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Kamps has always set ourselves apart from our competition by continually striving for excellence in service. From a transportation point of view, it all starts with core pickup and ends with finished pallet delivery. To make this happen, it takes a significant investment in both dollars and man hours. We service multiple industries that have […]
Read MoreIn order to support our continued company growth and customer requirements, Kamps is actively upgrading and developing its IT systems. These investments include upgrading hardware for networks, servers, and storage. On the software side, we are investing in systems to improve our customer experience and internal efficiencies. The Kamps IT team recently completed a major […]
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Kamps Pallets has been contributing to recycling since 1973. Our founder and CEO, Bernie Kamps, started Kamps in 1973 by collecting and selling sawdust and wood shavings throughout West Michigan. He soon realized that pallets in good condition were being thrown into landfills. Bernie started collecting these pallets, repaired any broken pieces and resold them. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Read MoreAt 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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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