IPPC-Certified Companies in Massachusetts
 

There are regulations for wood packing material used for exports to the European Union and other countries.

Below is a partial list of Massachusetts companies certified by the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (NeLMA) to provide wood pallets, crates and packaging that meet guidelines for international shipments. For the most up-to-date listing of companies, visit NeLMA's website or call 207-829-6901.

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has always played an important role in international trade. IPPC has encouraged countries to ensure through phytosanitary certification that their exports are not the means for introducing new pests to their trading partners.

The government agency responsible for implementing the international standard, ISPM 15, is the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. They have designated the National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA) as the manager of the fumigation program while the American Lumber Standard Committee manages the heat treatment program. NWPCA accredits and monitors wood inspection agencies in the duties and responsibilities of their function. Upon completion of the fumigation inspector training program, the inspection agencies are authorized to use, and designate the use by pallet companies, of the international mark.

The new mark is applied by paint, stencil or branding, and includes: (a) the logo for the wood inspection agency; (b) the producer code (a code assigned to your company); (c) the treatment method (methyl bromide); and (d) the country of origin. This mark must be applied to at least two sides of the pallet or container. Also required on one side is the date of application and the lot number. The stamp can only appear on pallets treated by a certified fumigator registered with an inspection agency in the NWPCA fumigation program. Any fumigator licensed by his or her state in the use of methyl bromide is eligible for participation in the fumigation program.

On September 1, 2004, Australia began accepting solid wood packaging that is ISPM 15 compliant. Australia has also placed an additional requirement that ALL WOOD FOR ANY SWPM MUST BE BARK FREE. By ISPM 15 definition, bark free requires the removal of “all bark excluding the vascular cambium, ingrown bark around knots, and bark pockets between rings of annual growth.” This requirement is mandatory. A Treatment Certificate is still required.
 

Wood Packaging Materials & Manufacturers

• Ace Packaging & Crating, Inc.
  117 Tanner Street, Lowell, MA 01852, Phone: 800-975-6642
• Allied Industries
  1100 Pearl Street, Brockton, MA 02301, Phone: 508-584-8300
• Atlas Box & Crating Company Inc.
  38 Providence Road, PO Box 258, Sutton, MA 01590, Phone: 508-865-1155
• Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering
  Blackburn Industrial Park, PO Box 900, Gloucester, MA 01931, Phone: 978-282-9242
• Beverly Pallet Co., Inc.
  51 Mitchell Road, Ipswich, MA 01938, Phone: 978-927-3655
• BNZ Materials, Inc.
  400 Iron Horse Park, North Billerica, MA 01862 Phone: 978-663-3401
• Bruning International Corporation
  8 Griffin Way, Chelsea, MA 02150, Phone: 617-884-3349
• CDC Packaging Corporation
  2 Joy Road, PO Box 5885, Salisbury, MA 01952, Phone: 978-463-9373
• Cowls Sawmill, Inc.
  134 Montague Road, PO Box 9677, North Amherst, MA 01059, Phone: 413-549-1403 
• Custom Pallets, Inc.
  11 Mill Street, Brookfield, MA 01506, Phone: 508-867-2411
• Day Lumber Company
  70 Orange Street, Chicopee, MA 01013, Phone: 413-568-3511
• Diamond Diagnostics
  333 Fiske Street, Holliston, MA 01746, Phone: 508-429-0450
• The Entwistle Company
  6 Bigelow Street, Hudson, MA 01749, Phone: 508-481-4000
• Fine Arts Enterprises, Inc.
  645 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210, Phone: 617-268-7200
• French Packaging Services, Inc. 
  249 Oceana Way, Norwood, MA 02062, Phone: 800-468-1015
• Heritage Packaging Inc.
  441 Market Street, Lawrence, MA 01843, Phone: 978-686-6127
• Heyes Forest Products, Inc.
  34 Daniel Shays Highway, Orange, MA 01364, Phone: 978-544-8801 
• Horn International Packaging Inc.
  44 Dunham Road, Billerica, MA 01821, Phone: 978-667-8797
• Instron
  825 University Avenue, Norwood, MA 02062, Phone: 781-575-5497
• Juda Farm
  155 Fisherdick Road, Ware, MA 01082, Phone: 413-967-6038
• Lelanite Corporation
  One Cudworth Road, Webster, MA 01570, Phone: 508-943-1968 
• Morgan Construction Company
  40 Crescent Street, Worcester, MA 01605, Phone: 508-755-6111
• Native American Hardwood Corporation
  325 Worcester Road, Charlton, MA 01507, Phone: 508-248-6384
• New England Crating, Inc.
  134 Railroad Avenue, Revere, MA 02151, Phone: 781-853-0991
• New England Lumber & Packaging
  42 Maple Court, East Longmeadow, MA 01028, Phone: 413-525-3316
• Northeast Wholesale Lumber, Inc.
  287 Shaker Road, East Longmeadow, MA 01028, Phone: 800-722-6609
• Packaging Services Company
  10 East Grove Street, Middleboro, MA 02346, Phone: 508-946-9659
• Packaging Unlimited, Inc. 
  24 Teed Drive, Randolph, MA 02368, Phone: 781-961-6688
• Rand Whitney Packaging Corporation
  150 Grove Street, Worcester, MA 01605, Phone: 508-791-2301
• Revere Copper Products
  24 North Front Street, New Bedford, MA 02745, Phone: 508-999-5601 
• Revere Graphics Worldwide
  5 Boundary Street, Plymouth, MA 02360, Phone: 508-746-1000
• W.R. Robinson Lumber Company, Inc.
  145 Cleveland Road, PO Box 223, Wheelwright, MA 01094, Phone: 413-477-6050
• Sawyers' Packaging Service
  150 Oakridge Avenue, North Attleboro, MA 02760, Phone: 508-699-6996 
• Slowinski Wood Products
  13 Bennett Drive, Colrain, MA 01340, Phone: 413-624-3415
• Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation
  PO Box 3001, East Longmeadow, MA 01028, Phone: 413-525-2400
• Springfield Lumber Company Inc.
  202 Day Street, West Springfield, MA 01089, Phone: 413-747-7900
• Springfield Wire, Inc.
  243 Cottage Street, PO Box 638 Springfield, MA 01102, Phone: 413-781-6950
• Technical Manufacturing Corporation
  15 Centennial Drive, Peabody, MA 01960, Phone: 978-532-6330
• Toupin Industrial Warehousing, Inc.
  PO Box 28, Dracut, MA 01826, Phone: 978-459-3316 Fax: 978-453-0635  
• Triple P Packaging
  20 Burke Drive, Brockton, MA 02301, Phone: 508-588-0444
• Tuthill Energy Systems
  Millbury Industrial Park, PO Box 8000, Millbury, MA 01527, Phone: 508-756-8391
• Warren Pumps LLC
  82 Bridges Avenue, PO Box 969 Warren, MA 01083, Phone: 413-436-7711
• Wetmore Company Inc.
  9 Micro Drive, Woburn, MA 01801, Phone: 781-935-9332 Fax: 617 938 0748 
• Wood Products Unlimited Inc.
  300 Canal Street, Lawrence, MA 01843, Phone: 978-687-7449