Friendship Industries and Able Solutions: Packaging with Purpose

Your Success

 Innovative Problem Solver  Capable and Professional

 Nimble and Flexible  Ambient and Refrigerated Facilities  Convenient East Coast Location  Exceptional Service and Value

Our Priority Just a few hours from major metropolitan areas such as Washington D.C., Norfolk, and Baltimore, our central location is in the heart of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley minutes from Interstate 81, a major north-south corridor.

Your Products

 Food: Secondary Packaging  Medical Device Packaging  Book Jacket Wrap, Shrink Wrap, and All Hand Work  Subscription Box Packing and Fulfillment

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Our Experience Founded in 1964, Friendship Industries has successfully completed thousands of contract packaging projects for a wide range of customers. Put our experience to work for you!

801 Friendship Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22802

540.434.9586

Choosing the right Contract Packager 

Location. Convenient location relative to your manufacturing and distribution facilities can save delivery time and lower freight charges, possibly impacting the total cost of your project

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Experience. Look for companies that have serviced other clients with similar product lines and packaging needs.

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Strong Ethics. Does this company have high standards? Is there facility clean and orderly? What sort of production and quality controls are in place? Can they show you training records? Are they willing to let your staff periodically monitor progress on-site?

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Good Communication. The contract packager must know what your situation is before offering options. Beware of candidates who don't listen to what you have to say.

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Your Checklist

Full-time Attention. Make sure your work is not an afterthought. To ensure your project gets the attention it deserves, hire a professional contract packager.

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Cost. You get what you pay for. Both low and high quotes should be thoroughly studied, analyzed, and considered in relation to service that you expect to receive.

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Controls. Be sure you see eye-to-eye on detailed paperwork or control requirements and that the company is set up to put the proper procedures in place.

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Financial Strength. Does the contract packager have the financial strength you need?

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High Standards. A good contract packager should be constantly striving to serve you better.

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Size. Is the company large enough or small enough to handle your project?

This checklist is provided by the Contract Packaging Association.

Does the company have enough experienced personnel?

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Quality. Look for signs of innovation, unique approaches, and a different perspective.

Ask about whether the contract packager has a quality program in place and discuss their production controls.

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Personality. A good match of personalities between the client and the contract packager's key staff helps ensure a successful relationship.

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Strong references. Ask for a list of other clients.

Integrated Re-pack & Logistics is a CPA member.

Ready, Willing and Able 

Location. Five minutes off I-81 in the heart of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, we are within a day’s drive of 55% of the nation’s consumers.

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Experience. Friendship Industries was founded in 1964 and has completed thousands of projects: secondary packaging of food, medical devices, books, subscription boxes and kit assembly.

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Strong Ethics. As a commercial non-profit organization with a social mission, we uphold high standards, serving our community and our customers.

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Good Communication and Full-time Attention. We are just a text, call or an email away. We respond to your rapidly changing needs to complete the packaging project to your satisfaction.

Our Capabilities 

Cost. We invest in efficiencies and employee training to deliver high value at a fair price.

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Controls. During the start-up phase with each new customer, we invest time to learn your business, understand your expectations and develop efficient workflows. We follow both ISO and GMP principles. Our facility meets FDA standards for medical device and secondary food packaging.

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Financial Strength. With annual revenues in the $7 to $9 million range, we have a strong balance sheet. Annual audited financial statements are available upon request to our CFO.

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High Standards. The U.S. Air Force depends on Friendship Industries as its exclusive supplier of Escape and Evasion kits worn in the flight jackets of all USAF pilots and crew members.

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Size and Quality. 74,000 sq. ft. of production and warehouse space at our main location, plus an additional 30,000 in a refrigerated warehouse workplace. A total of 12 truck docks for fast shipping and receiving. More than 125 full-time employees, plus scale-up flex-force capacity as needed.

We operate a secure facility with video surveillance.

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Personality and Strong References. Repeat business and positive customer referrals are the lifeblood of your enterprise and ours. Exceeding expectations, meeting deadlines, and attention to detail are qualities that run deep in our corporate DNA. We look forward to sharing relevant success stories with you of professional service and innovative solutions.

Packaging with Purpose Your Deadlines

 Club and Multi-Packs  Private Label Packaging  Shrink Wrapping  Kit Assembly  Manual and Re-Work

Our Rapid Response

 12 Truck Bays for efficient shipping and receiving  Production/warehouse space: More than 100,000 sq. ft.  FDA registered for secondary food and medical device packaging.  Secure facility. Video monitored.  Full-time work force of 125 plus scale-up flex-force capability.

Your Success We’re ready to talk about your next contract packaging project!

Contact us today...

Our Purpose

friendship-industries.com

801 Friendship Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22802

Dennis Monday

Business Development 540.434.9102 sales@friendship-industries.com

540.434.9586