Austin-based Packaging Expert Compadre Launches Enlarged Package Testing Center in Austin
Austin, TX, October 29, 2009 – Texas manufacturers and distributors can now rely on packaging maven Compadre to provide package testing services in its newly expanded package testing center located in Austin.
Austin, TX (PRWEB) November 4, 2009 -- Texas manufacturers and distributors can now rely on packaging maven Compadre to provide package testing services in its newly expanded package testing center located in Austin.
From atmospheric conditioning to compression and vibration testing, this ISTA-certified facility’s cutting edge equipment and Compadre’s expert staff support customers who need packaging tests on tight deadlines.
Compadre has deep roots in Texas and in the global packaging industry. As early as 1997 the company was providing labeling solutions to Dell and has since expanded its offerings to a global customer base ranging from the world’s largest consumer electronics manufacturers to smaller regional companies. This history of providing large scale packaging, materials sourcing and support services to global companies is the foundation Compadre relies upon to bring real world experience to its packaging design and engineering services.
Compadre achieved a truly global presence in the package design and engineering industry when Nokia’s worldwide packaging design manager, Henry Heil, joined Compadre in 2006. “I brought my experience to Compadre’s packaging team because I wanted to be a part of the exciting culture” says Heil. “We have faster turnaround than any other third party package testing center in the country.”
By 2008, Compadre had rebranded and expanded its offering to bring global packaging capabilities to smaller, regional companies.
“Sure, we’ve expanded Compadre to offer ‘big company’ packaging solutions to regional companies,” says Darryl Kelinske, Compadre’s CEO. “But that doesn’t do it justice. We have years of experience working with some of the most demanding companies in the world and the lessons we’ve learned are incredibly valuable. Couple that with one of the most advanced independent package testing, design and engineering facilities in the United States and you start to feel the energy that drives our company.”
And Compadre has plenty of energy. The company is in the process of assembling a ‘Wild Bunch’ of 50 design and creative professionals to assist with high-impact, quick turnaround package design sessions.
“Austin is full of incredibly bright and creative professionals and in the current environment many of them are unemployed or working routine jobs,” says Gordon McGill, VP of Compadre. “We thought, ‘Let’s give them an outlet, let’s capitalize on that creative energy for our clients.’ And it’s working.”
Compadre maintains an unwavering commitment to executing customers’ ‘critical missions’ on tight deadlines. Compadre calls this Mission Critical - FastTM, and they mean it. In 2006, Compadre ramped up in a matter of weeks to manage and complete the largest consumer electronics safety recall in history. Kelinske says, “With our expanded testing, design and engineering center, we can now bring this same passion to our package design and engineering customers. Our ability to execute quickly on large projects is a direct result of our solid experience in a range of core competencies, from critical package testing and design projects to materials sourcing and service parts management.”
Package testing customers come to Compadre, at first, because of the uniquely fast turnaround – but that’s not all that makes Compadre stand out.
“When our smaller, regional customers learn that we have the materials sourcing and buying power of a global company, they quickly realize that we can significantly reduce their cost of materials,” Kelinske explains. “That’s why we’re so passionate - because we help make American businesses, large and small, more competitive every day.”
About Compadre
Based in Austin, Texas, Compadre specializes in packaging related services and sourcing for the manufacturing and distribution industries. With locations in Austin, Dallas, Cincinnati, and Nashville, Compadre executes critical packaging-related and support services for large and small companies. Compadre maintains relationships with the most demanding companies in the world, from Fortune Global 500 companies to regional companies. Compadre’s core services are: Package Design and Engineering, Package Prototyping, Package Testing, Materials Sourcing, and Critical Support Services. For more information about Compadre, visit www.mycompadre.com.
Contacts
Creative professionals interested in joining Compadre’s Wild Bunch should contact Michelle Richardson at mricharson at mycompadre dot com
General Inquiries about Compadre should be directed to Keith Jacoby at (512) 334-1003 or (800) 418-8590.
Media inquiries regarding Compadre should be directed to Shelby Stephens at MSM Communications – (512) 524-5456.
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