallet Corp. has been making new and recycled pallets since 1986, when founder Jon Schwab started building them with a five-person crew in a Remington, Indiana, machine shed. Now employing more than 600 people, the company combines vertically integrated pallet manufacturing with recycling and reverse-logistics services, using in-house design software and automated inspection technology. IPC also turns used pallets and production byproducts into reusable materials, including landscape mulch and animal bedding.GREENCASTLE, PA
J & J PalletsFamily-owned and operated in Chambersburg, J & J Pallets supplies recycled wooden pallets while repairing and recycling used ones. The company processes close to 5,000 pallets for sale and disassembles or repairs about 7,500 more each week, with 24- to 48-hour turnaround and pickup or trailer service for businesses. J & J has served its community for more than 12 years.321920CHAMBERSBURG, 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
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