Tom Andel

It's been four years since Carolina Container, High Point, N.C., lost productivity due to an accident or injury at its plants. Management is intent on making it to five and beyond by focusing on safety at every staff meeting. General Manager Bill Fruetel says safety is integral to the company's...more >>

When the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) and Paperboard Packaging magazine started recognizing Hall of Famers among AICC members, inductees were chosen for their contribution to the success of fellow independents, not just for their own success. That contribution came in a...more >>

Safety and maintenance are both bottom line issues, but rarely do managers discuss them in the same context. Many managers of converting operations say their worst problems are associated with quality and productivity. Those problems come about because of poor management decisions related to...more >>

Independent corrugated converters can compete without a price advantage.

Jim Haglund is recognized for his contributions inside and outside the corrugated box industry as the 2005 inductee to the Paperboard Packaging and AICC Hall of Fame.

Some converters say managing their own trucks helps them guarantee service.It just takes smarts to afford it.

It wasn't luck that spread among the attendees of this year's annual TAPPI conference in Las Vegas. It was something more valuable: the sense of possibilities.

As I write this, Hurricane Katrina survivors are still trying to repair their lives and Rita is busy launching her own attack on the Gulf Coast.

It wasn't luck that spread among the attendees of this year's annual TAPPI conference in Las Vegas. It was something more valuable: the sense of possibilities.

Corrugated and folding carton converters are on John Seaners mind these days.