Founded in 1900, The Beistle Company manufactures decorations and party goods, including the honeycomb tissue designs that grew from founder M. L. Beistle’s early paper innovations. Incorporated in 1907 and now based in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, it says it is the oldest continuing U.S. manufacturer in its field, with more than 120 years of experience and a product line exceeding 10,000 items.
Unique Industries, IncUnique Industries grew from Eb Novak’s 1961 Philadelphia warehouse basement into a family-owned party-supplies company now carried on by his sons and grandsons. With more than half a century of experience, the business is known for turning popular licensed characters into party themes for retailers worldwide, supported by in-house design and manufacturing.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Beidel Printing House, IncEstablished in Shippensburg in 1917, Beidel Printing House is a long-running central Pennsylvania printer providing commercial printing and graphic design for individuals and businesses. Its 2002 acquisition of Fortney Packaging expanded the company into folding cartons and food packaging, with related warehousing services now serving customers across the Mid-Atlantic. Beidel has been serving the Cumberland Valley for more than a century.SHIPPENSBURG, PA
Dee Packaging SolutionsFounded by Max Dee in 1919, Dee Packaging Solutions is an employee-owned company whose century-long history began in specialty paper products and grew with the folding-carton industry. From its 100,000-square-foot facility near Philadelphia, the company creates paperboard folding cartons for brands that need packaging tailored to their products and customers.CHESTER, PA
Friendly City Box CompanyFounded in Johnstown in 1927 as a maker of wooden cigar boxes, Friendly City Box Company now manufactures custom folding cartons and specialty packaging for customers nationwide. The Blackburn family still leads the fourth-generation business, which operates from a 100,000-plus-square-foot facility producing more than 25 million boxes annually. Its long-serving workforce includes employees with 20 to 40 years at the company, pairing modern production capacity with experience built over nearly a century.JOHNSTOWN, PA