PaperPak Products, Inc.Established 1960 1941 White Ave. LaVerne, CA 91750 Phone: (909) 392-1200 * Fax: (909) 392-1267 Web site: www.paperpak.com When Marshall G. Hopkins founded PaperPak Products in 1960, it started as an industrial tissue-packaging company located in West Covina, California West Covina is a city located in eastern Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 105,080. As of 2002, it is the 50th largest city in California. . Since then the company has become an industry leader, supplying quality products to the food packaging and healthcare industries. The company's growth is attributable to visionary 1. visionary - One who hacks vision, in the sense of an Artificial Intelligence researcher working on the problem of getting computers to "see" things using TV cameras. (There isn't any problem in sending information from a TV camera to a computer. leadership and prudent management. PaperPak achieved success through its ability to perceive and adapt to shifting market conditions, and the company's goal is to become a global leader in adult incontinence incontinence Inability to control excretion. Starting and stopping urination relies on normal function in pelvic and abdominal muscles, diaphragm, and control nerves. Babies' nervous systems are too immature for urinary control. Later incontinence may reflect disorders (e.g. products. PaperPak embarked on the path of becoming a comprehensive manufacturing firm in 1974, when William G. "Griff' Hopkins succeeded his father as president. Hopkins' vision led him to purchase tissue manufacturing equipment and machines for combining tissue, plastic film and nonwovens, which enabled PaperPak to begin manufacturing several new products. The company's evolution into a national supplier of healthcare and food packaging products began in 1989, when PaperPak built a production and distribution facility in Washington, Georgia Washington (originally called Heard's Fort) is a city in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,295 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Wilkes CountyGR6. . A few years later, the company launched the second phase of its expansion strategy with the redevelopment of its California plant and the introduction of adult brief product lines, establishing PaperPak as a full-line supplier of adult incontinence products. In 1998, PaperPak began to turn its attention to establishing itself as a global leader through acquisition growth and a highly defined healthcare strategy. In July 1999, PaperPak announced the acquisition of Wyant Health Care, a manufacturer of adult incontinence products with two manufacturing facilities located in New Jersey and California. Following closely on the heels of the Wyant Health Care acquisition was the recent acquisition of the Procter and Gamble Company's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. and European ATTENDS' brand. This transaction allowed PaperPak to acquire one of the most respected and recognized brands in the world, as well as two P&G manufacturing facilities located in Greenville, North Carolina
Greenville, one of the fastest growing cities in North Carolina, is the county seat of Pitt County, and is the principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. , and Aneby, Sweden As a result of these two acquisitions, Paperpak now provides a full line of adult incontinence products to the acute care, longterm care, home care and retail markets. Both acquisitions significantly increased the company's workforce, as well as increasing its annual sales from $100 million to approximately $400 million. More importantly, it positioned PaperPak as a global leader in the adult incontinence market. Despite the company's rapid growth, PaperPak hasn't lost sight of its compassion compassion, n a profound awareness of another's suffering coupled with a desire to alleviate that suffering. for its people and the community, as is evident by its efforts in forming an emergency relief program in Greenville, North Carolina, PaperPak has aligned itself with the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. , United Way and the Greenville Utilities Commission to help victims of Hurricane Floyd This article is about the 1999 hurricane. For other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Floyd (disambiguation). Hurricane Floyd was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. , including many PaperPak employees, their families and many local elders whose resources have become inaccessible inaccessible Surgery adjective Unreachable; referring to a lesion that unmanageable by standard surgical techniques–eg, lesions deep in the brain or adjacent to vital structures–ie, not accessible. See Accessible. . For nearly 40 years, PaperPak has focused on caring for people who use its products and caring for its employees. The company's dedication is most evident in its mission statement: "Build for the future. Pride in our products. Commitment to our people. Exceptional value to our customers." As the company's new tagline states, PaperPak is building a better brand of caring. |
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