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run the company. I don’t have the day-to-day skills to run the company, and I didn’t want to run the company. I want- ed to be involved in sales. We were growing, and my dad was 76 years old, and he was wanting to slow down, too.” It is not unusual for family businesses to bring in non- family members in key executive positions, but the deci- sion can be difficult. Says Jim, “I’m glad I was such a good salesman because first I had to sell myself on the idea.” Shortly after that, Jim was touring a local Taylor Corp. printing facility; at the time, Taylor was the largest private- ly owned commercial print house in the United States. There, he met Michael Gallagher, a division director for Taylor overseeing six printing plants across the U.S. “I was actually very interested in acquiring Central for Taylor,” re- calls Gallaher. “But I always say Jim acquired me, so it got flipped around.” In Gallagher, Jim found the new president of Central Package & Display. The timing for Gallagher was right. A graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul, he became a licensed certified public accountant (CPA) and immediate- ly worked for Taylor, where he spent 20 years and rose to the level of director. The travel involved was taking a toll on his growing family, so he was looking for something lo- cal. He checked all of Jim’s requirements: someone local, with a Master of Business Administration or CPA, a family man, and someone young enough to grow with the com- pany. To Gallagher, the choice was easy. “The commonali- ty between Taylor Corp. and Central is that we never want- ed to be in the mainstream. We wanted to be in niches,” he says. “There are a lot of similarities between the two companies.” He joined Central in 2014. Gallagher says his strength is his focus on day-to-day operations. “We’re an execution company, and I’m very involved in the day-to-day,” he says. “Some people say, ‘Well, don’t work in the business, work on the business.’ But our business is being in the business. It’s focusing on today and executing. I’m very hands-on.” Gallagher’s hands-on focus and the Haglund family’s commitment foretell a productive and profitable future for the company. Some of their initiatives for growth include adding sales representatives, investing in new equipment to increase capacity, and focusing on key industries to build on existing strengths—an extension of Jim’s philos- ophy of staying away from the mainstream.
OHIO BLOW PIPE/ADVANCED AIRSYSTEMS www.obpairsystems.com For 85 years the Ohio Blow Pipe company and its whol- ly owned subsidiary, Advanced Airsystems, have provided the corrugated and folding carton industries with systems and products to process scrap. We engineer, fabricate, install, service, provide system audits, and offer a wide range of scrap and dust collection systems and products to include cyclones, under roof AIR-SCREEN™ systems, pit belt systems, CLEANAIR dust collectors, Mist-Clone™ dust control systems for vacuum feeds, material handling fans, ductwork, switch valves, airveyors, balers, and shredders. OMP www.omp.com OMP helps companies facing complex planning challenges to excel, grow and thrive by offering the best digitized sup- ply chain planning solution on the market. It handles all sup- ply chain planning challenges in a unified way, synchroniz- ing all planning stages, horizons, and functions. Hundreds of customers run OMP’s cloud-based solution to generate more value by making informed decisions. OMP invests one out of every three dollars earned into innovation.
PAPER AND DUST PROS, INC. www.paperanddustpros.com
We custom design, install and service air conveyed scrap and dust collection systems. Our unique APS® is smaller, lighter, and more reliable than current cyclones. Contact us to learn how the APS® System can enhance your operation.
PROFERO SYSTEMS, INC. www.ProferoSystems.com
Profero Systems the leader in double facer heating and traction section conversions and performance enhancing products. Featuring products from Contact Bars and Com- pensating Rolls to New Glue Machines and Double Facers.
GF PUHL www.gfpuhl.com
GF PUHL designs, manufactures and installs air conveyed scrap & dust collection systems for the packaging and cor- rugated industries. With 40 years of experience, USA and International. We offer below or above roof systems featur- ing cyclones OR screen separators with real time pressure balancing for optimal dust control. High efficiency cyclones for sheet transfer exhaust systems eliminate water con- sumption and deliver dust directly to compactor or briquet- ter for low maintenance, sustainability and reliability.
Central Package & Display reflects the personality of its founder, Jim, and his commitment to family, employees, and customers. Gallagher says it best when talking about his 10-year tenure at Central: “I’ve never come into a company that’s successful like Cen- tral Package & Display. But it’s not just about the work; it’s about the family.”
QUEST7, INC. www.Quest7.us
Quest7, Inc. is focused on being a leading manufacturer and distributor of critical parts and materials required in the cor- rugated box industry. Our commitment of “Bringing the Best to You,” reflects the level of quality and customer response in what we do every day.
Steve Young
Steve Young is AICC’s ambassador-at-large. He can be reached at (202) 297-0583 or syoung@AICCbox.org.
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