Millwood Acquires New Facility, Expanding into Texas Region

Millwood, Inc. has announced the acquisition of its first Texas and 34th location nationwide. Millwood Co-owners and Partners Chip Trebilcock and Steve Miller, finalized the acquisition on August 8th when they and other operations and HR management traveled to Austin Pallet Company in Pflugerville, TX to meet with management and team members currently transitioning to the Millwood family.

The two companies shared a history prior to the acquisition, with Austin Pallet acting as a co-packer for Millwood’s new CORE Erosion Control product group, which it will continue to do The acquisition will also allow Millwood to deliver custom crates and new and recycled pallets to a new area of the country.

“This acquisition allows us to expand our physical presence in a rapidly growing part of the country,” Executive Director of Sales Lee Evans III said. “We are very excited about adding James and his team to the Millwood family and look forward to adding our resources to an already excellent operation.”

Millwood’s approach to acquisitions is reflected in their mission that all who encounter Millwood would clearly see the love of Christ in all they do.

“Austin Pallet is a perfect fit to our culture,” Millwood General Manager Lionel Trebilcock said. “That’s a priority for us when assessing acquisitions.”

A family-owned company, Austin Pallet opened its doors in 2018, servicing the greater Austin area. Updated signage and other branding will soon don the location at 1605 Century Street in Pflugerville, TX to help communicate the new name: “Austin Pallet: A Millwood, Inc. Company.”

“My wife and I purchased Austin Pallet with the hopes of one day being able to make this step,” James Scherer, regional operations manager, said. “We’re thrilled to be a part of the Millwood family and look forward to helping Millwood grow in Texas and beyond.”

The new acquisition adds nearly 30 new team members to Millwood’s workforce of over 1,800 people nationwide. As a part of the Millwood family, all new team members are eligible for all benefits Millwood has to offer, including 401K, medical and life insurance, and much more.

Since the acquisition, Millwood hired an outside sales manager in the Austin area to work directly with the Austin Pallet location in servicing current and new customers. Millwood is also seeking to recruit a customer support manager in Texas who will work directly with the new outside sales manager along with a chaplain dedicated to team members at this newest location.

About Millwood, Inc.

Ohio-based Millwood, Inc is a provider of industrial wood products, including pallets, packaging materials, and engineered systems for packaging and material handling applications, with thirty-two locations throughout the United States. Millwood prides itself on adjusting to the ever-changing needs and requests of their customer base and is committed to creating quality in both its products and its people, utilizing its three pillars of excellence, expansion, and enterprise. Learn more about Millwood at https://www.millwoodinc.com.