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ORBIS CORPORATION ACQUIRES LINPAC
MATERIAL HANDLING BUSINESS IN NORTH AMERICA
Customers will benefit from an expanded product line and enhanced service levels
OCONOMOWOC, Wis., January 2, 2007 - ORBIS Corporation, a subsidiary of Menasha Corporation,
announced today it has completed its acquisition of the North American material handling business
of LINPAC Group Limited, Birmingham, England. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The acquired LINPAC business manufactures bulk containers and pallets used in
automotive, food, beverage and general industrial applications. Included in the purchase are
manufacturing facilities in Georgetown and Bardstown, Kentucky. LINPAC’s materials handling
business has approximately 285 employees in North America. The transaction also includes LINPAC’s
sales, engineering and testing capabilities in Shanghai, China.
“This acquisition is one of several made over the last couple of years in support of Menasha
Corporation’s goal of long-term profitable growth,” said Arthur W. Huge, president and chief
executive officer of Menasha Corporation. “The acquired business will strengthen the innovative
product design and development capabilities that helped make ORBIS a leading returnable packaging
product and service provider in North America.”
According to Jim Kotek, president of ORBIS, “Our customers are continually looking to ORBIS
for leadership and expertise in ways to reduce their supply chain costs with returnable packaging.
This is a tremendous opportunity to meet the diverse and growing needs of the marketplace with an
expanded product line and enhanced service levels to support our customers in North America.
Additionally, it will extend ORBIS’ reach into China, allowing us to quickly respond to the growing
needs for returnable packaging in the Chinese marketplace.”
ORBIS has a proven record and reputation with North American and international companies for
enhanced material movement through its innovative product and service solutions.
About ORBIS
Plastic returnable containers and pallets improve the flow of product all along the supply
chain to reduce costs. ORBIS, based in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, helps world-class customers move
their product faster, easier, safer and more cost-effectively. ORBIS uses proven expertise,
industry-leading knowledge, innovation, superior products (containers, pallets and dunnage) and
supply chain services (pooling, cleaning and logistics) to implement plastic returnable packaging
systems. To learn more, contact ORBIS, a subsidiary of Menasha Corporation, at 888-307-2185
or visit
www.orbiscorporation.com.
About Menasha Corporation
Menasha Corporation is based in Neenah, Wisconsin. Established in 1849, it is one
of America’s oldest privately held manufacturing companies and specializes in corrugated packaging
and high-quality point-of-purchase displays, plastic returnable packaging, in-store consumer
promotion and pharmaceutical labeling and packaging. The company has more than 2,900
employees in facilities located across North America. Visit the web site at
www.menasha.com.
About LINPAC Materials Handling
LINPAC Materials Handling is part of the £1.1 billion plus LINPAC Group, formed in
1959. Its principle activities are in plastic returnable materials handling products and
services, which are used predominantly in the food, retail, automotive and beverage markets.
LINPAC Materials Handling in Europe is being strengthened by the recently announced acquisition of
Allibert and will continue to focus on the retail, automotive and industrial sectors. LINPAC was
bought from the founding family shareholders in August 2003 through a management buy-out backed by
Montagu Private Equity.
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Contact: Samantha Goetz
Marketing Communications Manager
(262) 560-5364
samantha.goetz@orbiscorporation.com
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