Cresswood Shredding Machinery

08/24/2026

Our team is starting to arrive in Atlanta for IWF Atlanta!

Be sure to visit Booth # B4852 and talk to Ryan Butzman, Max Fadin, Steve Sarver and Jack Cress to see if we can help with your company's wood waste!

08/18/2026

Some Cresswood employees got to enjoy yesterday’s great weather at the Cal's Angels Charity Golf Outing raising money for pediatric cancer! 💛😇🪽

We love being able to support our community in any way that we can. 🏌🏼‍♂️💛

08/10/2026

Quick math for wood manufacturers:

3 operators x 25 min/shift managing scrap = 6+ hours/day of lost production.

That's not a disposal problem. That's a labor problem disguised as a waste problem.

The fix isn't more people. It's better material flow.

Here's how plants are solving it before IWF Atlanta.

https://cresswood.com/how-wood-manufacturers-are-reducing-labor-costs-with-scrap-handling/

08/04/2026

Floor space is production capacity.

Every square foot occupied by scrap waiting for a hauler is a square foot you can't use for staging, assembly, or flow.

5 signs your plastic waste strategy has hit its ceiling: https://cresswood.com/5-signs-its-time-to-move-from-plastic-waste-collection-to-your-own-shredding-equipment/

07/20/2026

For high-volume plastics manufacturers, haul-away may seem like the simplest way to manage production scrap—but recurring fees, contamination risks, lost material value, and added handling can quickly change the equation.

One manufacturer featured in our latest article achieved 99.4% virgin resin utilization after bringing scrap recovery in-house. The result was a cleaner, more streamlined plant with greater control over material quality, production flow, and operating costs.

Is your facility approaching the tipping point where in-house shredding makes more sense?

Read the full article: https://cresswood.com/in-house-plastic-shredding-vs-outsourced-haul-away/

07/02/2026

05/26/2026

IWF Atlanta is more than a trade show. It’s an opportunity to rethink how scrap moves through your operation, how much labor it consumes, and where efficiency is being lost.

Before you walk the show floor, know what to look for. Our latest blog breaks down what manufacturers should be evaluating heading into IWF 2026.

Read the blog here: https://cresswood.com/what-to-expect-at-iwf-atlanta-2026-and-why-it-matters-for-your-operation/

05/25/2026

In honor of Memorial Day, our shop and office are closed today.

We pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. We are grateful for their courage, dedication, and the freedoms they have protected.

Wishing everyone a meaningful and reflective Memorial Day.

04/22/2026

This Earth Day, it’s worth asking how much of your waste could actually be reused instead of sent to a landfill?

For many manufacturers, the opportunity is already there.

Here are 5 practical ways recycling equipment helps reduce waste, lower hauling costs, and turn scrap into usable material.

https://cresswood.com/five-ways-recycling-equipment-reduces-landfill-waste/

04/13/2026

If running a pallet operation feels harder than it did two years ago, that’s because it is. Here's what's driving that change, and what the best operators are doing about it.

Read the full blog post recapping our time at the NWPCA Annual Leadership Conference: https://cresswood.com/what-pallet-operators-need-to-know-in-2026/