Clondalkin purchase brings European packaging to America

The Clondalkin Group has acquired the business and assets of Spiralkote, formerly a division of Peoria based Fleming Packaging Corporation.

Spiralkote claims to be the largest North American supplier of flexo printed spiral labels for composite canisters and a leading producer of die-cut lids for the food and beverage markets.

Through collaboration with Clondalkin's European packaging operations including Vaassen Flexible Packaging, Spiralkote will introduce to the North American market a wide range of technically sophisticated products currently available to European customers and provide those customers with a local US supply base.

Located in Orlando, Florida, Spiralkote's ISO Certified manufacturing operations include state-of-the-art flexo printing with capability to print up to 8 colors combined with a modern in-house pre-press department. Finishing operations include slitting, die-cutting, which is performed in an AIB approved environment, combined with an extensive Quality Control function.

Clondalkin is a management-owned international group of companies producing flexible and specialist packaging products that is backed by Candover PLC, a leading London-based equity group. Following this acquisition the Group has some 40 operating subsidiaries in Ireland, the U.K., Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and the United States including Connecticut-headquartered Fortune Plastics. Clondalkin is also parent company of The Boxes Group.