Fort Dearborn Completes Acquisition of NCL Graphic Specialties

Fort Dearborn announced that it has completed its acquisition of NCL Graphic Specialties. The combination enhances Fort Dearborn’s leadership position in the decorative label and packaging marketplace by broadening the company’s geographic footprint, capacity and capabilities.

NCL has two facilities located in Waukesha, Wis. and Menomonee Falls, Wis. bringing to a total of seventeen production locations across North America for the combined organization. The combination will broaden both companies’ capabilities to provide an even higher level of service to customers. The company’s product offering will now include: cut and stack, pressure sensitive, roll-fed, shrink sleeve, stretch sleeve and promotional labels, as well as flexible packaging.

“We look forward to working with our NCL associates and together bringing new capabilities and services to our customers,” says Fort Dearborn CEO Kevin Kwilinski. “We have a heritage of growth through private and family-owned acquisitions that we look to continue to build upon and better serve the market”, added Kwilinski.
http://www.piworld.com/article/fort-dearborn-acquires-ncl-graphic-specialties/

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