Pratt Industries’ box-making plant in Dallas has proudly named The Container Store its “2013 Environmental Partner of the Year.” Dallas has been supplying The Container Store for the past 4 years, but the specialty storage and organizational product retailer embraced a culture of sustainability long before that – including a dedicated recycling program at its …
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Longtime Pratt papermaker Jay Hennessey will head to Indiana next week to assume duties as the first General Manager of Pratt’s fourth, 100 percent recycled paper mill currently under construction in Indiana. Jay, who was at Staten Island for 11 years – eight of them as GM – set numerous production records during his tenure …
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Millions of Americans celebrated Earth Day last week – and Pratt Industries employees were no exception – getting involved in everything from tree planting to educating school children about better care for the planet to handing out recycled shopping bags at farmers’ markets. They even helped Smokey the Bear educate youngsters about safeguarding state parks. “Pratt Industries is devoted to …
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Leading glassware manufacturer Libbey Inc of Shreveport, La, is the latest environmental champion to be honored by Pratt Industries with an Environmental Impact Award. Libbey has been a Pratt partner for 4 years and in that time has embraced the opportunity to promote its commitment to sustainability by using our 100% recycled packaging. In fact …
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Pratt Industries has officially broken ground on its new 100 percent recycled paper mill – the 4th such facility it’s built in the past 20 years. Company chairman Anthony Pratt said the Valparaiso, Indiana, mill would be world’s most technologically-advanced and environmentally friendly recycling mill and was “a dream come true” for Pratt Industries. “This …
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Pratt Industries’ environmental awards program honoring some of its most socially-responsible customers continues to single out eco-champions like Sofidel America – one of the nation’s fastest-growing tissue producers. The Florida-based Sofidel was selected for a Sustainability Award for its continued commitment to the environment by using 100% recycled packaging for its products and its ongoing …
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Pratt’s record-breaking box-making team in Statesville, NC, have done it again – by breaking their own record just one month after setting a world’s best. As we noted last week, the crew produced an average of 12,848 boxes per hour on the Ward 38″ flexo finishing machine for January. Well that number didn’t last too …
An innovative pizza box made by our Pratt plant in New York City has been featured on the hit Rachael Ray Show. The box, which is patented by our friends at Ecovention, can be converted into plates and even a storage container for leftovers. Our NYC plant produced hundreds of thousands of them last year …
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Pratt Industries’ high-performing box-making team at the Statesville plant in North Carolina continues its record shattering ways. Last month, the crew produced an average of 12,848 boxes PER HOUR on the Ward 38” flexo finishing machine…claiming a new world record just 5 months after setting the previous mark. All up, the employees produced more than …
Pratt Logistics LLC has been a Smart Way partner since 2008 – This reflects on Pratt Industries commitment to the environment. The SmartWay® Program is a public-private initiative between EPA, large and small trucking companies, rail carriers, logistics companies, commercial manufacturers, retailers, and other federal and state agencies. Its purpose is to improve fuel efficiency …
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