Flexpak Acquires Katzke Packaging Of Colorado
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Woods Cross, Utah based Flexpak LLC, a value-added distributor and supplier of packaging supplies, announced that it completed the acquisition of Katzke Packaging Co. and Packaging Converting on September 1. Katzke is a distributor of corrugated boxes, custom foam, poly bags, bubble wrap, stretch wrap, tapes and la- bels. The company is based in Aurora, Colorado, and was founded in 1948. For 75 years, Katzke has been a leading packaging dis- tributor in Colorado, supporting customers across diverse end markets including industrials, consumer products, healthcare and moving and logistics. Katzke represents Flexpak’s second acquisition in Col- orado, following its February 2023 acquisition of Thorn- ton-based Preferred Packaging Products, and creates a premier platform serving the region. “We are delighted to welcome Glenn Suta, Andrew Dannewitz, and the entire Katzke team into the Flexpak family. Katzke has a long history of exceptional customer service that aligns with Flexpak’s customer promise to ‘Ex- pect Extraordinary.’ “With the combined capabilities of Preferred Packaging and Katzke, we look forward to expanding Flexpak’s cus- tom packaging solutions offering throughout Colorado,” said Flexpak CEO Brian Kellen. Glenn Suta, President of Katzke said they are excited to join forces with Flexpak. “I look forward to working with Brian and his team to expand our business and deliver world-class service to our customers as part of the Flexpak platform,” he said. Flexpak’s acquisition of Katzke is consistent with its strategy to expand its geographic presence throughout the Mountain West region. The combination of Flexpak, Preferred Packaging, and Katzke creates a leading packaging solutions provider in Colorado with a high-quality sales team and expertise across a variety of end-markets and packaging types. “We are excited to partner with the Katzke team and to broaden Flexpak’s presence and capabilities in Colorado. “Going forward, Flexpak will continue to pursue growth and geographic expansion through strategic and comple- mentary acquisitions in both existing and new markets,” said Charlie Denison, Managing Director at Shorehill Cap- ital LLC. Flexpak and Shorehill partnered in 2021. Katzke rep- resents the partnership’s fourth acquisition following ac- quisitions in Arizona, Colorado, and southern Utah. The Shorehill team has been active in the packaging industry over the last two decades, investing over $300 million in equity across 23 acquisitions. The team’s experience includes packaging distribution and manufacturing across a wide variety of substrates. For more information, visit flexpak.net .
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Sauer provides intelligent solutions for scoring, slitting, slit-scoring, and perforating on corrugators and floor slitters; and glue tab cutting, creasing, slotting, trimming and scrap chopping on presses. New, featured offerings include FRX Adjustable Folding Rail System and G3 Scoring System: the latest proven creasing technology on the market.
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Interactive website for Stafford Corrugated Products and Stafford Cutting Dies. Featuring online ordering of replace- ment parts. Also, visitors can automatically calculate sheet size for most die-cut standards.
SUN AUTOMATION GROUP ® www.sunautomation.com
SUN Automation Group is the global leader in providing innovative solutions to the corrugated industry. SUN engi- neers and builds the SUN625 Rotary Die Cutter, provides sales, service and support in North and Central America for Latitude Machinery Corporation, manufacturer of Mini to Jumbo FFG and RDCs. Additionally, SUN is the North Amer- ican, UK and Ireland sales and service provider for Para Machinery’s line of equipment, and is the North American sales provider for Highcon. SUN also powers the corrugat- ed industry’s premier IIoT platform, Helios, and is the OEM source for Langston/Staley equipment parts and service. THACKER INDUSTRIAL SERVICE COMPANY www.thackerindustrial.com Specializing in corrugated machinery, T.I.S.CO. offers quali- ty-made products, support services, and more. T.I.S.CO. has a reputation of dependability, not only in the product, but in service and support. With more than 25 years’ experience, T.I.S.CO. installs equipment and machinery, moves or sets up entire plants, rewires and rebuilds - all over the world. VT GROUP www.vtgrouponline.com VT offers prepress services for the POP display and corru- gated shipping container industry including graphic design, optimized digitally imaged printing plates and innovative pre-mounting solutions. Our large-format digital printing fa- cility (Digital Impact) is a leading short-run manufacturer of distinctive POP displays and signage where litho-like graph-
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WPR Services was established in 2016. What originally start- ed as a technical services company expanded its product offerings to include a machine center learning platform POWtalk™. Our analysis of video, audio, machine metrics, employee ergometrics, and person to person conversation provides a way to identify safety and process inefficiencies.
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September 25, 2023
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