Castle stretch film offering includes hand and machine length rolls as well as boxed machine film

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 15, 2018) – Mac Papers, one of the largest merchant distributors in the Southeast U.S., announced today that it has added stretch film to its Castle™ packaging products line. The company launched its exclusive Castle brand earlier this year with the introduction of Castle acrylic tape.

“We’re extremely pleased to now offer stretch film as part of our Castle brand of packaging products,” said Chris McCabe, vice president of packaging at Mac Papers. “We are dedicated to providing our customers with best-in-class packaging products and services and our Castle acrylic tape and stretch films help us deliver on that commitment.”

Castle stretch films are offered in hand and machine length rolls. The company’s website – macpapers.com/castle – lists product specifications as well as features and benefits of Castle stretch film, including high-quality cling, superior stretching performance and puncture resistance. In addition to machine film transported in pallets, Mac Papers also offers a boxed Castle machine film option, enabling ease of handling, moving and storage.

To learn more about Mac Papers’ Castle brand of packaging products, please visit macpapers.com/castle or contact [email protected].

About Mac Papers

Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Mac Papers is one of the largest wholesale distributors in the Southeastern U.S. The company is a distribution partner for paper and print, packaging, facility supplies and office products. Mac Papers works with best-in-class suppliers to help businesses and consumers deliver quality results, boost efficiency and improve their bottom line. The company operates branch locations and retail stores in nine states across the Southeast. Mac Papers is a third generation, family-owned and operated business founded in 1965. Our sister company Mac Papers Envelope Converters converts and prints an extensive range of standard and custom envelopes – 16 million per day – utilizing the latest in equipment and technology. For more information, please visit macpapers.com or follow us on Twitter @macpapers and LinkedIn.

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Initial Castle brand product offering includes acrylic hand and machine carton sealing tapes

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (January 10, 2018) – Mac Papers, one of the largest merchant distributors in the Southeast U.S., announced today the launch of its Castle™ packaging brand. The initial product offering under the company’s new brand is acrylic carton sealing tape in hand and machine length rolls.

Castle acrylic tape features a high-quality seal, superb clarity and visibility, and excellent shear strength. Superior quick sticking performance combined with controlled unwind ensures that Castle tape provides fluid dispensing on case sealing machines.

“We’re extremely proud and excited to introduce our Castle brand to the packaging market,” said Chris McCabe, vice president of packaging at Mac Papers. “The decision to offer our own product line reflects Mac Papers’ continued commitment to providing customers with best-in-class packaging solutions that, as our brand tagline suggests, ‘protect, contain and secure.’ Castle acrylic tape is the first step in building a comprehensive product portfolio.”

To learn more about the Castle brand of carton sealing tapes, please visit macpapers.com/castle or contact [email protected].

About Mac Papers
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., Mac Papers is one of the largest wholesale distributors in the Southeast U.S. The company is a distribution partner for paper and print, packaging, facility supplies, and office products. Mac Papers works with best-in-class suppliers to help businesses and consumers deliver quality results, improve efficiency, and increase their bottom line. The company operates branch locations and retail stores across nine states in the Southeast. Mac Papers is a third generation, family-owned and operated business founded in 1965. Our sister company Mac Papers Envelope Converters converts and prints an extensive range of standard and custom envelopes – over 14 million per day – utilizing the latest in equipment and technology. For more information, please visit macpapers.com or follow us on Twitter @macpapers and LinkedIn.

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Highlander High Yield C1S and Highlander C2S serve printed packaging and folding carton markets

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 27, 2017) – Mac Papers, one of the largest merchant distributors in the Southeast U.S., announced today that it is launching Highlander™ coated cover for packaging and high-end graphics applications. The product line includes Highlander™ High Yield C1S coated cover and Highlander™ C2S coated cover.

Highlander High Yield C1S coated cover offers the lowest basis weights in the industry, delivering significant savings in upfront costs and freight. Highlander C2S coated cover is engineered to hold up to the most advanced two-sided print techniques and was manufactured without optical brighteners, ensuring lasting visual integrity. Both products are FDA-approved for direct food contact, offer the same brightness in all calipers, and provide continuity of shade and excellent printability.

“Mac Papers’ introduction of Highlander coated cover is closely aligned with our commitment to help commercial print customers successfully compete in the growing printed packaging and folding carton markets,” said Printed Packaging and Paperboard Director of Sales, Graham Riley. “Highlander High Yield offers a significant cost savings advantage and both products have FDA direct food contact approval, further broadening the range of applications to the food industry.”

To learn more about Highlander coated cover and use the cost savings calculator, please visit macpapers.com/highlander or contact [email protected].

