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volved including Chamber of Commerce officials, area business associates, suppliers, and customers. “We’ve been trying to do this honestly for about 10 years,” Ockerlund said. “We met with about five to seven companies and most of them were very interested until they understood what the investment was and then their interest started to wane.” Ockerlund could see, however, that Keevy and Dodge were ambitious and motivated. Texas will be the first Ox Box franchise with JCB implementing the systems and processes that have contributed to Ox Box’s success. “They could have figured it out on their own, but it might have taken a few years. We met with them and said, ‘Why do that? We’ll help you; we’ll fast track you, and we’ll teach you everything we learned the hard way so that you guys can get things up and running way faster than you normal- ly would and that’s what we’re achieving,” Ockerlund said. With thick corrugated board being as strong as wood yet one-fifth the weight of wood crates, the heavy-duty boxes provide a cost-effective alternative for shipping. Plus, it’s curbside recyclable, all of which aligns with JCB’s focus on developing environmentally sustainable packag- ing solutions. “A big component of JCB and Ox Box is our commit- ment to the green movement,” Dodge said.
Above: Raul Hernandez, General Manager at JCB Packaging, demonstrates some of the company’s protective foam de- signs during a plant tour. Below: JCB Packaging/Ox Box Texas was presented a Certificate of Appreciation from the Temple Chamber of Commerce. From left, are Eric Ockerlund, Guy Ockerlund, Corby Dodge, Brian Keevy and Chamber represen- tative Trevor Coots.
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