New owners grow longtime pallet, crate maker

From: Journal of Business | Date: September 16, 2004| Author: Parish, Linn | Copyright information

C.W. Products Inc. has been around for 57 years, but the small, Spokane Valley maker of pallets, custom crates, and other wood products has undergone a lot of change in the last 14 months.

Since June 2003, the company has changed hands and has reentered a market it had drifted away from in recent years. Also, the new owners, Ron and Shelly Johnson, have added new technology that replaces pencil-and-paper design with design software and have secured a certification that makes the compan...

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