WS Packaging buys Renaissance Mark narrow-web division

Algoma, Wisconsin-based converting powerhouse WS Packaging Group has purchased the narrow-web division of label converter Renaissance Mark. The deal includes facilities in Fullerton, California; Monterey, Mexico; Skokie, Illinois; and Scranton, Pennsylvania.

All of these narrow-web plants have been under the leadership of Bill Harper, who will remain with WS Packaging in that same capacity. Operating for more than 30 years, the Fullerton facility is reportedly the largest supplier of printed labels for the fresh berry market in the US.

‘The Fullerton location will add to our growing West Coast presence and complement the recent acquisition of Ampersand Label in Garden Grove, California,’ said WS chairman Terry Fulweiler. ‘Of special interest in this transaction is the Monterey, Mexico facility, which becomes the first international division within WS Packaging Group.’

With its latest acquisition, WS Packaging now has 18 manufacturing plants with projected 2006 sales of more than $300 million.