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Author Bio
Hartson Poland
Business Development - Plastic
Retired
Available For
- On-Site Application Analysis
- Sales Meeting Presentations
- Sales Meeting Presentations
Areas of Expertise
- Plastic Pallets
- Used Plastic Pallets
- Sell Your Plastic Pallets
- Plastic Bulk Containers
- Sustainability (Environmental Impact)
- FDA Pallet Compliancy for Food and Pharma
- Cost per Trip Analysis (Reusable Pallets)
- Plastic Pallet Custom Design
- Plastic Bulk Containers
- Product Launch & Branding
- Business Development
- Application Analysis
- International Sales & Negotiations
- Market Development
- Application Specific Sales Techniques
Industry Experience
Hartson retired from Nelson Company in late 2025 after 10 years of service and a 30+ year career in plastic pallets. Hartson started in the plastic pallet industry as a maintenance mechanic. In a year, Hartson was the Plant Manager. In five years, he was working on major accounts and negotiating raw material purchases, and in ten years he was running the company. Hartson's extensive experience in the industry includes application analysis, product development and negotiating purchase orders with some of the largest companies in the world. Hartson has had articles appear in several industry organs including Material Handling Product News and Pallet Enterprise. Hartson is credited with solving some of the most complex material handling challenges the industry has seen.
Featured Blogs
- What is California Proposition 65 and what does it Mean for Pallets?
- History of the Unit Load: How We Got Here
- Rackable Pallets - What About the Load?
- Racking: Is your Pallet Material up for the Job?
- Rackable Pallets: Structure Matters
- 7 Ways to use Rackable Pallets
- Does Your Plastic Pallet Container Really Need a Lid?
- Plastic Ventilated Containers Benefit Agricultural Industry
- Cost-per-Pallet vs Cost-per-Use in a Closed Loop
- FDA Plastic Pallets don't Always have to be Expensive (or Blue)
- When is a container considered a Gaylord?
- What Material is used for Plastic Pallets?
- (Video) Plastic Pallets 101
- Are your pallets ready for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
- When do I Need True Freezer Grade Plastic Pallets?