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Mergers. Acquisitions. Operations.

Contego Packaging Group

Manufacturing · Corporate Divestiture · Acquired in March 2011

Cartons for the food and beverage industry as well as cartons, leaflets, labels, and blister pack foils for the pharmaceutical industry.

Platinum Equity Portfolio Company Contego Packaging Group
Packages being printed at a Contego manufacturing facility. They will later be cut, folded, and converted to finished packages. Contego packaging is made from timber and forest products from well-managed forests which meet FSC or PEFC standards.

KEY FACTS:

  • Folding cartons for the food and beverage industries.
  • Cartons, leaflets, labels, and blister pack foils for the pharmaceutical industry.
  • 14 pan-European locations, including 11 focused specifically on the pharmaceutical industry.
  • All sites conform to the requirements of ISO 9001:2008, which recognizes excellence in quality management.
  • Under previous owner, became the first carton company in the UK to achieve Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody accreditation.

INITIATIVES:

  • Rebranded Nampak Cartons and Nampak Healthcare divisions as Contego Packaging Group
  • Upgrades to plants and technology, including a new facility that will replace and upgrade a factory in Portsmouth, England.

NEWS:

updated 03/12
“We are very optimistic about the new opportunities this transition presents for our company and our customers.” Tom Reid, CEO, Contego Packaging Group