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On April 15, 2015,   Sheboygan Paper Box was presented the APICS (Shoreline Chapter), Company of the Year award in appreciation of SPBCo’s support of their organization during the 2014-2015 program year.   APICS is the leading professional association for supply chain and operations management, and a premier provider of research, education and certification programs that elevate supply chain excellence, innovation and resilience. SPBCo takes great pride in our continuing support of APICS.  We accepted the award at APICS’s April Professional Meeting.

On February 11, 2014, SPBCo was audited by an independent 3^rd party, designated by Walmart, to assess compliance to the very exacting ethical sourcing standards developed by the world’s leading retailer.  Encompassing everything from fire safety, to employee documentation and practices, to environmental and facilities procedures – this rigorous social compliance audit of our Sheboygan, WI facility was requested by one of our Food industry customers, but will be applicable to all of our customers with a keen interest in food defense, hygienic product, and comprehensive operational standards.  Out of 50+ possible findings, SPBCo received only 3 minor ones – all of which have by now been addressed with corrective actions in place.  SPBCo is proud of our continued ability to be a highly compliant provider of packaging solutions for the demanding customers we serve, many of whom sell to Walmart internationally.

SPBCo is extremely proud to announce the recent purchase of a KBA 145 Rapida (57”) printing press.  Continuing the Company’s commitment to large format sheet-fed offset converting, this new technology combines the faster make-ready and increased run speed profile of past 40” printing presses with the large format 57” layout, double that of a 40”.  With 7 color capability, tower coater and extended delivery, and equipped with all of the latest technology in color control and automation, this new printing press will strongly complement our business mix of both branded and private label packaging for some of America’s leading consumer product companies. 

Scheduled to arrive in November, its installation will coincide with SPBCo’s 90^th anniversary.  As a very tangible sign of the Liebl family’s continued commitment to independent growth and excellence in converting, this new KBA 145 Rapida will give us the additional printing capacity that our strong past growth profile and future planned expansion demanded.  We anticipate that our historical metrics on responsive cycle times, reliable on-time deliveries, highly compliant product quality, and total cost competitiveness will all be enhanced by this significant capital expenditure.

SPBCo is pleased to welcome the latest in folder/gluer technology to our manufacturing capabilities — a Bobst Masterfold 110 folder/gluer. Installed the last week of January 2011, this state-of-the-art folder/gluer, complete with quality assurance scanning systems and automatic case packer, complements our other Bobst 110 folder/gluers ensuring the high quality and responsive service our customers have come to expect from SPBCo.