{"id":17363,"date":"2025-05-08T11:59:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T11:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/?p=17363"},"modified":"2025-05-08T11:59:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T11:59:58","slug":"welch-packaging-acquires-jamar-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/08\/welch-packaging-acquires-jamar-packaging\/","title":{"rendered":"Welch Packaging Acquires JaMar Packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Expands Presence in Chicagoland Region<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Completes 40th Acquisition in 40th Anniversary Year<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-1k49y3942\">Welch Packaging Group, Inc., a family-owned and operated manufacturer of custom corrugated products, has acquired JaMar Packaging of West Chicago, IL.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-1k49y3942\">Founded in 1979, JaMar Packaging focuses on creating corrugated packaging solutions emphasizing sustainable materials and lean manufacturing programs. \u00a0JaMar employs Just In Time (JIT), Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and Kanban practices to efficiently meet customer needs.\u00a0 Owners Jeff Heise and David Maday, along with long-time business associates Julie and Dave Reich, will continue to lead JaMar Packaging and will join Welch Packaging to serve new and existing customers in greater Chicagoland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-gpi793951\">\u201cWe are delighted to expand our presence in this region and welcome Jeff, David and the Reich\u2019s to our management team, along with the dedicated associates at JaMar,\u201d stated <strong>Scott Welch<\/strong>, President and CEO of Welch Packaging.\u00a0 \u201cI have known Jeff for many years and the combination of our businesses will be of great benefit to JaMar customers and their associates.\u00a0 Our expanded capabilities, combined with the experience and commitment of the JaMar team will be a win for customers and the Chicago market.\u00a0 Also, our network of sheet plants will give JaMar associates opportunities to grow.\u201d\u00a0 Welch added, \u00a0\u201cOur collaboration with JaMar aligns with our mission of acquiring top-tier independent sheet plants with strong leadership teams and integrating them into our family of companies while maintaining their legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-aprum3955\">The acquisition of JaMar Packaging represents Welch\u2019s 40th\u00a0acquisition\u2014which happens to coincide with the company\u2019s 40th\u00a0anniversary.\u00a0 \u201cWe want to be an umbrella or safe ground for businesses who are finding it difficult to compete,\u201d said Welch.\u00a0 \u201cThey may have strong relations with their associates, they really care about their customers, and they\u2019ve been active in their community, but they just don\u2019t have a good option.\u00a0 With technology and capital costs being so high, it\u2019s not easy to compete anymore. In that circumstance I want that business owner to see Welch Packaging as a possible lifeline, a way for their legacy to continue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-1rdke3959\">&nbsp;Welch Packaging first entered Chicagoland in 1994, and JaMar will become our third sheet plant facility serving this important market.&nbsp; For JaMar customers and associates, this acquisition reinforces Welch\u2019s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-fik8f3968\">commitment to serve customers across a seven-state area with broad capabilities &nbsp;while providing a great associate experience.&nbsp; \u201cWe are excited to join the Welch Packaging family of companies,\u201d stated Heise and Maday.&nbsp; \u201cBecoming part of the Welch sheet plant network, backed by their sheet feeder system, will enable us to offer enhanced product capabilities, design resources, and additional services to both existing and new customers, while also providing a strong cause for our team members.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welch Packaging Group, Inc., a family-owned and operated manufacturer of custom corrugated products, has acquired JaMar Packaging of West Chicago, IL.\u00a0 Founded in 1979, JaMar Packaging focuses on creating corrugated packaging solutions emphasizing sustainable materials and lean manufacturing programs. \u00a0JaMar employs Just In Time (JIT), Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and Kanban practices to efficiently meet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[758],"class_list":{"0":"post-17363","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-corrugated-folding-carton","8":"tag-welch-packaging"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17363"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17365,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17363\/revisions\/17365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}