Sonoco Protective Solutions 
Swing the Bat!
by Sonoco Protective Solutions
July 30, 2013
In This Issue
Toyota Tundra
New Findlay Sign
Material Handling Monthly
TransGuard Social Media
Board Visits Nashville
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Did You Know?
Sonoco has 18 molded EPP foam components on the next generation of the Toyota Tundra!
   
It is launching in August 2013 and will be run at the Mt. Pleasant and Tullahoma plants in Tennessee.
  
Please contact Scott Novak for more details.
Findlay Signs Up!
The Sonoco Protective Solutions Plant in Findlay, OH recently received a new sign for the facility.

"The sign brought smiles to the faces of the employees as they felt like they were part of the Sonoco family," said Rod Williams, Findlay plant manager.
  
The Findlay plant came with the Createc acquisition, but had never received a Tegrant sign, so this Sonoco sign is an important step in integrating the new Protective Division into the greater Sonoco.
  
Please contact Rod Williams for more details.
Material Handling Monthly Scores!
In June of this year, Sonoco Protective Solutions launched the Material Handling Monthly newsletter to send out to customers and prospects.
     
Since the release, we have already received two new business leads from potential customers who were very excited about our offerings.
  
This is a great sign that newsletters like this are paying off!  If you have ideas for content for this newsletter or have any contact names you'd like to add to the distribution list, let Jessica Irons know.
  
Please contact Jessica Irons for more details.
Swing the Bat!
  
Greetings!

Welcome to the July 30 issue of Swing the Bat!  We are officially just a little more than half way through 2013 and there have been fourteen issues released already this year! 
  
That was only possible with your help!  Thank you for submitting content!  Please keep the great ideas coming!  Let's finish the rest of 2013 strong and publish another thirteen issues in the remainder of the year! 
  
In order to do that, we need YOUR ideas!  Please send stories, project wins, and news directly to Jessica Irons.
  
Thank you!
 
Sonoco Protective Solutions
  
TransGuard Goes Social

TransGuard, Sonoco's line of returnable totes and dunnage has recently jumped on the social media bandwagon!  There is a LinkedIn Discussion Group as well as a Facebook page. 

 

Join the group on Linked In and Click "Like" on the Facebook page - let people know about our TransGuard line and get the word out there! 

 

Encourage others to do the same so we can help promote the TransGuard product line and grow our sales!

 

Click the links below to access the TransGuard Social Media Sites:

 

                                          View our profile on LinkedIn  Like us on Facebook

 

Please contact Jessica Irons for more details.

Board of Directors Visits Music City USA

 

The Sonoco Board of directors visited Nashville, TN on Wednesday, July 17th to take a tour of the plant there. 

 

Vicki Arthur, VP of Protective Solutions said, "Earlier that day, I had told the Board how success in Sonoco's legacy Protective Packaging business lead to the acquisition of Tegrant; and to the assembling of what is now a combined business unit totaling $460 million."

 

"Consumer Protective is a $160 million segment of this combined business and is made up of products like SonoPosts, SonoBases, EPS, and Integrated Materials," Vicki continued. "The Board was able to see the manufacturing process for SonoPosts, and to see the extensive lab in Nashville where many new projects, combining all different types of materials, are being developed and tested for our customers."
  

Please contact Roberta Ferguson for details. 

Thanks again for reading this latest issue!  Please keep the great ideas for stories coming!  Remember that this newsletter depends on YOU!  Thank you to those who have submitted content thus far.  If you have an idea for a story, please e-mail Jessica Irons.
  
Thank you,
 
Jessica Irons
Sonoco Protective Solutions