About Mac Papers

Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., Mac Papers is one of the largest wholesale distributors in the Southeast U.S. The company is a distribution partner for paper and print, packaging, facility supplies and office products. Mac Papers works with best-in-class suppliers to help businesses and consumers deliver quality results, improve efficiency and increase their bottom line. The company operates 22 locations and 16 retail stores across nine states in the Southeast. Mac Papers is a third generation, family-owned and operated business founded in 1965. Our sister company Mac Papers Envelope Converters converts and prints an extensive range of standard and custom envelopes – over 14 million per day – utilizing the latest in equipment and technology. For more information, please visit macpapers.com or follow us on Twitter.

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John Herbkersman
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Second acquisition of packaging company this year grows team of in-market experts and demonstrates long-term commitment to the greater Nashville area

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (June 1, 2015) – Mac Papers, one of the largest merchant distributors in the Southeast U.S., announced today that it completed its acquisition of substantially all the assets of Packaging Professionals, Inc., a distributor of packaging materials and equipment in Lewisburg, Tennessee. The purchase reinforces Mac Papers’ commitment to the greater Nashville market and further adds expertise to its team of packaging specialists. All Packaging Professionals employees have joined Mac Papers as part of the transaction. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.

The acquisition is Mac Papers’ latest in a series of activities targeting the packaging industry in the Nashville area. Since entering the market in 2012, Mac Papers has created a strategic growth plan for the region, which included hiring a local sales and distribution team, growth by acquisition and building a new distribution center. In February, Mac Papers completed the acquisition of Boxes Etc. II, a Nashville-based packaging company. In April, it announced plans to build a new distribution center in Antioch – a 120,653-square-foot facility with retail, office and warehouse space scheduled to open in 2016.

“Our continued momentum in the Nashville area is the result of our long-term commitment to this market and our passion to be the leading distribution partner that Nashville businesses know, trust and value,” said Sutton McGehee, Chairman and CEO of Mac Papers. “Adding the Packaging Professionals team to our Nashville operation shows that Mac Papers is just as committed to growing our presence in Nashville as it is to reinforcing our expertise in packaging.”

Founded in 1992, Packaging Professionals specializes in providing polyolefin shrink film and equipment. The company’s six packaging experts also bring expertise in stretch wrap and stretch wrap equipment, paper and poly bags, hand stretch film, strapping, carton sealing and specialty tapes, cushioning and void fill, custom boxes, and single-face corrugated.

The staff at Packaging Professionals will be immediately integrated into Mac Papers’ Nashville packaging team. As a result, area customers will have access to Mac Papers’ increased product offering from premier suppliers, expert packaging solutions from local specialists, and enhanced customer service.

Beyond the Nashville market, the addition of Packaging Professionals bolsters Mac Papers’ packaging line of business by adding materials and equipment to its distribution network of 22 locations and 18 retail stores throughout the Southeast. Packaging is an increasing segment of net sales across the company, and the additional expertise and relationships to best-in-class suppliers will continue that trajectory. This acquisition further solidifies Mac Papers as a key player in packaging throughout the Southeast.

Click here for answers to some key questions regarding this acquisition. To learn more about Mac Papers, visit macpapers.com or follow us on Twitter @macpapers.

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Travis Hill
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About Mac Papers
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Mac Papers is one of the largest wholesale distributors in the Southeast U.S. The company is a distribution partner for paper and print, packaging, facility supplies and office products. Mac Papers works with best-in-class suppliers to help businesses and consumers deliver quality results, improve efficiency and increase their bottom line. The company operates 22 locations and 18 retail stores across nine states in the Southeast. Mac Papers is a third-generation, family-owned and operated business founded in 1965. For more information, please visit macpapers.com or on Twitter @macpapers.

Agreement advances Mac Papers’ packaging offering, adding the premier manufacturer of pressure-sensitive tapes as company’s second core tape supplier

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. (Feb. 18, 2015) – Mac Papers today announced it is now a full-line distributor of Shurtape Technologies, LLC, a leading manufacturer of pressure-sensitive tapes. The company now offers Shurtape’s full range of tapes, tape applicators and dispensers to better meet the packaging needs of its customers.

To ensure expertise in Shurtape’s full product line, Mac Papers’ sales force and packaging specialists are training on the capabilities of Shurtape’s tapes and equipment.

“As Mac Papers continues to grow its packaging business, it is vital to add premier suppliers and products,” said Chris McCabe, Director of Packaging for Mac Papers. “Shurtape is an outstanding partner and we look forward to working together. This agreement will only strengthen Mac Papers’ ability to deliver the highest-quality and most cost-effective packaging solutions.”

