Founded in 1966, family-owned Buckeye Boxes makes corrugated and specialty packaging in central Ohio, helping customers improve the systems around their boxes as well as the boxes themselves. Its Columbus operation includes a 100,000-square-foot plant, while three generations of the Hoyt family have helped guide the business. Buckeye Boxes pairs more than 100 years of leadership box-making experience with a packaging-system audit designed to uncover waste and reduce costs.
Jet Container CompanyFounded by Joe Schmitt in Columbus in 1977, Jet Container Company designs and manufactures custom corrugated boxes, protective packaging, and shipping containers. What began as a four-person operation selling boxes from a car now operates from a 275,000-square-foot facility and produces more than 250 million square feet of packaging annually. Still led by members of the Schmitt family alongside partner Richard Prohl, the company combines large-scale production with the personal service of a family-owned business.COLUMBUS, OH
Pro-Pak IndustriesFounded in 1948 as a wooden-crate supplier to Toledo’s Willys-Overland Motors, family-owned Pro-Pak Industries now manufactures corrugated packaging for industrial and commercial customers. A third generation of the Deiger family manages the Maumee company, which employs more than 200 people and operates two manufacturing locations with 150,000 square feet of warehouse space. Pro-Pak also holds ISO 9001 certification and provides integrated support from packaging design through delivery.MAUMEE, OH
McElroy PackagingSince 1978, McElroy Packaging has made custom corrugated boxes in Orrville, Ohio, serving northern Ohio with both small-run and large-volume production. The company pairs custom design and prototyping with its own fleet and delivery crew, while emphasizing continual communication and customer relationships that have lasted for decades.ORRVILLE, OH
Cambridge Packaging, IncFounded in 1982 by Dick and Peggy Knellinger in their home, Cambridge Packaging has grown into a southeastern Ohio manufacturer of custom corrugated boxes and distributor of packaging and shipping supplies. The family-run company now operates from a 134,000-square-foot Cambridge facility, producing more than 140 million square feet of corrugated material annually and serving the region for over 40 years. Its 75-plus employees support both packaging design and the manufacturing and shipping needs of local businesses.CAMBRIDGE, OH