Great Northern Laminations Joins Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS)

Amazon Preferred Supplier

Great Northern Laminations is now a member of the Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS), a select group of companies that Amazon officially recognizes as packaging experts who can help e-commerce vendors with their packaging challenges.

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Learn how Great Northern can assist you with meeting Amazon’s new standards.

Laminations’ Aaron Sass Wins JA Volunteer of the Year

Junior Achievement

We’re excited to announce Great Northern Laminations’ Aaron Sass has won the Junior Achievement’s Volunteer of the Year award! He was selected for his dedication to the program, as well as for his flexibility to contribute wherever the need is greatest. Aaron has helped JA to reach over 500 students from elementary through high school, both during and after school hours, and has recruited others to help with this fantastic program. “Aaron truly goes above and beyond to support the students in the Fox Cities,” commented Vicki Kessler, Program Manager at Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, Inc. Read More…

Laminations Earns Veritiv Tier 1 Supplier Designation

Exterior of Veritiv building

In the spirit of our mission, Helping our customers win by doing what others can’t or won’t, the Great Northern Laminations team has earned a Tier 1 designation with Veritiv, a leading North American B-To-B distributor. As the only edge protection provider in the Tier 1 supplier category, Laminations shares this status with 6 other companies: 3M, Sealed Air, Pregis, IPG, Berry Global, and Sigma. The new designation was announced January 2018. This is the first time Veritiv has added a Tier 1 partner since the inception of its program three years ago.

The Laminations team has received this notable designation through GREAT SERVICE, showing exceptional responsiveness day in and day out, GREAT RELIABILITY by delivering consistent quality and dependability, and GREAT SOLUTIONS as an innovative, value-added partner. Read More…

Mayfran International Transitions to Custom Paperboard Crating for Reliable Product Protection

Custom paperboard crating

The advantages of custom paperboard crating are often best demonstrated by real-life customer experiences. The October 2017 issue of Modern Materials Handling features a story about Mayfran International, who had experienced quality issues with the wood crating used to ship heavy equipment.  Products were damaged due to the wood crating breaking or when it vibrated against the equipment.  After recognizing the issues, they transitioned to Laminations’ custom paperboard crating to keep their quality commitment to customers. Read More…

Laminations® To Showcase New SURECrate™ Product

SURECrate showcase

APPLETON, Wis., August 25, 2015 – Laminations® will showcase its new SURECrate™ product solution at the upcoming PACK EXPO in Las Vegas, NV September 28-30.  The booth is #6714.

The SURECrate Custom Engineered Solution is a comprehensive, turnkey alternative that offers all-around protection and stacking strength for large or irregular-shaped products. It’s ideal for any heavy or hard-to-box items and is a superior choice to wood crating. Made from the same 100% recycled laminated paperboard materials as all Laminations® products, each SURECrate Custom Engineered Solution is a complete engineered system that is customized to the precise needs of each situation.

PACK EXPO represents the latest innovations and trends in the processing and packaging industry. The show features a number of interactive venues for attendees. In 2015, nearly 30,000 industry professionals attended the show.

More to follow as we get closer to the date!

Introducing SURECrate™

SURECrate

The SURECrate™ Custom Engineered Solution is a comprehensive, turnkey alternative that offers all-around protection and stacking strength for large or irregular-shaped products. It’s ideal for any heavy or hard-to-box items and is a superior choice to wood crating. Made from the same 100% recycled laminated paperboard materials as all Laminations® products, each SURECrate Custom Engineered Solution is a complete engineered system that is customized to the precise needs of each situation.

The SURECrate™ Custom Engineered Solution is perfect for protecting any large, heavy and hard to-box product, whether it’s being shipped across town or around the world. SURECrate is ideal for products like: recreational vehicles, motorcycles, lawn tractors, generators and machine components.

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