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2022 NWPCA Annual Fall Plant Tour Host
Heart Wood Products was invited to be one of two tour hosts for the National Wood Pallet and Container Association's annual Fall Plant Tour that recently took place October 18-19. The NWPCA Fall Plant Tour provides pallet manufacturers the opportunity to network, collaborate and share ideas, and improve their own processes. It is also a celebration of the essential workers that provide the critical infrastructure of our supply chain, and how pallets move the world. Over 350 industry leaders from around the world were in attendance, along with local community leaders, and family and friends of Heart Wood Products. Special guests and featured speakers Governor Brian Kemp and Congressman Rick Allen were also in attendance and spoke to the group. Guests from around the world were welcomed with southern hospitality and shown that the Heart Wood Products truly reflects its name and puts its heart into every aspect of the business.
![Congressman Rick Allen meets with employees in the Heart Wood plant](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622284d971a1e658fc558372/8a541f8d-1d70-43cc-b7b2-149e4c669825/IMG_6174.jpg)
![Governor Brian Kemp meets with employees and community members at the NWPCA Fall Plant Tour](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622284d971a1e658fc558372/5a5e9a26-1a27-4f08-89a2-e26eeb790330/IMG_6754.jpg)
![Governor Brian Kemp oversees the Heart Wood plant](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622284d971a1e658fc558372/fe3a5145-92ec-4d84-a3c3-b5781f9c19e7/IMG_6761.jpg)
![Lunch provided during the NWPCA Fall Plant Tour](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622284d971a1e658fc558372/9ff4f917-61fe-43ad-b516-888124e6fe81/IMG_6859.jpg)
![Josh and Merri Stephens pose with a red truck by the Heart Wood entrance](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622284d971a1e658fc558372/5ccb82d5-fb1d-4da0-a3fc-8038786f2404/IMG_6897.jpg)
![Heart Wood plant tour in progress](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622284d971a1e658fc558372/94ca0879-90b3-49f2-a6ba-87cafac23bf0/IMG_6222.jpg)
![Congressman Rick Allen tours the Heart Wood conference room](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622284d971a1e658fc558372/b86f9aa8-9d0c-469e-ac08-0a91a22c867d/IMG_6394.jpg)
![Governor Brian Kemp and Josh Stephens in conversation](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622284d971a1e658fc558372/19b85b95-2301-4186-a191-cbfa7a5ae280/IMG_6563.jpg)
![Governor Brian Kemp speaks to the attendees of the NWPCA fall plant tour](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622284d971a1e658fc558372/88b2145b-3fde-427a-b579-2608e6ede6e4/IMG_6668.jpg)
![Governor Brian Kemp, First Lady Marty Kemp and Congressman Rick Allen pose](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622284d971a1e658fc558372/6139452c-779d-4ca3-b916-0aaa5e0aa241/IMG_6719.jpg)
![Group of visitors in orange safety vests take a tour of the plant site](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622284d971a1e658fc558372/5d17fbfb-d4c1-4a6f-8c73-39d1d3670fba/IMG_6124.jpg)
![Gift bags from Heart Wood Products](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622284d971a1e658fc558372/7ff899d5-6cb9-4fde-aee8-fe565f807de1/IMG_5964.jpg)