Independent Carton Group Welcomes Two New Members The Independent Carton Group (ICG) has wel-
tion of being among the top three oldest compa- nies in the ICG. Founded in 1882, the now fourth-generation family company is owned by Ron Harris, president and CEO, and Christine Jones Harris, who serves as principal, strategic partnerships, and is also the great-
comed two new mem- bers: Jones Packaging of London, Ontario, and Wausau Container of Wausau,Wisconsin. Both companies were ap- proved for ICG member- ship during the group’s recent general member- ship meeting in Clayton, North Carolina, which was hosted by ICG member 3C Packaging. The ICG was founded
Andrew Willie of the ICG ( center ) with Jeff Plier ( left ) and Chuck Plier ( right ) of Wausau Container.
granddaughter of the founder. Jones’ portfolio includes folding cartons as well as labels, inserts, compliance packaging, and contract packaging services. Family Owned Wausau Container, founded in 1993, is owned by fa- ther-and-son team Chuck and Jeff Plier.Wausau Con- tainer is one of only a few ICG member companies with flexographic printing capabilities in addition to sheet-fed offset and lithographic production. ICG’s 19 members in 13 U.S. states and Canada col- lectively represent more than $700 million in annual sales and 1,482 years of packaging history.
Jay Willie ( left to right ) and Kim Pearce of the ICG with Christine Jones Harris and Ron Harris of Jones Packaging.
with five members in 1982, and with the two addi- tions, the group now has 19 independently owned and operated folding carton manufacturers on its member roster. Jones is the first Canadian folding carton company approved for ICG membership in over two decades. In addition to being the only Canadian company on the member roster today, Jones also holds the distinc-
OEC’s Seamex ® sleeve was built through teamwork. From the moment Jack Schloesser adopted the Seamex product
25-years ago, a committed team of employees began on-going research, development and refinement that continues today. Analog to digital, flat-top-dot to HD, the continuous ITR sleeve has proven to be the industry gold standard. After 50,000+ sleeves in the marketplace, we’d like to thank our customers for 25 years of their continuous loyalty and use of a product that we are proud to call an OEC original.
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