C & L Wood Products

What C & L Wood Products does

C&L Wood Products manufactured custom wood pallets, mulch, and related by-products, and offered pallet repair and recycling services, serving industrial, logistics, and landscaping customers in northern Alabama. Core operations centered on a single manufacturing facility at 62 Walnut Road, Hartselle, Alabama, producing new custom pallets, ISPM 15 heat-treated export pallets, GMA-standard grocery pallets, automotive pallets, system pallets, wood skids, repaired/remanufactured pallets, custom crates and bins, and mulch by-products. The business model was B2B enterprise field sales with quote-based industrial pricing, supported by value-added services including on-site delivery, VMI/JIT programs, pallet repair, and closed-loop pallet management. The company's revenue is generated through one-time product sales rather than subscriptions, with side-stream economics from converting manufacturing wood waste into mulch and by-products.

Founded in 1975 and grown materially under Henry and Blythe Bowman from 1996 onward, C&L reached approximately 115 employees and $24.8M in trailing twelve-month revenue as of November 2024. On January 6, 2025, UFP Industries — through its affiliate UFP Packaging LLC — acquired all assets of C&L Wood Products; the business now operates as PalletOne Hartselle within UFP Packaging's PalletOne business unit, the largest new pallet manufacturer in the United States with plant locations in 10 states. Post-integration, the Hartselle facility's service portfolio expanded to include Pallet Concierge, Unit Load Consulting, Warehouse Solutions, and Pallet Repair Programs delivered through the PalletOne platform.

Name

C & L Wood Products

Legal name

C&L Wood Products, Inc.

Website

https://clwoodproducts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

C&L Wood Products manufactured custom wood pallets, mulch, and pallet recycling services for industrial, logistics, and landscaping customers in northern Alabama. Following UFP Industries' January 2025 acquisition, the Hartselle facility now operates as PalletOne Hartselle within UFP Packaging.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wood Pallet Manufacturing

NAICS

Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing (321920), Wood Preservation (321114), Other Wood Product Manufacturing (3219)

SIC

Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

Pallets (Wood, Plastic, Metal, Presswood) (IMALAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Treated Wood & Preserved Timber Products (IMADADAE), Wood Remanufacturing (Mouldings, Millwork Blanks, Cut Stock) (IMAMABAI)

Keywords

• Wood pallet manufacturing
• Heat-treated pallets
• Pallet recycling services
• Industrial wood products
• Mulch production

Headquarters

HQ city

Hartselle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Pallet Manufacturing: Manufacture and supply of custom wood pallets, including new pallets, HT (heat-treated) pallets for export, repaired/remanufactured pallets, and specialty pallets. Revenue generated through direct B2B sales to industrial customers requiring pallet solutions.
2. Mulch and By-Products: Production and sale of mulch and other wood by-products from pallet manufacturing operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Custom manufacturing and supply of wood pallets (new custom, heat-treated/HT export, chemical, GMA grocery, automotive, system, and repaired/remanufactured), wood skids, custom crates and bins, replacement parts/cut stock, and mulch and other wood by-products. Delivered directly to industrial and logistics customers with value-added services including on-site delivery, pallet repair programs, vendor-managed inventory (VMI), just-in-time (JIT) programs, closed-loop system development, unit load consulting, and warehouse solutions.

