2008 Best of St. Paul Award in the Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Category was awarded to Tilsner Carton Company by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).  This award is in recognition of exceptional marketing success in our local community and business category.  This award comes while Tilsner Carton Company is celebrating its' 90th Anniversary, and is enjoying another year of growth performance above the industry average.  

Tilsner Carton Company has welcomed Scotty Arrell to our sales force.  Scotty has thirty-one years of sales experience in the corrugated industry.  He is skilled in assisting customers with the development of custom packaging and point-of-purchase displays in addition to custom brown boxes.  He has worked extensively with personal care manufacturers and home accessory companies.

Tilsner Carton Featured in Minnesota Business (April 2008)

www.tilsner-carton.com/pdf/04.08MNB_Tilsner.pdf

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Tilsner Carton Company has been recognized in leading corrugated industry publications "Corrugated Today" and "Board Converting News" for our commitment to growing our business through investment in equipment and people such as a new quality manager.

www.Tilsner-Carton.com/pdf/BoardConvertingNews.pdf

www.Tilsner-Carton.com/pdf/CorrugatedToday.pdf

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Meridian Display, A Division of Tilsner Carton Company, Won a Gold Award at the Design of The Times Competition for a Display Created for Carter's.

At the In-Store Marketing Expo in Chicago, September 26th the Carter's Display was Awarded "Gold".  The display was used to sell Carter's baby clothes in Sam's Clubs in the Spring of 2007.  The display was innovative for including a wire racking system within the corrugated display to support the hundreds of pounds of baby clothing.  It was also noted as a success at the retail level for the level of item re-orders.  The display held 54 sku's and was packed out by Meridian Display, and shipped direct to Sam's Club stores.

 

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Tilsner Carton Company won the "Safety Excellence Award"  Presented by the Corrugated Container Industry.  

This award recognizes having operated a full calendar year with no accidents involving days away from work. The Corrugated Container Industry is a collaboration between the Fibre Box Association and the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC).

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Tilsner Carton Company won the "Bid For The Promo Competition"  held by the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters.

As a result, Tilsner Carton Company produced 700 promotional pieces to announce AICC's 13th
International Corrugated Packaging Design Competition.
The piece is a "pop-up" of the skyline of Minneapolis and integrates the competition
theme of "Leadership by Design" and the host city of Minneapolis, where the competition
will be held in conjunction with the ICC's Annual Meeting October 10-12, 2007. 

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Tilsner Carton Company is Proud To Annouce The Hiring of:
Paul Branchaud as Quality Specialist.

Paul will be responsible for developing and implementing quality standards for all facets of Tilsner Carton Company's business. Paul's vast experience with ISO and AIB Certification requirements along with his ability to document and implement systems to monitor those processes will prove beneficial to all parties. 

Paul's quality goal for Tilsner Carton Company is to "Never have to say we're sorry!"

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Tilsner Carton Company Has Acquired a Pallet Heat Treater 
        
Tilsner Carton Company is now able to manufacture heat treated pallets for use in shipping overseas. The pallets meet European Union requirements and other standards around the world under ISPM 15 criteria for treatment and marking of packaging materials. We are certified by Package Research Laboratory. All heat treated pallets bear the wood packing material (WPM) stamp. 

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Tilsner Carton Company Now Has A Martin "Mini" Flexo Folder Gluer 

This machine, costing in excess of a million dollars, took five semi-trailers to ship, two weeks to install, and will make millions of...small boxes. The Martin "Mini" takes all types of board and prints up to two colors, then scores, slots, folds, glues and stacks it ready for delivery. It can manufacture up to 26,000 boxes per hour. The boxes can be as small as 4"x4"x4."

View Video: http://www.tilsner-carton.com/videos/mini-flexo-folder.wmv (windows media)

                  http://www.tilsner-carton.com/videos/mini-flexo-folder.mov (Quicktime)

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