Based in Hickory, N.C., Shurtape is a privately owned company serving a variety of markets, from packaging and painting to HVAC and transportation. Its products include masking, paper, cloth, duct, foil, film, packaging, double-coated and other specialty tapes, as well as packaging dispensers and equipment for automated and manual packaging applications.

To learn more about packaging at Mac Papers, visit macpapers.com. Follow Mac Papers on Twitter @macpapers.

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About Shurtape^®
Shurtape^®, Hickory, N.C., is an industry-leading producer of pressure-sensitive tapes designed to meet the most exacting standards. Products include masking and paper, foil and film, packaging, double-coated, cloth and duct, and other specialty tape products, in addition to packaging dispensers and equipment for automated and manual packaging applications. Recognized as a Responsible Tape Manufacturer by the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC), Shurtape proudly serves a variety of markets, from painting and packaging to HVAC and transportation, with facilities in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico, Peru, United Arab Emirates and China. For more information, visit shurtape.com, find us on Facebook^® (facebook.com/Shurtape) or follow us on Twitter^® (@shurtapetech).

About Mac Papers
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., Mac Papers is one of the largest wholesale distributors in the Southeast U.S. The company is a distribution partner for paper, wide format printing, graphics, packaging, facility solutions and office products. Mac Papers works with best-in-class suppliers to help businesses and consumers deliver quality results, improve efficiency and increase their bottom line. The company operates 22 branch locations and 18 Mini Mac retail stores across nine states in the Southeast. Mac Papers is a third-generation, family-owned and operated business founded in 1965. For more information, please visit MacPapers.com.

Demonstrates company’s commitment to Nashville market, underscores packaging as a core business and adds to growing team of packaging design experts

JACKSONVILLE, FLA (Feb. 2, 2015) – Mac Papers announced today that it completed its acquisition of substantially all the assets of Boxes Etc. II, a specialized distributor of packaging products and services out of Nashville, Tennessee. This is Mac Papers’ first acquisition to date in Nashville, following the company’s entrance into this market in July 2012. The deal signifies a long-term commitment to the city of Nashville, and that Mac Papers is becoming a key player in packaging distribution in the Southeast. All Boxes Etc. II employees have joined Mac Papers as part of the acquisition. Terms of this deal are not disclosed.

“Mac Papers has made a series of investments in Nashville, as part of our strategic initiative to strengthen our offering and infrastructure in this growing market,” said Sutton McGehee, Chairman and CEO of Mac Papers. “This acquisition follows recently announced plans to purchase land and build a larger facility in Nashville, demonstrating our commitment to serving local businesses with deep inventory, expertise and top-notch customer service.”

Boxes Etc. II will continue operations out of its facilities for the next year, until it moves into a Mac Papers warehouse location in Nashville. The deal adds packaging experts and customer service professionals to better serve Mac Papers’ growing packaging customer base and to provide more comprehensive sales and support solutions.

Mac Papers anticipates sustained growth from its packaging line of business, accounting for a greater percentage of its net sales across the company. This acquisition will also continue to grow and expand Mac Papers’ partnership with premier suppliers, positioning the company to bring the best end-to-end solutions to its customers that reduce cost and drive efficiencies.

This follows the November 2013 acquisition of Alles, a full-scale distributor of packaging products, systems and services out of Miami. In December 2012, Mac Papers acquired All Packaging Supplies, a distributor of industrial and food service packaging supplies located in Pembroke Park, Florida. Mac Papers also acquired Orlando-based Redd Paper Company in November 2011, which included paper, packaging and wide format printing divisions.

Learn more about this announcement at macpapers.com and follow the company on Twitter @macpapers.

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About Boxes Etc. II

Founded in 1992, Boxes Etc. II has become a leading provider of standard and custom packaging supplies, with a specialty in corrugate boxes, and also including tapes, bubble wrap, foam wrap, stretch films, poly bags and bubble mailers. Known for its in-depth inventory, the company inventories hundreds of thousands of corrugate boxes. The company has earned a strong reputation for offering full-color printing for custom packaging solutions.

About Mac Papers

Headquartered in Jacksonville, FL, Mac Papers is one of the largest wholesale distributors in the Southeast U.S.  The company is a distribution partner for paper and print, packaging, facility supplies and office products. Mac Papers works with best-in-class suppliers to help businesses and consumers deliver quality results, improve efficiency and increase their bottom line. The company operates 22 locations and 18 retail stores across nine states in the Southeast. Mac Papers is a third-generation, family-owned and operated business founded in 1965. For more information, please visit macpapers.com or on Twitter @macpapers.