Kamps Pallets Insights & News

For the past several years, the supply of pallets has been squeezed and many pallet suppliers have not been able to keep up with current demand. So why are pallets in shorter supply? Let’s examine some of the reasons. The economic downturn of 2008 affected the entire economy, and pallet manufacturers were not spared in this […]

Many people are not aware that Kamps buys pallets. We recently launched a campaign to advertise this in the Grand Rapids and Detroit areas. Some used pallets have good value, and Kamps particularly pays top dollar for 48×40 and 48×45 used pallets. We also buy other sizes, and we repurpose the lumber to better maintain […]

To most passersby of Kamps’ physical plants, our company might appear to be a small, family operation. While we certainly started out small and continue to emphasize the importance of a family culture, Kamps has experienced significant growth over the past 40 years, and in particular over the past 10 years. With our eyes focused on nationwide expansion, […]

We’ve talked before about how the majority of things that are shipped from place to place arrive on a pallet, but what kinds of products are on the pallets ​in the trucks that we see on our roads every day? One of the largest product markets is, unsurprisingly, food. Kamps Pallets began in Grand Rapids​, Michigan forty-­two […]

Last time we discussed the importance of Michigan’s lumber to manufacturing, jobs, and Michigan’s economy. We touched a little on shipping and how the lumber that is made into pallets affects international trade. This time we will talk about how crucial shipping, facilitated by those same pallets, is to Michigan and the United States. The […]

If you’ve been looking out your window for the past month, you’ll have witnessed the splendor of one of our state’s greatest treasures – our trees. Every fall we’re invited to experience Michigan by traveling up north or taking a drive into the country to visit an apple orchard, but we rarely consider other valuable […]

Recently, Pallet Enterprise wrote an article about an Indiana woman named Kat Scott who uses Kamps recycled pallet wood as a medium for her muse. Kamps Pallets played a unique role in this story, and we are proud both of it and our local pallet artist. Kat Scott has found a way to make something […]

Understanding the pallet market is our job at Kamps. We keep ourselves continuously updated about things like hardwood availability, ​ world pallet availability​, and the price of nails​ so that we can continue to provide our customers with reliable pallets that are competitively priced. But sometimes customers have questions about the terms we use for the different types of […]

Americans are becoming more environmentally conscious, and we at Kamps often get questioned about our use of wood as a resource. It’s common knowledge that trees are a good thing. They have many benefits for the environment. They reduce carbon dioxide in the air, capturing it and using it to produce a material that has countless practical […]

Kamps prides itself on producing a good product ­- our pallets ­- and doing so in an environmentally responsible way. We’ve talked before about ​common myths about forests and lumber, but it’s important to remember that pallet making doesn’t result in deforestation. The trees that pallet lumber comes from are harvested sustainably. What does that […]