visitors per month. The content is relevant, data-driven, and third-party verified. The research is readily accessible to educate and inform customers, packaging specialists, and packaging students of wood's environmental benefits over alternative packaging materials. All of the research is available to share with your colleagues, sales teams, and customers.
Nature's Packaging is an essential project of the Pallet Foundation, a non-profit foundation. It was initiated and continues to evolve with additional support by NWPCA, CWPCA, and WPA. The campaign will keep promoting research that answers the question "why wood" and highlights the importance of healthy forests, healthy markets, and healthy communities. We are growing twice than what is removed by our industry. We are planting significantly more to expand our forest cover. We have the potential to use even more. Nature's Packaging provides a whole new area of opportunity for the wood packaging industry, and it gives us the tools to tell this great story.
JULY 2020
LINC Systems Has Acquired Active Sales Company
Center Rock Capital Partners, LP (“Center Rock”) industrial fastener and packaging distribution platform, LINC Systems, LLC has acquired Active Sales Company. Based in Santa Fe Springs, California, Active Sales is a leading distributor of industrial fastening products and industrial packaging supplies to customers throughout the Western United States.
Craig Russell, CEO and President of Active Sales, said, “On behalf of everyone at Active Sales, we are excited to begin our next chapter as part of the LINC organization. Together with LINC, we will be positioned to continue to offer a strong portfolio of brands, quick turn fulfillment, and most importantly, an unmatched commitment to customer service.”
“Active Sales has been a reliable supplier of a full range of fasteners, fastening equipment, and packaging supplies to its customers for over 70 years. The acquisition of Active Sales is an important step in building a leading, nationwide industrial fastener and packaging distribution platform,” said
Ted Azar, CEO of LINC.
Kelly Evans, President of LINC, added, “Like LINC, Active Sales is dedicated to providing customers with exceptional service, selection, and product knowledge. We look forward to working with Craig and his team as we continue to grow and gain market share.”
Center Rock. “With the acquisition of Active Sales, LINC is further diversified across customers and end markets, as well as geographically with the combined businesses now serving customers in 37 states. We are excited to support the combined management teams and their continued growth,” added Matt Conway.
ABOUT ACTIVE SALES COMPANY:
Active Sales is a is a leading distributor of industrial fastening and packaging supplies used in a range of end markets including pallet, furniture, cabinetry, bedding, and general industrial. For more information, please visit www.activesalesco.com.
ABOUT LINC SYSTEMS:
LINC Systems is a leading distributor of fastening solutions and industrial supplies serving a broad range of industrial end markets including pallet, furniture, housing, construction, and general industrial. For more information, please visit www.lincsystems.com.
ABOUT CENTER ROCK CAPITAL PARTNERS:
Center Rock is a Midwest-based private equity firm focused on building leading industrial companies in the lower middle market. Center Rock seeks industrial manufacturing, industrial services, and industrial distribution companies headquartered in North America, often with multi-national operations and locations that serve both domestic and global markets. With substantial expertise working constructively with management teams to drive both operational and strategic improvement, Center Rock’s investment professionals have the flexibility and tools to invest in a broad array of transactions and build value in lower middle market industrial companies. For more information, please visit www.centerrockcp.com.