Berlin Packaging Completes All-Pak Integration with Rebranding

CHICAGO, Jan. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Berlin Packaging, a leading full-service supplier of plastic, glass, and metal containers and closures, announced today that all sales and warehouse locations formerly known as All-Pak, Inc., are now operating under the Berlin Packaging name. The rebranding is the culmination of a 10-month initiative to integrate the two businesses, following Berlin Packaging's acquisition of All-Pak in March 2010.

All-Pak's back-office business systems have also been migrated to Berlin Packaging's award-winning Oracle/PeopleSoft enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform, enabling former All-Pak customers and suppliers to have access to Berlin Packaging's advanced order, inventory, and delivery management systems. Oracle/PeopleSoft technology has played a central role in maximizing Berlin Packaging's customer service, including helping the company achieve 99% on-time delivery every month for over six years.

With the All-Pak rebranding and the acquisition of Continental Packaging Solutions announced last month, Berlin Packaging now has:

• More than 70 sales and warehouse facilities operating under the Berlin Packaging banner across North America, putting more resources closer to customers in key geographic markets for enhanced customer service.
• A broader network of expertise, with deep knowledge in personal care, pharmaceutical, lab supplies, food and beverage, chemical and industrial, dangerous goods packaging, and other vital sectors.
• A powerful array of services, including custom packaging design, international sourcing, capital lending, supply chain optimization, inventory management, and assembly.

The combined Berlin Packaging/All-Pak organization experienced double-digit sales growth in 2010, with each original entity also experiencing double digit sales growth.

"Our goal in acquiring All-Pak was to improve on what we already did well by extending our geographic reach, adding packaging consultants, broadening our product offerings, and sharing best practices. Integrating the two companies has accomplished all of these goals with no disruption to either customers or suppliers," said Andrew T. Berlin, Chairman and CEO of Berlin Packaging. "We are now operating as a single company under one of the best-known brands in the packaging marketplace, ensuring efficient and consistent service with common procedures and a shared philosophy that has driven this company for decades: 'Anything Is Possible.'"

About Berlin Packaging

Berlin Packaging is one of North America's largest stocking suppliers of plastic, glass and metal containers and closures.  With over 25,000 available SKUs, over 100 packaging consultants, and more than 70 sales and warehouse locations across North America, the company has the right products, expertise, and geographic proximity to help customers increase their net income through packaging products and services.  Berlin Packaging supplies billions of containers and closures annually as well as warehousing and logistics services for customers of all sizes in all industries.  It is the only company in its sector to be ISO 9001 certified, to have Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) certification, and to achieve 99% on-time delivery of its shipments every month for over six years.  Related services include Studio One Eleven, a full-service custom packaging and graphic design division; Berlin Global Packaging Group, a global sourcing solutions provider including custom packaging, order and quality management, and logistics; E3, a consulting division that helps customers unlock profit; Berlin Financial Services, which provides financing for equipment and capital improvements; Dangerous Goods, offering safe, economical, UN-certified packaging solutions for shipping dangerous and temperature-sensitive goods; Freund Container & Supply, a need-it-now packaging and industrial supplies provider with no minimum order requirements; and Qorpak, a global supplier of laboratory packaging and supplies.  The company can be reached at 1-800-2-BERLIN or at www.BerlinPackaging.com. 

SOURCE Berlin Packaging