Great Northern Corporation Commercial Packaging Brochure

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Great Northern Corporation

C O M M E R C I A L PA C K A G I N G

Great Northern Corporation

Your First Call For Packaging & Display Solutions Appleton, WI 395 Stroebe Road P.O. Box 939 Appleton, WI 54912-0939 920-739-3671 800-236-3671 Fax: 920-739-7096

Chippewa Falls, WI 421 Palmer Street P.O. Box 28 Chippewa Falls, WI 54729-0028 715-723-1801 800-472-1800 Fax: 715-723-7744

Minneapolis, MN 8600 Wyoming Ave. North Minneapolis, MN 55445-1827 763-493-5521 Fax: 763-493-6511

www.greatnortherncorp.com

Oshkosh, WI 3465 Moser Street Oshkosh, WI 54901 920-651-1614 800-481-0803 Fax: 920-651-1615

Racine, WI 1800 South Street P.O. Box 044740 Racine, WI 53404-7016 262-639-4700 800-558-4711 Fax: 262-639-8103

www.creativecarton.com

Swedesboro, NJ 500A Pedricktown Road Swedesboro, NJ 08085 856-241-0080 877-784-8409 Fax: 856-241-1220

Your First Call For Packaging & Display Solutions

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Better Solutions Through better response.

SpeedResponse at the speed of your business.

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or more than 45 years, Great Northern has designed creative and cost-effective solutions for packaging, shipping, merchandising and distributing products for industrial, commercial and retail markets.

Guided by a range of technologically advanced systems and equipment, we are geared for immediate response to our customers’ needs in all areas of service—from design and development to manufacturing and delivery. And our ISO certification at our Appleton, Wis., Racine, Wis., Chippewa Falls, Wis., and Minneapolis locations guarantees the quality of our processes and products.

For customers who require complex, customized solutions that go beyond traditional corrugated packaging, our Custom Packaging professionals offer the expertise and resources needed, with the ability to design, develop and supply unique packaging solutions.

BHS ModulFacer MFII The latest technology on the wet end of our corrugated manufacturing operation features belted technology to produce superior quality board at much higher speeds.

Upgrade Investments Great Northern continues to invest in equipment upgrades, such as a singlefacer that gives better flute formation, to directly improve board quality.

Deadlines are only getting tighter as our industry moves into the next realm of technological advancements. Which is why Great Northern constantly strives to improve our processes and equipment to meet these demands.

Great Northern continually invests in the installation of technologically advanced systems and equipment that significantly shorten turnaround time. Our processes are guided by a complex and powerful software system that connects all operational procedures, from order entry through shipping, to ensure the most efficient workflow and on-time delivery.

Emba 170 Mini Flexo Folder Gluer Significantly reduces set-up time and ensures fast turnaround on small-quantity orders.

Pull Demand Scheduling Our software systems use advanced technologies to maximize plant throughput and ensure on-time delivery

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Reliability What you need. When you need it.

Great Northern is committed to delivering on our promises. High quality and cost-effectiveness are guaranteed through consistent monitoring of all operational processes. In addition, our quality improvement and information technology professionals work to improve these processes for faster turnaround and increased cost-efficiencies.

Our packaging experts are highly trained in taking projects to completion proficiently and expediently. With every order, you can be assured that your requests will be fulfilled to the quality standards you expect, on the schedule you demand.

Truck Fleet Having an “in-house fleet” guarantees faster turnaround time and expeditious delivery to your door—on schedule.

Color Precision Great Northern uses advanced technologies such as spectrodensitometers to make sure colors are within acceptable tolerances throughout press runs.

Ink Kitchens Our in-house ink kitchens ensure color accuracy and consistency, and our digital ink blending/color matching services complement our printing process.

ISO 9001: 2000 Certification Assures every customer a high level of quality, speed and reliability that they can expect every time they place an order. As part of this level of certification, Great Northern has developed numerous customer satisfaction initiatives including semiannual surveys and “plan – do – check – act” action plans that address specific customer feedback.

Hassle-Free Service Accountability to you. From every employee.

The ultimate measurement of our success at Great Northern is the trust and satisfaction of our customers.

We have worked for more than 45 years to become our customers’ first call for packaging solutions.

It is a testament to this philosophy that our customers regard us as a valuable partner and resource.

And this is in great part due to the unrelenting commitment of every Great Northern employee.

Our people, supported with technologically advanced systems and equipment in all our operations, guarantee that we work toward the fastest response time in the industry. Every customer is assigned a dedicated team that works with them to understand their unique requirements.

Dedicated Response Support for all our processes is continually monitored and enhanced by our internal IT department. This ensures that each request is turned around expeditiously, from the start of the design process through the production of the final product.

Supply Chain Management Our dedicated teams work with you to ensure our processes integrate smoothly with each critical link of your supply chain.

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Bundled Solutions Everything corrugated. Anything custom.

Sustainability Responsibility through innovation.

Great Northern has in-depth expertise in packaging requirements for industrial, commercial and

Great Northern Corporation is an industry leader in the

retail environments. We help you identify the optimum container size, materials, construction and most efficient arrangement of your product in the primary package.

development and manufacture of sustainable packaging.

We also analyze the container stacking strength needed to withstand worst-case shipping conditions, determine package cube effectiveness and pallet-loading procedures to make the most efficient use of warehousing space, and offer distribution management options to save you time and money. And we stay on top of the latest trends in material technologies and the papermaking process to ensure that we offer the best materials at the most economical price.

component of a package in an environmentally responsible

Packaging Reviews Our packaging experts work with customers to conduct comprehensive analyses of their current packaging, including supply chain audits, to develop recommendations for the most appropriate solution for their specific application.

Test Lab We conduct pre-shipment testing in our in-house ISTA-certified test laboratories including impact, vibration, drop and compression tests to certify that your packaging is designed to withstand the most rigorous conditions in your distribution environment.

Our “Green by Design” approach focuses on designing every manner—from the types and amount of materials used, to the processes employed in production, to the methods of transport and delivery. Great Northern’s environmentally friendly solutions are engineered to meet the needs of our customers’ requirements while at the same time seek to reduce costs, improve turnaround, increase speed to market and enhance product placement..

Custom Packaging We can develop custom-designed packaging solutions that will increase productivity and profitability by providing a wide range of packaging materials to ensure the best protection possible for your product.

With our expertise in everything from molded pulp to thermoform plastic, your packaging possibilities are virtually unlimited.

Coolers Product-specific packaging, such as Thermalite “stay-frozen” insulated coolers for shipping temperaturesensitive products, offers unique solutions for specific shipping needs.