Product overview

C&L Wood Products was a manufacturer of pallets and mulch based in Hartselle, Alabama. Following its acquisition by UFP Industries in January 2025, the company now operates as PalletOne Inc. The product portfolio centers on wood pallets (including new custom pallets, heat-treated export pallets, chemical pallets, GMA pallets, automotive pallets, and system pallets), complemented by wood skids, repaired/remanufactured pallets, custom crates and bins, and mulch by-products. The company offers pallet management services including Pallet Concierge consulting, unit load consulting, warehouse solutions, and pallet repair programs. As part of PalletOne, the Hartselle facility now has access to a wider range of customers and operational capacity across PalletOne's 10-state footprint as the largest new pallet manufacturer in the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wood Pallets (New Custom Pallets) Custom-manufactured wood pallets built to customer specifications for a range of industrial and commercial applications.
• HT (Heat-Treated) Pallets Heat-treated pallets manufactured to comply with ISPM 15 international shipping regulations for export shipments.
• CP (Chemical) Pallets Pallets with specialized construction for handling chemical products.
• GMA Pallets Pallets meeting Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) specifications for food and beverage supply chains.
• Automotive Pallets Pallets designed for automotive industry applications and supply chain requirements.
• System Pallets Pallets designed for integration with automated handling and storage systems.
• Wood Skids Wooden skids for material handling and shipping applications.
• Repaired / Remanufactured Pallets Recycled and repaired pallets returned to service, providing cost-effective pallet solutions with reduced environmental impact.
• Mulch & Other By-Products Wood mulch and other bi-products derived from pallet manufacturing operations, sold to landscaping and retail buyers.
• Custom Crates & Bins Custom-designed wooden crates and bins for specialized shipping and storage needs.
• Replacement Parts / Cut Stock Pallet components and cut stock materials for repairs and custom pallet assembly.
• Pallet Concierge Comprehensive pallet management and consulting service for supply chain optimization.
• Unit Load Consulting Expert consulting services for optimizing unit load configurations and packaging efficiency, including Special Solutions for unit loads.
• Warehouse Solutions On-site warehouse and distribution center pallet management solutions.
• Pallet Repair Programs Programs for repairing and maintaining pallets to extend product lifecycle.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Buckeye Pallets: Buckeye Pallets is a regional wood pallet manufacturer and recycler serving the Midwest and Southeast, comparable to C&L in product mix and customer profile, though with a different primary geographic footprint.
• L'Orange Pallets: L'Orange Pallets manufactures custom wood pallets and crates serving industrial and logistics customers in the Eastern US, including HT pallets and custom wood packaging — a direct regional product-line analog to C&L's Hartselle operations.

Direct peers

• Millwood, Inc. Millwood is a pallet manufacturer and total packaging solutions provider with new pallets, recycled pallets, containerboard, and on-site pallet management services — a direct product-line and operating-model mirror of C&L/PalletOne, including VMI and JIT delivery programs.
• 48forty Solutions: 48forty is the largest pallet management and recycling company in North America, directly overlapping with C&L's repaired/remanufactured pallets and pallet management service lines. Both serve industrial customers needing high-volume pallet pooling, repair, and recycling.
• Kamps Pallets: Kamps is one of the largest independent new pallet manufacturers and recyclers in North America, with hundreds of locations spanning pallet production, recycling, and supply-chain services. Directly comparable to C&L on core product mix (new and recycled wood pallets, HT pallets) and on serving industrial/logistics customers with multi-site regional coverage.
• Pallet Logistics of America (PLA): PLA is a national pallet management and recycling provider with truckload recovery, pallet repair, and supply-chain services — directly comparable to C&L's pallet management services and recycling/repair programs.
• Cox Container / Cox Pallet Services: Cox Container is a regional new pallet and recycled pallet manufacturer serving industrial customers in the Southeast, with overlapping geography, products, and customer segments to C&L's pre-acquisition operations in northern Alabama.
• PalletOne (UFP Packaging): PalletOne is the platform into which C&L was absorbed; it manufactures new wood pallets and offers pallet management services (VMI, JIT, closed-loop, recycling) across 10 states. C&L now operates as a PalletOne location post-acquisition, making it the most direct comparable on revenue mix, customer profile, and product breadth.

Emerging players

• iGPS Logistics: iGPS operates a pool of lightweight, RFID-enabled plastic pallets serving consumer goods, pharmaceutical, and grocery customers — a plastic-pallet competitor to C&L's wood pallets for customers seeking rental/closed-loop alternatives.

Broad incumbents

• Brambles (CHEP): CHEP, the global pallet and container pooling business owned by Brambles, is the dominant player in pallet rental and pooled platforms worldwide. It overlaps with C&L on serving industrial logistics customers but competes via a rental/pool model rather than outright sale of wood pallets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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