St. Clair Packaging was founded in 1980 by Dave and Audrey Miotke. Dave and Audrey had a vision of a company that would be built around the needs of the people they served, their CUSTOMERS! They started the company out of their barn at their family farm in Marine City, Michigan. Sales contracts would be made during the day and Dave would run production in his barn at night.In 1983, the company was ready to expand its space and moved to Marysville, Michigan. This was the first major step to what would eventually become a 50,000 square foot warehouse and distribution facility which allowed the concept of just-in-time service and lean manufacturing to be executed to near perfection.
As the company continued to grow, the Miotke's realized the need to have increased manufacturing capabilities. In 1986, they bought a corrugated and chipboard sheet plant in Detroit, Michigan which was called Troy Die Cutting. The Miotke's would later change the name of Troy Die Cutting to St. Clair Packaging Metro. With this added manufacturing capability the company was now able to make special orders in hours to meet customer requirements.
When the opportunity presented itself in 1991, the Miotke's once again added to their product diversification by buying a company called Blue Water Chemical located in Port Huron, Michigan. Blue Water Chemical was a janitorial and paper supply company. The name soon changed to St. Clair Paper and Supply. This now allowed St. Clair Packaging to provide even more of a one-stop shop for its customers and prospects.
In 1995 St. Clair Paper and Supply bought a tent rental business in St. Clair, Michigan called Sunshade. With the addition of tents, St. Clair Paper also added tables and chairs and began to sell a full line of party supply products. Sunshade simply became part of St. Clair Paper and Supply and the business was moved into the Port Huron location.
In November of 1998, St. Clair Packaging added another company to its' family. Alpena Paper and Supply, located in Alpena, Michigan, was purchased. Alpena Paper and Supply was now able to provide many of its' current customers with a full line of packaging supplies.
In November of 2001, St. Clair Packaging took a bold step forward as a leader in the packaging industry by opening the doors of its' new 100,000 square foot combination corrugated and chipboard sheet plant and full line packaging distribution facility in Marysville, Michigan. This state of the art facility has allowed the company to close its' aging Detroit and Marysville plants and move them under one roof. This facility also serves as the corporate headquarters for the leadership team of St. Clair Packaging. Plans currently exist on the 13 arce site for 50,000 square feet expansion as future business develops.
In February of 2003 the company built a state-of-the-art Design and Development Laboratory. With the installation of it's new Kongsberg Design Table the company is now able to provide prototype samples and run short orders for any customer.
In March of 2003 St. Clair Packaging bought the customer list of a full-line packaging distributor in Livonia, Michigan, Global Packaging. Global Packaging's customer base was totally integrated into St. Clair Packaging and the Livonia Warehouse was closed and product was moved to Marysville.
In May of 2003 St. Clair Packaging added a "high speed" shrink wrap machine, a Shanklin shrink tunnel. This machine will wrap all food products in FDA approved poly film. Future equipment improvements and capital investments are constantly being evaluated as the company looks to the future.
In August of 2003 St. Clair Packaging completed its packaging circle by diversifying into total fulfillment packaging previously done by a company called Quality Packaging, in Warren, Michigan. St. Clair Packaging now specializes in both governmental and industrial fulfillment. With this added niche, St. Clair Packaging can now, design the package, make the box, provide the internal dunnage, package the product, and ship the product. Due to this expansion, St.Clair Packaging has added a new foam-in-place machine, paper cutter, hoists, baggers, and other fulfillment essentials.
Due to heavy demand from individual consumers, St.Clair Packaging added a Personal Packaging Store in November 3, 2003. The retail store, which is open to the public, is housed directly within St. Clair Packaging at 2121 Busha Highway in Marysville, Michigan. The Personal Packaging Store sells stock and custom made boxes, moving boxes, packaging supplies, packages and protects products, and ships using either UPS (United Parcel Service) or FedEx (Federal Express).
In May of 2004 the company made a strategic decision to move St. Clair Paper and Supply into the Marysville location to enhance the overall one-stop-shop concept. The full line janitorial and paper supply line of St. Clair Paper and Supply is now completely available to the public as well as industrial customers within the newly remolded "store" at St. Clair Packaging.
In November of 2007 the company became only the fourth company in the United States to own a state of the art rotary die cutter called a Rota-Cut. This investment allowed the company to pursue special niche die cutting, previously unobtainable. In June of 2008 St. Clair Packaging will become the first company in the United States to own the Rota-Print. This machine will allow the die cutting and printing of corrugated, chipboard and corrugated plastics.
While St. Clair Packaging has grown through the years, the company has not lost focus of the Miotke's original vision, to focus on the needs of the people we serve, "OUR CUSTOMERS".
In February of 2003 the company built a state-of-the-art Design and Development Laboratory. With the installation of it's new Kongsberg Design Table the company is now able to provide prototype samples and run short orders for any customer.In March of 2003 St. Clair Packaging bought the customer list of a full-line packaging distributor in Livonia, Michigan, Global Packaging. Global Packaging's customer base was totally integrated into St. Clair Packaging and the Livonia Warehouse was closed and product was moved to Marysville.
In May of 2003 St. Clair Packaging added a "high speed" shrink wrap machine, a Shanklin shrink tunnel. This machine will wrap all food products in FDA approved poly film. Future equipment improvements and capital investments are constantly being evaluated as the company looks to the future.
In August of 2003 St. Clair Packaging completed its packaging circle by diversifying into total fulfillment packaging previously done by a company called Quality Packaging, in Warren, Michigan. St. Clair Packaging now specializes in both governmental and industrial fulfillment. With this added niche, St. Clair Packaging can now, design the package, make the box, provide the internal dunnage, package the product, and ship the product. Due to this expansion, St.Clair Packaging has added a new foam-in-place machine, paper cutter, hoists, baggers, and other fulfillment essentials.
Due to heavy demand from individual consumers, St.Clair Packaging added a Personal Packaging Store in November 3, 2003. The retail store, which is open to the public, is housed directly within St. Clair Packaging at 2121 Busha Highway in Marysville, Michigan. The Personal Packaging Store sells stock and custom made boxes, moving boxes, packaging supplies, packages and protects products, and ships using either UPS (United Parcel Service) or FedEx (Federal Express).
In May of 2004 the company made a strategic decision to move St. Clair Paper and Supply into the Marysville location to enhance the overall one-stop-shop concept. The full line janitorial and paper supply line of St. Clair Paper and Supply is now completely available to the public as well as industrial customers within the newly remolded "store" at St. Clair Packaging.
In November of 2007 the company became only the fourth company in the United States to own a state of the art rotary die cutter called a Rota-Cut. This investment allowed the company to pursue special niche die cutting, previously unobtainable. In June of 2008 St. Clair Packaging will become the first company in the United States to own the Rota-Print. This machine will allow the die cutting and printing of corrugated, chipboard and corrugated plastics.
While St. Clair Packaging has grown through the years, the company has not lost focus of the Miotke's original vision, to focus on the needs of the people we serve, "OUR CUSTOMERS".
