Founded in the early 1980s in central Pennsylvania, Shade Pallet & Lumber manufactures wood pallets and processed pallet lumber for supply chains across the Mid-Atlantic. Its Beaver Springs operation combines automated sawmill and cut-up equipment with hands-on oversight from a team that includes many lifelong Amish craftsmen. Shade also stands out for its large heat-treatment kiln, which can process more than 1,200 pallets per cycle, and for staging capacity that supports just-in-time delivery.
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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
RCD Timber Products, IncSince 1991, RCD Timber Products has supplied and recycled wood pallets from its New Castle, Delaware operation, pairing custom pallet design with pickup, repair and reuse programs. Its 10-acre manufacturing and recycling facility includes on-site ISPM 15 heat treatment, while a nearby 96,000-square-foot warehouse supports storage and third-party logistics. RCD also turns unusable pallet wood into mulch and serves customers regionally and nationwide through its own fleet and industry affiliations.GARDNERS, PA
A&L Wood IncA&L Wood Inc. is a family-owned and operated Pennsylvania company that has manufactured pallets since its founding in 1979. It grew from hand-building bins and apple crates into a vertically integrated pallet manufacturer, operating its own sawmill and managing timber sourcing through delivery. The company emphasizes stewardship of the forests from which it sources its hardwood.MT PLEASANT MILLS, PA
Rapp Bros. Pallet Service IncRapp Bros. Pallet Service Inc. is a family-owned pallet company with over 140 years of experience, manufacturing new pallets, reconditioning used pallets, and providing heat-treated pallets for customers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.EASTON, PA