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catalytic reduction. The team at DonPack is driven to provide superior service. “In the ever changing market, lean manufacturing practices, customer focus and cost management have never been more important,” Ray stresses. “We believe the essential requirements to satisfied customers are the three ‘c’s: competence, communication and commitment. Our customers’ success is our business.” They provide customers with the security of: • Just in time delivery; • A 24/7, 365-day turn-key service; • Dedicated warehouse space; • Managed electronic inventory control. With a quarterly purchase order, DonPack can build your packaging requirements ahead and hold inventory in stock in their dedicated warehouse. “We take the risk out of long lead times and production fluctuations by having your boxes, crates and pallets in stock, ready to be delivered to your facility 24/7, 365 days a year,” Ray boasts. “Your inventory is available for your inspection at any time prior to delivery.”
Product Range DonPack’s product range includes: • Corrugated Packaging; • Wooden Crates & Pallets; • Foam Protective Packaging; • Packaging Accessories. DonPack is an independent corrugated box converting and finishing manufacturer, with cases custom made to customers’ specifications in a wide variety of sizes, styles and board grades. All DonPack corrugated products are 100% recyclable and biodegradable. The company’s wooden crate and pallet facility has the versatility to manufacture any size and volume of crates/pallets that include metal fittings, foam and wood combinations. All their wooden products conform to ISPM 15 Regulations. They also fabricate and convert polyurethane and polyethylene foams for the protection of products during distribution and storage. “Our cushioning systems are designed to reduce the severity of shock that can be experienced during product shipment in demanding distribution environments,” Ray maintains. “All our foam packs have been designed and tested to pass industry drop test standards. In fact, we are industry leaders in composite packaging solutions involving foam cushioning combined with advanced corrugated conversion techniques.” DonPack’s range of accessories includes
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Pictured are (l-r): David Donoghue, Global Sales Director, Ray Donoghue, founder & Managing Director; and Ray Donoghue Jnr, Operations Director.
• Paper & Polythene Bags; • Printed & Plain Carrier Bags; • Palletwrap & Machinery; • Adhesive Tapes; • Plastic Strapping; • Edge Protecters; • Bubblewrap; • Corrugated Paper; • Plastic Pallets; • Loose Fill.
25 Years A Growing DonPack was founded by Ray Donoghue in 1990, with just one major multinational customer, Apple Computers in Cork. At that time, it manufactured a niche packaging product, a large corrugated case with internal foam (Instapac) to protect Apple’s first computer manufactured in Ireland, the Apple iMac. As volumes grew rapidly for Apple, so did DonPack’s business and customers. By 1995, it was working and supplying bespoke packaging products to over 20 global multinational companies in the biotech, electronic, pharmaceutical and food industries, including household names
like Pfizer, Heineken, Schlumberger, EMC, SmithKline Beecham, Schering Plough and Dell. The company quickly built up a reputation for being able to deliver within these industries. “By 1998, we were doing well enough to build our own manufacturing facility at Bandon in Cork. Since then, we have expanded to over 85,000 square feet and invested over €8m in equipment,” Ray recalls. Today, DonPack supplies its blue chip multinational customers worldwide, in Europe, Asia, Pacific and North America with its global strategic partner, Rand-Whitney, one of the largest suppliers of paperboard products in North America. It has maintained its relationship with Apple over its quarter of a century in business, while also adding other global giants, like EMC, Dell, Honeywell, Pfizer and Novartis. “Over the last 25 years, our continuous investment in world class manufacturing and management practice has enabled DonPack to grow by meeting and exceeding our customers’ needs and requirements,” concludes Ray Donoghue.
DonPack deliver their orders from all three depots via a fleet of vehicles managed in-house, all of which use Adblue for selective catalytic reduction. IRISH PACKAGING & PRINT