PalletOne News

SUNBELT FOREST PRODUCTS ADDS PRESSURE TREATED WOOD FACILITY

Acquisition of plant will allow market expansion and continued growth

BARTOW, FL, June 15, 2016 –Sunbelt Forest Products of Bartow, Florida has announced the purchase of a pressure treated wood facility in Athens, AL from Georgia-Pacific (GP).

Sunbelt is one of the largest pressure treaters in the Southeast, with plants in Bartow, Florida, Rockledge, Florida, and Louisville, Alabama. The acquisition will increase the company’s manufacturing capabilities to over 600 million board feet of pressure treated wood a year.

Export Pallets to China: Mosquito Fumigation for Zika Virus Compliance

In response to the growing spread of the ZIKA virus, China and South Korea have developed preventative measures and issued updated ZIKA Virus Prevention and Quarantine Guidelines. Both countries are requiring certification for container shipments coming from affected regions validating effective measures were met to eliminate mosquitoes. As a result of these new regulations, pallet customers have been inquiring whether export shipments on wood pallets from the U.S. require fumigation treatment for mosquitos to protect against the ZIKA Virus.

Howe Q. Wallace Named To NWPCA Board Of Directors

Bartow, FL, March 4, 2016  — The National Wooden Pallet and Container Association today announced that Howe Q. Wallace has been elected to the Association’s board of directors.  He will begin serving immediately for a full three-year term.

Mr. Wallace is currently Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of PalletOne, Inc., positions he has held since the company’s formation in 2001.  The company is the nation’s largest producer of new wooden shipping pallets,

Sunbelt Forest Products Adds Pressure Treated Wood Facilities

BARTOW, FL, November 5, 2015 –Sunbelt Forest Products of Bartow, Florida, a wholly owned subsidiary of PalletOne, Inc., has announced the purchase of two pressure treated wood facilities from Southeast Wood Treating of Montgomery, Alabama.

Sunbelt is already one of the largest pressure treaters in the Southeast, and its pressure treated wood plant in Bartow, Florida, is currently operating close to capacity. The two additional plants, located in Rockledge, Florida, and Louisville, Alabama,