Mike Harwood, our former Deputy CEO was laid to rest last week…the following are a few final thoughts from some of those who worked with him. While each remembers Mike in his or her own way, most spoke of common traits – his gentlemanly ways, his incredible work ethic, the respect he commanded in the …
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Pratt Displays Talent
Pratt Display has won three awards at a major industry event honoring the most innovative and effective in-store and point-of-purchase displays. Our team won one Silver and two Bronze awards from POPAI, the global association for marketing at-retail, at its 2015 Outstanding Merchandising Achievement (OMA) competition in Las Vegas. The judges’ committee – comprised of industry manufacturers, retailers and brand marketers – scored entries based on how well they conveyed the marketing achievements noted in the answers …
Industry Loses Giant
Pratt Industries announced today the passing of its former Deputy CEO Mike Harwood, one of the most respected leaders in the global paper and packaging industry. Mike, 71, died peacefully at his home Sunday in Marietta, Ga. after a bout with cancer, surrounded by his family including his beloved wife of many years, Renie. Company …
Pratt Leads Coalition to Increase School Recycling and Environmental Awareness in NYC
Pratt Industries announced today it would lead a unique coalition of government, private enterprise, trade associations and non-profits to increase recycling rates and environmental awareness among students and teachers in dozens of New York City schools. Pratt chairman Anthony Pratt was joined by local leaders including Staten Island Borough President James S. Oddo in releasing details of the program, which for the first time will introduce a detailed anti-littering, pro-recycling …
Pratt Breaks Ground on Corrugated Box Factory in Beloit, WI
Pratt Industries broke ground yesterday on its new $52 million corrugated box factory in Beloit, Wisconsin. The 350,000 sq. ft. facility, due for start-up in early 2016, will sit on a 56-acre site and produce 600 tons of recycled boxes a day at capacity. It will also eventually provide 140 full-time jobs – as well as approximately 200 during construction. The facility will not only boast the most advanced technologies in the packaging industry, but …
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Pratt Industries Expands Into California
Pratt Industries has made a major expansion into California with the acquisition of the Salinas-based food and agricultural packaging company, Robert Mann Packaging. Pratt paid $60 million for the privately-owned RMP group which has $150 million in annual sales and more than a dozen facilities in the western U.S. and Mexico, including a 350,000 square-foot …
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Pizza Patrón Presented with Pratt’s Environmental Impact Award
Pratt Industries has honored leading food company Pizza Patrón as one of its most environmentally-friendly customers. Pratt’s team, led by South West Division President Mike Tansey, presented executives from Pizza Patrón with an Environmental Impact Award for using 100% recycled content packaging in delivering some of the best pizza on the market. Tansey noted the Dallas-based pizza company’s closed …
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Grambling State University Establishes a Campus-wide Recycling Program
Pratt Industries has teamed with Grambling State University to provide students with a cleaner, greener campus through a college-wide initiative to replace regular trash cans with recycling bins. The program will allow the student body to participate in the collection of recyclables on campus – eventually providing an income stream for the famed university – as well as …
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Pratt Industries’ Conyers Facility Celebrates 20 Years
TWENTY years ago today an upstart Pratt Industries launched what was to become a revolution in the paper and packaging industry with the production of its very first reel of 100 percent recycled paper. Cheered on by a group of pioneering engineers, operators and maintenance crews that had worked tirelessly on the construction and start …
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