Over 60 Years of Excellence – Est. 1961
Our mission is to grow our business by building mutually beneficial relationships with our customers, employees and suppliers, guided by our core values.
Core Values
GSD (Get Stuff Done)
Get stuff done. We strive to create action to support the commitments we’ve made. We always act with the mindset of: What can I do?
Learn
In this constantly changing world, we love the challenge of tackling new problems, sharing and debating proposed alternatives, and trying solutions while measuring the results.
Integrity
Would others be proud of our decisions? Our decisions are guided by honesty and transparency.
Own It
Understand the responsibility and commitments of your daily work while taking control of the actions needed to sustain and improve those commitments.
History
1961: J. Kenneth McIntosh purchases the Thompson Box Company located on E. First Street in East Syracuse and renames it McIntosh Box & Lumber Co.
1968: The company moves to its current Pyle Drive location.
1970: McIntosh Box & Lumber, Co. is renamed McIntosh Box & Pallet, Co.
1971: McIntosh opens its 2nd facility in Bernhards Bay, NY.
1987: The company purchases Dahn Crating Company in Rome, NY to support business opportunities in the Mohawk Valley.
1992: McIntosh expands its Bernhards Bay facility by purchasing an adjacent 30 acre parcel with infrastructure from Rutland Plywood Corp. This expansion allows McIntosh to enter the growing recycled pallet market.
1992 Mr. McIntosh retires and Tom Ryan purchases the company.
1998: The company constructs a 12,000 square foot production facility situated on 4 acres in Geneva, NY.
2001: Mr. Ryan retires and Rich Huftalen purchases the company.
2005: The company moves its Rome facility to a 30,000 square foot facility on 4 acres at 200 Sixth Street.
2005: The company acquires an 80,000 square foot facility in Buffalo, NY to support growth in Western New York.
2011: McIntosh Box & Pallet, Co. celebrates its 50th year in business and is honored by MACNY for its excellence and contribution to the local manufacturing community and establishes a facility in Palermo, NY to aid in its cant processing capacity.
2013: Rich Huftalen transitions to CFO and names Will Wester President.
2017: McIntosh establishes a pallet repair facility in Martinsburg, WV.
2018: McIntosh acquires D+F Pallet in Fredonia, NY.
2019: McIntosh establishes pallet repair facilities in Benson, NC. Purchases Dominion Pallet in Mineral, VA.
2020: McIntosh acquires Burch Wood Products in Summit Point, WV.
2023: McIntosh acquires D&D Logging and Lumber in Palermo, NY and a pallet repair facility in Winchester, NH.
Today: McIntosh has over 425 employees and over 450,000 square feet of manufacturing space situated on over 50 acres of land. The company is continuing to expand its footprint through its current operations and by representing dozens of manufacturers throughout the United States and Canada.