With a new 145,000-sq-ft facility and a significant investment in new equipment, Sterling Contract Packaging of Moore, SC, is equipped to expand its turnkey contract packaging services.
Go into virtually any major grocery, drug, club, or hardware store today, and you almost certainly will come across a package that has been handled by Sterling Contract Packaging, Inc. Sterling CPI, of Moore, SC, is one of the largest providers of contract packaging services in the Southeast, providing complete turnkey solutions—from product and package procurement through to the point of distribution—for non-regulated consumer products.
The company began in October 1996 with a single customer. Today, it packages 22 million products each year. Among them are healthcare products such as vaporizers, heating pads, and contact lens solutions, as well as items such as batteries, writing instruments, scissors, adhesives, and many others.
According to co-founder and President & CEO Michael Hastings, Sterling CPI’s success can be largely attributed to its solid staff combined with its international logistics capabilities. As part of its turnkey services, Sterling CPI can source products and packaging from locations around the world, bringing them together into one finished product.
In October 2016, Sterling CPI positioned itself for even greater growth, opening a new, custom-built facility spanning 145,000 sq ft, with room to expand an additional 100,000 sq ft. The plant brings together under one roof what used to be two separate facilities, allowing the company to manage 100% of its business from one location, with 120 employees. “We could not have continued to grow without the new facility,” says Hastings.
A new equipment acquisition has also helped Sterling CPI take its business up a notch. Through the addition of a new automated, servo-driven tube filling and sealing machine from ProSys Innovative Packaging Equipment, Sterling CPI has been able to “achieve improvements in almost every area of operation from speed and setup to quality,” says company Package Engineering Manager Wes Melvin. The machine was installed in March 2017 and offers a range of new tube style and size options, which Sterling CPI anticipates will expand its customer base for tubed products.
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