Please let
me take a minute and introduce you to our company and
it's history.
My name is Chris Jones. I started J&J Pallet in 1972
with a friend, we were both 15 years old. We repaired pallets in my parents backyard
with hammers, nails and a crowbar. We had to hire a friend,
old enough to drive, to deliver our pallets.We worked
hard and quickly grew up and out. We moved several times
before settling in our present location at 1903 E. Main
Street in New Albany. This location is our used pallet and
recycling center and also our main office. We buy used
pallets at this location and we also grind used pallets
here. We refer to this location as Plant 1. Jeff Anderson
is our plant manager. Jeff has been with us since 1981.
Susan Kelley is our office manager, she has also been with
us since 1981. Susan's first office was a picnic table in
the middle of the plant. How things have changed.
Our second location is 640 N. Miller Ave. in Clarksville.
We refer to this location as Plant 2. It is our new pallet
and lumber processing facility. We bought this plant in
October 1993. This is our largest plant and John Marguet is
our plant manager. He
has been with us since we bought this plant. This
location houses our Viking Turbo Pro computerized pallet
assembly machine. We build approximately 3000 pallets a
day at this location
Our third location is our skragg sawmill, All In Forest
Products, located at 5511L Hwy 403 in Charlestown.
Be buy logs at this plant and process them into lumber for
our Clarksville plant and outside customers. This
facillity gives us more control over our lumber supply.
Mike Schilmiller is our mill manager and started with us
early in the mill's design and construction.
We have many wonderful people working for us, many that
have remained for years.
My goal for this company is to operate by the golden rule,
provide a safe an enjoyable place to work, give our customers
a great product with exceptional service, and search for
improvements.
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