Kamps Pallets Insights & News

Kamps Pallets is excited to announce that we are are opening another plant this month in Erlanger, Kentucky. This new plant will be located at 30 Kenton Lands Road and will be servicing primarily the Cincinnati, OH and Lexington, KY markets. The building we will be occupying is 44,000 square feet with eight docks and […]

By: Mitchell Kamps The vast increase in lumber cost and the lack of availability of Midwest hardwoods and softwoods is affecting all businesses that rely on wood as a supply element for its products. This includes Kamps as well. As pallet makers we need a continuous supply of wood to serve our clients’ shipping needs, […]

By: Mitchell Kamps   Over the last few years the pallet industry has been nothing but a roller coaster ride for both suppliers and customers served. It was not too long ago that there was such a core shortage industry-wide that we at Kamps spent nearly all of our time locating cores to keep up […]

By: Mitchell Kamps Shopping – it’s something that people do daily, out of necessity, to relieve stress and boredom, even for entertainment, but most people do not realize that those things we buy, whether simple, complex, cheap, expensive, large or small, spent at least some time on a wood pallet. Sometime in each item’s history, […]

This article was taken from the Pallet Profile published on August 16, 2013. It was written by Chaille Brindley. For the record, trees are good and cutting them down is good too if you use them and follow responsible forestry practices. Noted forestry scientist, Dr. Jim Bowyer, has conducted research through the years on public […]

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Everyone knows that pallets are used to ship product here, there, and everywhere.  But as of late, there has been an infatuation of transforming the old or used into something new and extraordinary.  Check out this wonderful piece of décor created by one of our customers! This pallet-table was spotted by one […]

TAYLOR, MI – Recently, the Kamps team had a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in the local community. Take a look at the article in the link posted below. http://inhabitat.com/9-year-old-boy-raises-3000-to-save-detroits-parks-by-selling-lemonade/ Joshua is certainly an inspirational story that we all can appreciate. Here is this 9 year old boy from Detroit, MI who wanted to […]

Are pallets the single most important object in the global economy?  Slate Magazine recently ran an article on the history of the wooden pallet.  The National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA) trademarked a long time ago the slogan, “Pallets move the world.”  And indeed, pallets are the critical part of regional and national supply […]

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Our new office addition is complete!  A year ago, we started building an expansion at the Grand Rapids office, and finally, the work here is drawing to a close.  All the team members have moved in, and work continues without interruption.  Although many rearrangements and changes have been made in our corporate […]

NILES, MI – “Can you build boxes?” was a question our Kamps location in Niles, MI was recently asked. Our answer? Of course we can! The project we signed up for was no ordinary request.  The customer required a large number of display boxes, and since landing the order, our Niles team has been putting […]