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Press Release – For Immediate Release
BGR: The Cincinnati Stealth B2B Bomber
West Chester packaging distributor was quietly created to sell anything, to anyone, anywhere. And it does. And it’s all going online.
Look what came out of Al Backscheider’s Finneytown garage: BGR Inc. 25 new jobs added in 2013. New e-‐commerce web site. New facility in Indianapolis, additional U.S. markets on deck. Sales up 14% in 2013. [WEST CHESTER, Ohio ~ April 18, 2014] Step inside packaging distributor BGR’s 200,000-‐square-‐foot West Chester headquarters, and what you see is what you get. Which is just about everything. BGR Inc. has quietly grown from a garage-‐based home business in Finneytown into a powerhouse industrial packaging distributor over almost four decades. And that’s just the way Al Backscheider, company founder, would have wanted it. Today’s BGR (www.BGR.us) has grown and diversified into the total resource for corporate packaging needs. The company excels in providing customized “one-‐of-‐a-‐kind” packaging, and specializes in lowering material handling costs, product protection, minimizing environment impact, regulations compliance, ergonomics and safety. BGR stocks over 6,000 different packaging supply items – buying in bulk, and passing the savings onto customers – helping them reduce packaging costs by up to 30 percent. “BGR’s leadership team and key personnel have over 35 years experience providing unmatched industry expertise and the most effective solutions for their customers,” said Kelly Backscheider, BGR Marketing Manager. Every member of the BGR sales team is a Packaging Distributors of America (PDA) Certified Packaging Consultant and has received extensive training to achieve this certification. “We provide must-‐have information on the latest product introductions and trends to help our customers continue to reduce their packaging costs,” said Allen Backscheider, BGR Vice President. BGR is also the source for the most cost-‐effective automations solutions. The company is a preferred distributor for some of the best-‐known names in the industry, including 3M, Signode, IPG, Wulftec, Sealed Air and others. BGR has unique in-‐house capabilities such as custom slitting and sheeting – enabling customers to be more precise with packaging materials, increasing productivity and reducing costs. BGR also has its own fully owned printing and label subsidiary, Triangle Label, which specializes in printing everything from printed labels to barcode labels.
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And now, it all goes online. Of course.
BGR recently unveiled a new e-‐commerce capability on its web site, www.BGR.us. “This now allows us to sell packaging supply items such as – adhesives, air bubble, bags, boxes, foam cushions, labels, machinery, equipment, mailers, paper, shrink film, stretch film tape, and more – online,” said A.J. Backscheider, BGR Marketing Manager. BGR, typically a soft-‐spoken company, is winding down an explosive 2013, connected to its national expansion campaign. Annual sales growth, which has historically hovered between the 5-‐7 percent range, blossomed to 14 percent, all fueled by BGR:
-‐ Opening a new warehouse in Indianapolis, the first expansion outside of Cincinnati; -‐ Expanding upon an embedded sales office to establish a model for business expansion; -‐ Starting a site-‐search analysis to find a facility for a fast-‐growing division, Triangle Label; -‐ Contemplating a new, larger HQ to accommodate everything now in West Chester.
Dean Backscheider, Allen’s brother and another principal, accentuated BGR’s “Cost Advantage Program,” in which customers can reduce packaging costs by up to 30 percent. “This is a free, customized assessment of your packaging systems, equipment and supplies, designed to help customers save money and get a greater return on their packaging investment.” “BGR consistently delivers products, some standard and some built to spec, that meet all of our requirements for quality, costs and lead time,” said Chuck Bray, purchasing/logistics manager with Balluff Inc., a BGR client for more than 30 years. “BGR has created an environment that is totally focused, and dedicated, on its customers’ success. “We appreciate all that they’ve done for us, and would recommend BGR Inc. to any company requiring complete packaging supplies and material handling equipment.” About BGR Inc. BGR Inc. (www.BGR.US) is your packaging resource and is passionate about providing expert advise, from the simplest to the toughest packaging challenge. BGR’s leadership team has more than 35 years of experience providing unmatched industry expertise, and the most cost-‐effective packaging solutions. Every member of the BGR sales team is a PDA (Packaging Distributors of America) Certified Packaging Consultant, having received extensive training. Each BGR customer is supported by a dedicated team from sales and custom service. For more information, please visit www.BGR.US or call (800) 628-‐9195 or send an e-‐mail to [email protected]. Contact: Kelly Backscheider Marketing Manager, BGR Inc. 6392 Gano Road West Chester, OH 45069 (513) 759-‐1541 [email protected]
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