This document summarizes the materials, equipment, and services provided by Group O for packaging and material handling. They offer a broad range of materials from top manufacturers to meet specialty project needs, including various types of wrapping, tape, bags, boxes and other protective packaging. They also provide a wide range of packaging equipment and systems from leading OEMs, and services like preventative maintenance programs, retrofits, and warehouse distribution. Their nationwide service representatives are trained to quickly service and supply parts for client equipment.

1. Materials / Consumables
Choose from a broad range of material applications from
top manufacturers. We provide customized solutions to
meet the needs of specialty projects.
Materials provided:
• Stretch – rotary/machine grade, hand wrap and convenience wrap
• Shrink – polyethylene, polyolefin and shrink bands
• Tape – pressure sensitive, water activated
• Poly – custom bags and poly sheeting
• Protective – cushioning/void fill, edge protection and volatile
corrosion inhibitor (VCI)
• Corrugated – custom printed boxes, stock boxes, folding cartons and
master shippers
• Strapping – plastic and steel
PackagingSolutions
Improve total cost of ownership with
best-in-class operational expertise.
Group O’s network of packaging solutions, equipment and value services enables us to
analyze packing operations, suggest best-in-class approaches and provide precision calibration
of existing practices, workflows and equipment. By leveraging our scale and buying power,
we help our clients to significantly improve their quality, service and total cost of ownership.
Group O is a Top 5 Latino-owned Business and National Minority Supplier of the Year. ©2013 Group O, Inc. All rights reserved.
Engineering: Equipment / Parts
Offering a wide range of secondary packaging systems,
material handling and parts from the top OEMs in each
category, we are a full service distributor. We will justify
and select a system that meets strategic packaging and
material handling requirements, while maximizing savings.
Equipment and systems provided:
• Stretch Wrapping
• Carton Erecting
• Conveying
• Strapping Systems
• Shrink Wrapping
• Carton Sealing
• Scissor Lift Tables
• Power Lift Trucks
• Inkjet Printing
• Void Fill Equipment
• Bagging Systems
• Cold Seal
• Labeling Equipment
• Warehouse Storage Racking
• Ergonomic Lifting Tools
• Bulk Returnable Containers
• Plastic Pallets and Totes
Managed Services
Our nationwide network of dedicated, technical service
representatives are manufacturer-trained to quickly assess
and meet the immediate needs of clients. Emergencies are
responded to with next day, nationwide service and in-stock
part delivery.
Equipment and systems provided:
• Preventative Maintenance Programs – machine specific checklists of
common wear items, quotes on recommended parts and service,
follow-up testing and audits and service recommendations provided
at no cost
• Retrofit Programs – innovative technologies to cost effectively improve
equipment performance, coordination of ordering and installing
retrofit kits
• Warehousing and Distribution – a strategic network of warehouse
facilities provides a cost effective distribution channel to all clients and
scales easily to offer multi-location national discounts
• Vendor Consolidation – reduce cost by standardizing products, create
redundancy options by standardizing use across plant operations,
identify redundant suppliers for emergency situations, maintain
competitive pricing by aggregating category spend

2. Why Group O?
Group O is a Top 5 Latino-owned Business and National Minority Supplier of the Year. ©2013 Group O, Inc. All rights reserved.
Contact
400 Maple Park Boulevard
Suite 401
St Clair Shores, MI 48081
800.521.4248 | groupo.com
Group O started in 1974 with the simple idea that we could help businesses do
things better, faster and more efficiently. After nearly half a century of helping
Fortune 100 companies solve almost every imaginable business challenge,
our can-do attitude remains stronger than ever.
Today, we are proud to be one of the largest Hispanic-owned companies
in the nation. Our drive to provide our customers with solutions that bring
a sustainable, competitive edge is only matched by our commitment to
our people, our planet and the entrepreneurial spirit that drives
business process improvement.
• 40+ years of experience serving the Fortune 100
• Integrated quality approach
• Financial strength and stability
• Proven results
• Unrivaled process improvement expertise
• Rapid nationwide deployment
• Commitment to sustainability
At-a-glance
• Founded in 1974
• 1500+ employees
• Headquartered in Milan, IL with more than 50 offices nationwide
• $500+MM sales
• Quality certifications: ISO 9001:2008, TL 9000,
SSAE 16 (SAS 70) Type II Compliant, HIPAA compliant
• D&B number: 80-278-7937
• NAICS codes: 541611, 541613, 561422, 541870, 541860,
323119, 323112, 323115, 423840, 541614, 488991, 332812,
424690, 561910, 493190
A Commitment to Diversity
• 100% Hispanic-owned MBE
• 2012 Top 5 Latino-owned Business (USHCC.com)
• 2011 National Minority Supplier of the Year (NMSDC.org)
• Active in more than 20 diversity councils and chambers
Sustainability Commitments
• UN Global Compact
• EPA ENERGY STAR Partner program
• SEDEX (The Supplier Ethical Data Exchange)
• purpose | tomorrow sustainability initiative
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