TC Transcontinental Inc., a leader in flexible packaging in North America, announced Tuesday that it had acquired H.S. Crocker, Inc., a manufacturer of die cut lids for the food industry and labels for the pharmaceutical industry.
H.S. Crocker has approximately 150 employees at two facilities in North America – one in Exton, Pennsylvania and the other in Huntley, Illinois.
“H.S. Crocker is a die cut lidding leader in North America, serving markets that are highly strategic for us,” said Thomas Morin, President of TC Transcontinental Packaging. “The integration of H.S. Crocker’s Huntley facility to our platform will broaden our packaging solutions portfolio, especially in the dairy, coffee lids as well as shelf stable and chilled desserts markets, and provide significant cross-selling opportunities with our respective customers. As for the Exton plant, it will allow us to expand our pharmaceutical and medical expertise in the advanced coatings product offering through the addition of value-added and specialized labels, while increasing our market share in the healthcare industry. We are also planning on leveraging the excess capacity within both H.S. Crocker’s facilities in order to support our organic growth.”
The ninth flexible packaging acquisition for the Montreal-based company since entering the industry in 2014, TC Transcontinental is a leader in flexible packaging and advanced coatings with operations in the United States, as well as Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Ecuador, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and China, with about 3,900 employees.
“We are truly proud and excited to join TC Transcontinental, a corporation with a successful 45-years history,” Ron Giordano, Chairman and CEO of H.S. Crocker said. “We are inspired by the entrepreneurial spirit of its executives, their long-term growth vision, and the company’s strong set of values. We are confident that our combined and robust platform will continue to make H.S. Crocker thrive. Our unwavering focus on quality and solid expertise will reinforce TC Transcontinental Packaging’s presence in the lidding and label industries.”