Protective packaging specialist Storopack (Metzingen / Germany; www.storopack.com) has relocated its distribution centre in New Jersey / USA. The company said the move from Somerset to Edison gives it a central location for all of the New York metropolitan area, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, enabling faster delivery, enhanced customer service and greatly expanded production capacity.

The 465 m² Somerset distribution centre supplied regional customers with its “Airplus”, “Paperplus” and “Foamplus” products. The new 4,090 m² facility in Edison will distribute Storopack’s equipment-based protective packaging solutions as well as manufacture and distribute its “Bubbleplus”, “Mailerplus”, “Pelaspan” EPS/Bio Loose Fill and “Foamplus” pre-moulding products. Storopack said these additional products will further strengthen and leverage its portfolio.

“When it comes to ready-for-use protective packaging, being close to our customers is a decisive benefit in terms of being able to deliver high quality, attractive solutions and the best all-round service,” commented Joe LaGrasta, Storopack USA’s vice president responsible for the East Coast business unit.

Also included is an expanded showroom and dedicated training centre for Storopack to educate its distribution partners on its “Perfect Protective Packaging” process and solutions.

The company has undertaken a strategic, focused regional expansion in the USA during the past year with several acquisitions and partnerships – see Plasteurope.com of 15.09.2014. Storopack said this is enabling the company to better serve its distributors and customers in key business areas as well as further develop opportunities in important local markets.