Success Stories
Global Packaging Company Gilpin Acquires U.S.-Based Closure Maker AMCLO
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (October 2, 2025) – Gilpin, a supplier of integrated packaging, equipment and service solutions, has announced the acquisition of AMCLO, among the largest independent manufacturers of metal closures for composite cans, tubes and cores. The deal, which closed September 30, 2025,…
New Packaging Opens Markets, Unlocks Sales Potential FOR CRAB MEAT
For years, the family-owned U.S. company had sold only fresh crab. While greatly appreciated by their regional customers, the family’s national growth opportunities were limited. The company placed a call to Gilpin in September 2017 with the request to get…
Threatened with a canceled contract, peanut company turns to Gilpin
When a major retailer threatened to cancel a contract over a bad package, Gilpin stepped in and solved the problem and kept the peanut company in business.
Too Much Capacity, Too Few Customers
Anticipating a major contract, a packaging company purchased a new press to make membrane ends and produced an inventory of 20 million ends.
Conquering Short Deadlines
A Mexican food processor was transitioning to a new plastic cup with a retort membrane end for pasteurized seafood and promised the new package to retail customers in a month’s time.
Gilpin Scores Industry-wide Grand Slam with Tennis Ball Package
What started as a successful solution for a global tennis ball maker is now a grand slam for Gilpin. Tennis balls are packaged in highly pressured metal or plastic cans with easy-open ends to keep the balls fresh for optimal performance. It’s a difficult package to execute—not for Gilpin.
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