“but we knew the right thing to do was take action and do our part to keep employees safe and adhere to strict CDC safety guidelines.” Lackner attributes Colbert’s ability to supply the ur- gently needed pharmaceutical packaging orders to an up-to-date business continuity plan (BCP), as well as five key factors: 1.A willing and able workforce 2.The right printing and finishing equipment 3.Technology for quality assurance 4. Inventory availability and trusted supply chain 5. Supportive customer base Colbert is a 60-year-old family-owned business with more than 300 employees, many of whom have been with the company for decades.As a secondary packag- ing producer for pharmaceutical and food-safe prod- ucts, it was deemed an essential business during this pandemic. Upon BCP activation, Colbert’s IT team facilitated and secured home-based operations for its office staff, while production scheduling enacted drastic course corrections in each of its three facilities. Employees adapted to newly required safety prac- tices and worked diligently to balance capacity with customer demand.
Sustainable Packaging (Cont’d from Page 9) rates, especially for plastic packages.The launch of the New Plastics Economy Commitment in 2018 spurred over 200 businesses, including the largest companies such as Walmart, Target, Nestle and Unilever to aim for 100 percent reusable, recyclable and compostable plastic packaging by 2025. These ambitious targets and related initiatives have brought extensive collaboration within and across in- dustries, bringing hope for the ingredients necessary for progress: efficient and safe design, responsibly sourced materials and a circular packaging system.
Colbert Packaging Meets Covid Response Needs
BestBrightHalfHOUSEfour.qxp_Layout 1 9/13/18 3:04 PM Page 1 “No one anticipated the magnitude of this pandem- ic,” reflected Colbert President & COO John Lackner, When the leadership team from Colbert Packaging Corporation, a provider of paperboard packaging solu- tions, met to formalize its 2020 operating plan, little could it know how drastically the plan would change in a matter of weeks. Soon, the operations team mobi- lized for rapid response to demand for COVID-19 test kits and other pandemic-related products in need of secondary packaging.
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