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PalletCentral® magazine is the journal for the solid wood packaging industry published by the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association. The magazine is distributed to more than 7,200 wood pallet and container companies and industry suppliers worldwide.

PalletCentral is published 6/x per year, subscriptions are complimentary in both print and digital. To start /manage your subscription, sign-up as "Subscriber/Individual (free)". Contact Mark Barford, NWPCA, phone: 703-519-0186 for additional inquiries or for advertising opportunities. 

2025 Media Kit

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July-August 2025


May-June 2025


March-April 2025


January-February 2025


November-December 2024


September-October 2024


July-August 2024

 
May-June 2024


March-April 2024


January-February 2024


November-December 2023

September-October 2023


July-August 2023 - Buyer's Guide Edition


May-June 2023

 
March-April 2023


January-February 2023

November-December 2022

September-October 2022


July-August 2022 - Buyer's Guide Edition


May-June 2022
  • Helping Hands at Work: We Caught you Caring
  • Lumber Markets: Transportation Bottlenecks Show Signs of Improving
  • OSHA: Building a Strong Safety Culture
  • Forest  Products: Science & Sustainability
  • Policy at Play: The Future of Recycling Legislation in the U.S.


March-April 2022
  • NWPCA Members on Employee Happiness, Retention & Engagement
  • Empowering Employee Happiness
  • OSHA: Managing Remote Workers Safely
  • Policy at Play: Putting the "S" in ESG
  • The World on a Wood Pallet: 2022 Conference Summary


January-February 2022
  • Leading Forward Together: NWPCA Year in Review
  • Partnering in Progress: Interview with Pallet Foundation Trustee
  • OSHA Outlook: Elections have Consequences
  • Policy at Play: New Year, Familiar Issues
  • What is Supply Chain Sustainability


November-December 2021 
  • Diversifying NWPCA: Viva Mexico's Tarimas de Madera
  • Alternative Workforce: Hiring Outside the Norm
  • OSHA & Hispanic Workers: Do You Speak Safety?
  • Policy: Lacey Act Implementation Reaches the Pallet Industry
  • Our Workforces are our True Supply Chain Heroes


September-October 2021 
  • Lumber: Challenging Times to Overcome
  • Green Trends: Recycled vs. Recyclable
  • Insuring Strategies for Managing Your Pallet Operation
  • Temporary Worker Safety - It's The Law!
  • Leadership: Code of Champions
  • Are you Ready for Sustainability Scoring?
July-August 2021 
  • Member Commentary: Working Through to Solutions (Lumber & Labor Challenges)
  • Insurance: Shrinking Markets for Property & Casualty
  • OSHA: Medical Cannabis, Opioids, & Workers Comp
  • To Their Own Beat: Millennials in Workplace
  • Policy at Play: Strains on the Supply Chain 
  • Associate Members' Buyer's Guide

May-June 2021 
  • Millennials at Work
  • Leveraging R&D Tax Credits
  • OSHA: COVID-19 Vaccines & Workplace Safety
  • Policy at Play: Strategic Priorities to Advance the Industry
  • Wood is the Best Choice When it Comes to Emissions

 
March-April 2021 


January-February 2021 
  • Wood at Work: EPD on Wooden Pallets
  • Economy: Recovering the Recovery
  • Year in Review: Better Together - Collaboration of Essential Services
  • NWPCA Member Business Goals for 2021
  • OSHA: Don't Slip up on Fall Protection
  • Truth About Leadership & Management


November-December 2020 

September-October 2020 

July-August 2020 - Buyer's Guide
 

May-June 2020


March-April 2020

January-February 2020
  • Cybersecurity: Clean up your Act or Get Cleaned Out
  • Economy: The Expansion Keeps Going, Except for Manufacturing Sector
  • OSHA Launches New Amputation NEP
  • Blog: Hispanics in the Pallet Industry
  • NWPCA Year in Review; State of the Industry