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mer Packaging.“In order to continue our growth, and thrive,we made the historic decision to join Fort Dear- born Company.” Hammer Packaging was founded in 1912 in Roches- ter, New York, by Herman J. Meyering as Genesee Val- ley Lithographic Company. The company supplied labels to the regional agricul- tural industry in Western New York. Walter Hammer took control of the business in mid-1940s and changed the name to Hammer Lithograph. Over the years, the company evolved by moving into new markets and expanding capabilities. As the com- pany continued to grow, Walter’s son Ed Hammer assumed leadership of the company and in 1972, due to inroads the company had made in the food and beverage markets,Hammer moved to a new manufacturing facility called Metro Park. During the 26 years at Metro Park, Ed’s son Jim Ham- mer, the current President and CEO, assumed the lead- ership role and during this time the company’s name was changed to Hammer Packaging to reflect the com- pany’s expanded capabilities. In 1998, Hammer expanded again into a 90,000- square-foot facility on a 19-acre parcel of land adjacent to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Hammer’s new proximity to the globally recognized
Dearborn acquired Renaissance Mark, and in 2013, the company acquired AC Label/St Louis Litho, ex- panding its presence in the spirits, beverage, nutra- ceutical and confectionery end markets. The same year it also acquired FetterGroup’s paint and coatings label business. In 2015, Fort Dearborn acquired Core Label, a sup- plier of roll-fed labels to the beverage market. In 2016, Fort Dearborn acquired SleeveCo, a supplier of shrink and stretch sleeve labels.Two years later, the compa- ny acquired NCL Graphic Specialties, a supplier of cut & stack labels, promotional printing and flexible packaging. In 2019, Fort Dearborn acquired Walle Corporation, a supplier of cut & stack, roll-fed and shrink sleeve labels. Hammer Packaging With two facilities located in West Henrietta, New York, and Rochester, New York, Hammer Packaging offers cut & stack, in-mold, pressure sensitive, roll-fed, shrink and stretch sleeve labels as well as flexible pack- aging. It currently employs more than 450 associates. “As the fourth generation to own the company, I have guided the company with a ‘lead, don’t follow’ philos- ophy,” said Jim Hammer, President and CEO of Ham-
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