Pohlig Packaging has merged with Oliver Printing & Packaging Co. Pohlig is a manufacturer of folding cartons, micro-fluted corrugated boxes and setup boxes, serving the food and grocery, consumer products, automotive aftermarket and healthcare markets. Pohlig is headquartered in Richmond, VA with 85 employees. The company will keep its facilities and retain all employees as part of the transaction.
“The merger will strengthen both companies with new markets, customers, capabilities and capacity. We are pleased to welcome the Pohlig team to our Oliver platform” said Brian Dunsirn, Chairman. “Current managers Mike Gaffney and Jim Petit will continue to lead Pohlig into the future” “We are thrilled to join forces with Oliver,” added Mike Gaffney. “Together, we will be able to better serve our combined customer base with additional resources, equipment and capacities. “Pohlig will expand our packaging capabilities, customer base and end markets,” said George Oliver, President of Oliver. “Oliver and Pohlig are highly complementary with similar customer-centric cultures.”
The transaction closed on August 14, 2017.