Golden West Packaging Group LLC, a New York-based holding company for packaging businesses, acquired Allpak Container, LLC, Renton, Wash.

Allpak Container designs and manufactures high-end consumer packaging and industrial packaging from its two facilities in Seattle and Spokane, Wash., for more than 450 customers in agriculture, food and beverage, among others. Products include large scale die cut, 6-color-plus UV coating and highly customizable flexographic printing capabilities. 

“Golden West acquires well-established packaging businesses and develops them into high performers, and Allpak is a great extension of this strategy,” says Steve Strickland, chief executive officer of Golden West Packaging. “Allpak is a strong business with a customer-centric approach, skilled workforce and deep focus on operational excellence, which is evidenced by their ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and AIB International (food safety) certifications. Golden West, which now operates nine manufacturing plants across the country, brings Allpak substantial resources and proven sales and service capabilities to drive more production through Allpak’s facilities.”           

“This is an exciting development for our company, customers and employees,” adds Ralph Koch, president of Allpak, and Hans Koch, chairman of Allpak. “As part of Golden West, we look forward to continuing to provide our customers with best-in-class design, custom product expertise, short lead time capability and outstanding customer service. We have the infrastructure, systems and capacity in place to scale immediately and significantly, leveraging Golden West’s expertise and resources to grow our business.”