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Davis insists that running a successful business starts with hiring the right people, then giving them the right education. He believes that teaching his employees and operators on how we make money in the box business improves their performance and the overall performance of the company, which is why he began the practice of put- ting the price of each box on the job ticket so the operator can better understand what the value of the job is worth. This can help reduce waste and improve efficiencies in the
The Right Stuff The “island” of Colorado is home to most of Packaging Express’s customers, 65 percent of whom are in the Den- ver area. The company expands its radius with marketing companies whose national brands aren’t necessarily Col-
plant. “We share a lot of information with our operators that a lot of companies for whatever reason, choose not to share,” says Davis. “At the end of the day, no one’s really interested in making me more money, they want to know how they can make more for themselves.” In addition, Packaging Express’s employees are the CONTINUED ON PAGE 42 Packaging Express has the distinction of being the sheet plant operating at the highest elevation in the country.
orado based but which have, according to Davis, been a “ton of fun” to work with. This includes a lot of food and beverage work and a niche with big boxes that include bicycle boxes, snowboard boxes, as well as boxes for skis, fishing rods, and anything else you would expect to find in a state that enjoys the outdoors. Packaging Express’s Master Die Maker, Levi Matteson.
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