Menasha Packaging announced that it has acquired Strine Printing of York, PA. Both companies are family-owned. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The York Dispatch also reported that Menasha Packaging has no plans to reduce the employee ranks at Strine Printing.
NEENAH, WI—Menasha Packaging will not be reducing the head count at Strine Printing, the York, PA-based firm it acquired on March 31, according to the York Dispatch. All 325 employees will keep their jobs, Menasha Vice President of Marketing Dennis Bonn told the newspaper.
Following a recent acquisition, company executives said no job cuts are anticipated at Strine Printing. The printing business was acquired March 31 by Menasha Packaging, a Wisconsin-based company with more than 3,600 employees and 40 locations nationwide.
The 325 employees at Strine Printing will keep their jobs, said Dennis Bonn, vice president of marketing for Menasha.
The acquisition will strengthen Menasha's operations on the East Coast, company President Mike Waite said in a press release.
Significant transactions were announced throughout the spectrum of packaging technologies in March, from the basics—paper making for packaging products, to the sophisticated—global management of brand identity at multiple print providers across the globe, many using different printing technologies.
One way to move into packaging is to buy your way in. Transcontinental did exactly that by acquiring flexible packaging printer Capri Packaging. Although the full details of the transaction were not made public, based on its stated goal to jump into flexible packaging, the acquisition looks like a smart deal for Transcontinental.
The acquisition of Strine Printing of York, PA, will further strengthen Menasha Packaging's graphic packaging, merchandising and fulfillment capabilities, and operations on the East Coast.
The acquisition of Strine Printing of York, PA, will further strengthen Menasha Packaging's graphic packaging, merchandising and fulfillment capabilities, and operations on the East Coast.
Strine Printing has launched a new division, named Strine Retail Solutions, that will focus on delivering in-store signage, shopper marketing materials, and point-of-purchase (POP) display solutions to top retailers and brand clients. Retail marketing veteran Scott Carter will lead the initiative.
Those lithographic printers walking the show floor earlier this month at Graph Expo in search of a bevy of heavy-iron, offset presses were sorely disappointed. With press manufacturers Heidelberg USA, Komori America and Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses opting to pass on this year's show, the South Hall at McCormick Place lacked the all-encompassing lineup of traditional press vendors that visitors in years past have come to expect.
“All in One Package” is Strine slogan. With the capacity and flexibility of five manroland large-format presses, the printer is in position to print anything, any size, any time. This is a major part of what sets it apart from the competition, as are the people at Strine, who really know their business, the art of printing and the way it all works together.
YORK, PA—Workers at Strine Printing were evacuated Wednesday after a contract worker needed to be treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, The York Dispatch reported. No one else showed signs of exposure, and employees were allowed to return to work about 30 minutes later.
