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A few years ago, a potential new customer for Kansas City, Mo.-based Vanguard Packaging called its president, Mark Mathes, and expressed a desire to upgrade its furniture packaging. Mathes was quick to hop in his car and learn more.
When Harry Voss bought 54-year-old Diamond Packaging in 1965, it had seven employees and did $243,000 in annual sales. In 2002, Diamond Packaging reached $40 million in sales, had 250 full-time employees and up to 150 temporary workers in its contract packaging division.
It's one thing to turn around a business in good times. But add the challenges of an anemic economy, customer consolidation, corporate fraud, and the effect of Sept. 11, and most entrepreneurs might reconsider.
Kappa De Zeeuw Golfkarton markets itself as "specialists in colorful packaging solutions" and with the recent installation of its Cuir six-color Rotaflexo Mark II, it's gaining even more recognition.
Chuck Hamilton, president, St. Joseph Packaging, takes great pride in how he and his ancestors have built this independent folding carton converter: one order at a time.
SCA Packaging Lombardia Srl, Arcore, Italy, is one of SCA's main production plants, producing corrugated sheets to the numerous small box factories situated in and near Milan.
