Kamps Pallets Insights & News

Last month, many employees participated in a company wellness program, the New You Challenge. The challenge went on for four weeks. Each day, we had the possibility of earning 6 points. For every item that we achieved, we received a point. Below are the items we were challenged to do: Here are some testimonials from […]

Our customers often look to us to provide value added services. One of the services that we handle frequently is the ability to heat treat pallets, lumber, and crates. What is heat treat? Heat treat uses a heat chamber (essentially a large oven) to raise the core temperature of wood products to a certain standard to […]

We are excited to announce the recent acquisition of Custom Pallet in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Custom Pallet has two locations and 85 employees. The acquisition of Custom Pallet further strengthens Kamps’ position in the southeast. This acquisition allows us to better service our customer base which includes several national accounts doing business throughout the United […]

One of our employees recently attended an emerging leader’s event in Grand Rapids hosted by Inforum. The topic of discussion was millennials in the workforce. Nationally, our workforce has a mix of all different generations and personalities. So what are these groups like? Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) have years of experience and have seen social and […]

At Kamps, we take leadership seriously. We want our leaders to be strong and the best of the best. We strive to be a company that leads in innovation and customer service. We encourage our employees to be extraordinary leaders in their families and communities. Jessica DiLullo Herrin, Founder and CEO of Stella & Dot Family Brands, […]

At Kamps Pallets, we have created a positive safety climate. We encourage our team members to participate in safety by mentioning safety in daily start-up meetings, having safety committees at each of our locations that include team members as participants, and having a devoted safety team that performs safety walk-through checks. This is a quote […]

A message from NWPCA: We have lived among and nurtured a natural resource available to us from the very beginning. Our very understanding of the world as we know it has been touched by forests, wood and wood products.  Our homes, flooring, furniture and fuel, provide us the warmth of our surroundings. Today, wood’s responsibilities in the supply […]

Timely and effective communication to employees is a challenge for most organizations. For Kamps, this is made more complex by a large and growing business with multiple locations in multiple states, production employees with limited or no email access and multiple languages. So how do we improve communication and continue to our vision of “Excellence […]

Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, reminds us that “Great vision without great people is irrelevant.” At Kamps, we live by this truth. Because we believe in our company mission and vision, we know the importance of hiring the best of the best for our growing and dynamic team. Bill Wood, our Vice President of Human Resources, […]

With a mild winter we eagerly anticipated an earlier spring to help rev up our colored mulch operations. As you know, it’s taking a bit longer to warm up, but we have been able to color and ship a good amount of product to our customers already in late March and early April. The benefits […]