ORBIS ACQUIRES CREATIVE TECHNIQUES AND EXPANDS CUSTOM PACKAGING CAPABILITIES
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. — October 29, 2024 — ORBIS Corporation, a leader in reusable packaging solutions, announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets of Creative Techniques, Inc. (CTI), which is headquartered in Orion Township, Mich. ORBIS is a subsidiary of Menasha Corporation. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1984, CTI’s business focuses on designing and manufacturing custom packaging, including stand-alone trays, container dunnage, precision rack dunnage, seat pallets, and kitting trays. It offers state-of-the-art high pressure injection molding, structural foam molding, and prototyping capabilities.
ORBIS also acquired CTI’s facilities, including 60,000 square feet of manufacturing space and 22,000 square feet of warehousing space. Approximately 110 employees are joining the ORBIS team in connection with the transaction.
“What excites me about this acquisition is the engineering excellence and solutions-focused approach CTI brings to its customers,” said ORBIS President Norm Kukuk. “They create tremendous value in their front-end processes, tooling development, rapid prototyping capabilities, and ultimately the high-quality packaging they deliver to customers. We look forward to welcoming their talented team to ORBIS and expanding our capabilities in these areas.”
CTI serves the automotive industry and has a proven track record in delivering value to its customers with innovative products and service levels. President and CEO of Menasha Corporation Chris Drees lauded CTI’s track record of delivering value to its customers in the automotive industry with innovative products and service levels, noting that “CTI is strongly aligned with ORBIS in its focus on sustainability, customer relationships, innovation, and supply chain expertise.”
ORBIS is a market leader in providing reusable packaging solutions to the automotive and retail supply chain markets. It produces plastic returnable totes, bulk containers, pallets, dunnage, and metal racks in twelve manufacturing sites and operates more than thirty service centers across North America and Europe.
About ORBIS Corporation
ORBIS Corporation helps world-class customers move their products faster, safer, and more cost-effectively with reusable totes, pallets, containers, dunnage and racks. Using a proven approach, ORBIS experts analyze customers’ systems, design solutions and execute reusable packaging programs to create a more sustainable supply chain for their business. ORBIS uses packaging life-cycle assessments to provide directional guidance on environmental impact data to help customers make informed decisions on the benefit of reusable to single-use packaging to achieve longer-term cost savings while minimizing their overall environmental impact. Headquartered in Oconomowoc, ORBIS has more than 3,300 employees and almost 50 locations throughout North America and Europe.
About Menasha Corporation
Menasha Corporation, which celebrates its 175th anniversary in 2024, is a leading packaging manufacturer and supply chain solutions provider. Comprised of two primary operating companies, Menasha Packaging Company, LLC and ORBIS Corporation, Menasha Corporation’s products and services are used by major food, beverage, consumer products, healthcare, pharmaceutical, heavy equipment, agriculture, industrial, and automotive companies. Established in 1849, Menasha Corporation is one of America’s oldest privately held, family-owned manufacturing companies. Headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, Menasha Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more than 7,800 employees in 100+ facilities in North America and Europe. For more information, visit menashacorporation.com.