Materials / Consumables Choose from a broad range of material applications from top manufacturers. We provide customized solutions to meet the needs of specialty projects.

Materials provided:• Stretch – rotary/machine grade, hand wrap and convenience wrap• Shrink – polyethylene, polyolefin and shrink bands• Tape – pressure sensitive, water activated • Poly – custom bags and poly sheeting• Protective – cushioning/void fill, edge protection and volatile corrosion inhibitor (VCI)• Corrugated – custom printed boxes, stock boxes, folding cartons and master shippers• Strapping – plastic and steel

Packaging Solutions

Improve total cost of ownership with best-in-class operational expertise.

Group O’s network of packaging solutions, equipment and value services enables us to analyze packing operations, suggest best-in-class approaches and provide precision calibration of existing practices, work�ows and equipment. By leveraging our scale and buying power, we help our clients to signi�cantly improve their quality, service and total cost of ownership.

Group O is a Top 5 Latino-owned Business and National Minority Supplier of the Year. ©2013 Group O, Inc. All rights reserved.

Engineering: Equipment / Parts O�ering a wide range of secondary packaging systems, material handling and parts from the top OEMs in each category, we are a full service distributor. We will justify and select a system that meets strategic packaging and material handling requirements, while maximizing savings.

Equipment and systems provided:

• Stretch Wrapping

• Carton Erecting

• Conveying

• Strapping Systems

• Shrink Wrapping

• Carton Sealing

• Scissor Lift Tables

• Power Lift Trucks

• Inkjet Printing

• Void Fill Equipment

• Bagging Systems

• Cold Seal

• Labeling Equipment

• Warehouse Storage Racking

• Ergonomic Lifting Tools

• Bulk Returnable Containers

• Plastic Pallets and Totes

Managed Services Our nationwide network of dedicated, technical service representatives are manufacturer-trained to quickly assess and meet the immediate needs of clients. Emergencies are responded to with next day, nationwide service and in-stock part delivery.

Equipment and systems provided:• Preventative Maintenance Programs – machine specific checklists of common wear items, quotes on recommended parts and service, follow-up testing and audits and service recommendations provided at no cost

• Retrofit Programs – innovative technologies to cost effectively improve equipment performance, coordination of ordering and installing retrofit kits

• Warehousing and Distribution – a strategic network of warehouse facilities provides a cost effective distribution channel to all clients and scales easily to offer multi-location national discounts

• Vendor Consolidation – reduce cost by standardizing products, create redundancy options by standardizing use across plant operations, identify redundant suppliers for emergency situations, maintain competitive pricing by aggregating category spend

Why Group O?

Group O is a Top 5 Latino-owned Business and National Minority Supplier of the Year. ©2013 Group O, Inc. All rights reserved.

Contact400 Maple Park BoulevardSuite 401St Clair Shores, MI 48081800.521.4248 | groupo.com

Group O started in 1974 with the simple idea that we could help businesses do things better, faster and more e�ciently. After nearly half a century of helping Fortune 100 companies solve almost every imaginable business challenge, our can-do attitude remains stronger than ever.

Today, we are proud to be one of the largest Hispanic-owned companies in the nation. Our drive to provide our customers with solutions that bring a sustainable, competitive edge is only matched by our commitment to our people, our planet and the entrepreneurial spirit that drives business process improvement.

• 40+ years of experience serving the Fortune 100• Integrated quality approach• Financial strength and stability• Proven results• Unrivaled process improvement expertise• Rapid nationwide deployment• Commitment to sustainability

At-a-glance• Founded in 1974

• 1500+ employees

• Headquartered in Milan, IL with more than 50 offices nationwide

• $500+MM sales

• Quality certifications: ISO 9001:2008, TL 9000,

SSAE 16 (SAS 70) Type II Compliant, HIPAA compliant

• D&B number: 80-278-7937

• NAICS codes: 541611, 541613, 561422, 541870, 541860,

323119, 323112, 323115, 423840, 541614, 488991, 332812,

424690, 561910, 493190

A Commitment to Diversity• 100% Hispanic-owned MBE

• 2012 Top 5 Latino-owned Business (USHCC.com)

• 2011 National Minority Supplier of the Year (NMSDC.org)

• Active in more than 20 diversity councils and chambers

Sustainability Commitments• UN Global Compact

• EPA ENERGY STAR Partner program

• SEDEX (The Supplier Ethical Data Exchange)

• purpose | tomorrow sustainability initiative

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