Industrial Packaging Achieves Pandemic Prepared Certification Manhattan, Kansas based Industrial Packaging, a leading customized contract packaging, technical services pro- vider, and packaging materials & machinery supplier for manufacturers and distributors of foods, consumer and in- dustrial goods, has become the first packaging company in the world and the first U.S.-based company to achieve Pandemic Prepared Certification. This certification pro- vides assurance for their food and beverage supply cus- tomers that their company is committed to establishing and maintaining industry-recognized best practices for supporting food safety, employee health and business continuity. “To have a packaging company step up and make this commitment for their operation and employees, as well as the benefit of their food and beverage customers, is real- ly exceptional,” said Steve Robert, Global Vice-President, Sales/Marketing and Product Innovation, AIB International. “Even during the ongoing pandemic, certification provides assurance for their customers that Industrial Packaging is committed to bringing the highest standards of integrity to the global food and beverage supply chain. Proactive leaders like Industrial Packaging understand that certifica- tion can be particularly impactful because they work with so many brands who depend on their packaging products.
Because certification can help mitigate the impacts of the pandemic, those customers then know they can depend on us to deliver, no matter the circumstances.” When the pandemic hit, the leadership team at Indus- trial Packaging worked quickly to modify their plant and implement best practices to make sure their facility was a safe place to work. They changed the layout of employee areas, distributed masks, invested in a thermal scanner, installed Plexi-barriers, and hands-free doors, sinks, and sanitizers. They then communicated about these changes to their customers, contractors, suppliers, and employees. When they learned about the Pandemic Prepared Certifi- cation, they realized that they were already living the stan- dard, but certification would be a great way to be audited against the standard and recognize their commitment to establishing and maintaining these best practices. “Industrial Packaging has long been committed to pro- viding innovative solutions for our customers, so when Pandemic Prepared Certification was presented as an op- portunity to continue raising our standards of operation, we were excited about the challenge,” said Ingrid Swee- ney, Compliance Manager, Industrial Packaging. “We’re especially proud to be the first packaging company and the first U.S.-based company to be certified. It clearly demonstrates our commitment to providing the best pos- sible service for our customers in distribution, candy, con- fectionary, and a variety of other food markets, and ulti- mately their consumers.”
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