As we enter the second decade of The New Millennium, environmental issues have been making headlines across the world. Most recently the catastrophic fires in Australia are front and center, reminiscent of California’s Camp Fire. Its citizens are calling for action on climate change while its government seems to have its head in the sand. The world is waking up but nowhere more than in Australia. Founded in 1999, the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has been taking a lead position...
CEEO Jim Wilson left the remarkable Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC’s) Trade Venture in Australia on November 23, 2019. While in New Zealand, he visited the headquarters of Box Latch™ Products’ headquarters in Auckland on the North Island and their warehouse in Christchurch on the South Island. Ankit Kumar and the Primepac sales team were detailed on the breadth of the market for our existing and the new Box Latch™ Products that will...
Box Latch™ Products made by Eco Latch Systems is one of six companies with one or more participants in this week’s Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation® Trade Venture to Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. Since its inception, this public-private agency, created in 2011 by then Governor Scott Walker, has produced $2.1 billion in capital investment, much of it by growing exports from Wisconsin’s strong manufacturing community. The photo above shows Chief Executive and Export Officer (CEEO), Jim Wilson, and Phil Southam, the company’s...
After 3 Days in Korea Jim flew into Osaka’s Kansai International Airport. Mr. Yoshi Mitsushima met Jim in downtown Osaka and they took the train to the Nippon Systems HQ. Japan’s train and subway infrastructure is magnificent. Box Latch’s™ ability to re-use corrugate boxes multiple times before recycling was of particular interest to Nippon Systems. They were attracted to our Box Latch™ product line because their business priority consists of living by the 3Es: 1) environment (good for it), 2) ethnicity...
Box Latch’s CEO Jim Wilson has just completed his visit with our new distributer Epackaging from Anyang-City, South Korea. They visited key customers and performed product training with the Epackaging staff. We encourage Korean companies to reach out to Epackaging to see how Box Latch Products can enhance productivity and sustainability in your business.
We would like to thank all 220 of you who stopped at our Box Latch™ booth at MinnPack last week to hear our innovative “re-use before recycle” story. You came from 20 states, 13 countries and 4 continents. Almost all of you were aware of one or more ways you could improve your work flow efficiencies, reduce box and tape costsand help the environment all at the same time. Best of all, if you didn’t know how to implement what...