Founded in 1949, Navarre’s Vail Industries manufactures corrugated packaging and develops inventory and design solutions for manufacturers. Its in-house approach has produced patented ideas including the LeanReel pre-glued corrugated reel, while newer closure-tape capabilities serve customers across the Ohio market. Vail combines custom packaging work with inventory programs designed to keep production moving when demand changes.
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Tavens Packaging & Display SolutionsFounded in 1957 by father-and-son partners Frank and Albert Tavens, Tavens Packaging & Display Solutions manufactures corrugated packaging and retail displays while tackling the inventory and delivery problems that often come with them. The Ohio company uses demand planning, rapid-response production and custom design to keep customers supplied without making them carry unnecessary box inventory. Tavens is also Safe Quality Food certified for food-packaging work.BEDFORD HEIGHTS, 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
Univenture, IncFounded in 1988 around Ross Youngs’s patented Safety-sleeve® disc packaging, Univenture designs and manufactures custom packaging and storage products for customers worldwide. From its Marysville, Ohio, manufacturing operations, the company has grown into a full-service packaging partner whose brands include EnvyPak clear mailers, UniKeep case binders and CardNoter promotional organizers. Univenture’s history is marked by more than 75 worldwide patents and five appearances on the Inc. 500 list, including its induction into the Inc. 500 Hall of Fame.COLUMBUS, 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