Western Pallet Magazine July 2019 | Page 18

Conner Industries Acquires RoseMill Packaging Resources Conner Industries, Inc., has announced the acquisition of RoseMill Packaging Resources, LLC (“RoseMill”), an industrial packaging company based in Lewisburg, TN. The acquisition of RoseMill squarely fits into Conner’s long-term strategic plan of expanding more deeply into the packaging industry, while continuing to accelerate growth in its core lumber business, leveraging its existing RoseMill is a rapidly growing and manufacturing facilities, and entering profitable provider of industrial new geographic markets and industries packaging solutions offering a broad not currently serviced today. range of manufacturing and services products utilizing combinations of wood, “We welcome RoseMill to the Conner corrugate, plastic and foam packaging. Its family. We believe their expertise in the customers are top-tier enterprises in the industrial packaging industry will allow HVAC, Automotive, Appliance and Conner to better service our existing Packaging industry sectors. customers and attract new strategic partners with creative and cost-effective Mike Rose, VP of Sales, and Spencer Miller, packaging solutions,” said David Dixon, VP of Operations, are continuing in their CEO of Conner Industries. current roles at RoseMill, and both will take on expanded responsibilities to “We believe that Conner, a leading player assist Conner manufacturing plants, and in the industrial packaging industry, is the their salesmen, expand into more value- perfect company for RoseMill to partner added packaging competencies. with as we begin expanding our reach into new growing market segments,” said Mike RoseMill’s unique industrial packaging Rose. “Together, Conner and RoseMill will solutions will be offered to all of Conner’s take a proven customer-service driven customers, providing the opportunity to strategy to a market that is seeking scale its solutions across Conner’s partners and suppliers who are best able existing footprint of eleven to provide more value-added services,” manufacturing plants throughout the Mike added. Southern U.S. Conner’s and RoseMill’s philosophy and laser focus on providing exceptional customer service are tightly aligned. 18 WESTERN PALLET