Berlin Packaging, a leading full-service supplier of plastic, glass, and metal containers and closures, has completed the integration of all operations of Chicago-based Continental Packaging Solutions…
Berlin Packaging, a leading full-service supplier of plastic, glass, and metal containers and closures, has completed the integration of all operations of Chicago-based Continental Packaging Solutions, which it acquired in December 2010. The integration process included the rebranding of all Continental sales and warehouse locations, along with transitioning employees and back-end technology to operate in the Berlin Packaging environment. Integration has resulted in the expansion of Berlin Packaging“s footprint to more than 80 locations across North America, along with a dozen additional warehouses and new sales offices in Boston, Miami, Milwaukee and Champaign, Illinois. Other results are the full integration with Berlin Packaging“s Oracle/PeopleSoft order, inventory, and delivery management systems; access by former Continental customers to a broader array of services, including custom packaging and graphic design, capital lending, and consulting; enhancement of Berlin Packaging“s on-the-ground Asian sourcing capabilities with the addition of Continental“s supplier network and order volume; consolidation of sales leads, new product news, and other communications for the two companies“ joint suppliers under the Berlin Packaging umbrella. The acquisition of Continental Packaging was Berlin Packaging“s second acquisition in ten months, following the acquisition of Pittsburgh-based All-Pak, Inc. in March 2010.