Category Archives: PPC

Drew Gillis Joins PPC

Posted on Apr 4, 2012

  PPC is very happy to welcome Drew Gillis as our newest team member.  Drew joins the company in the newly created position of Supply Chain Manager with responsibility for all purchasing functions as well as customer service and logistics.  Drew’s background includes over eight years in the US Air Force along with time at Cellcom, […]

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Tissue World America

Posted on Mar 28, 2012

Jeff Anderson represented PPC at the Tissue World America expo at the Miami Beach Convention Center last week.  TWA is the premier event focused on the global tissue industry.  Next year Tissue World will be in Barcelona, Spain.

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PPC Employees Earn Wellness Incentive

Posted on Mar 12, 2012

Jeff Anderson accepted a check on behalf of PPC employees and their spouses who reached Wellness Pathways incentive levels in 2011.  Shawn Deiter of Willis and Ann Stiltjes of Network Health Plan presented the check on March 15th at PPC.  The Wellness Pathways program, by Network Health, offers access to wellness resources in addition to incentive rewards […]

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PPC to Exhibit at Converters Expo 2012

Posted on Feb 14, 2012

PPC is proud to be a long-time member of Converting Influence, a regional association of converting firms.  Both Jack Mason and Jeff Anderson are board members of the organization.  The main annual event for CI is the Converters Expo.  This year's expo will be held on March 1, again at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.  PPC […]

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Jeff Maronek Promoted to Production Coordinator

Posted on Feb 1, 2012

PPC is adding resources to its safety and quality efforts through the addition of a new position – Production Coordiantor.  Jeff Maronek was promoted to this role and will assume his new responsibilities in late February.  Jeff joined PPC in 2001 and most recently was an interfolder operator cross-trained on multiple lines.  He brings extensive experience […]

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Safety, Then Quality, Then Productivity

Posted on Jan 13, 2012

Safety – Quality – Productivity. These three issues are key to any manufacturer and at PPC we emphsize them very specifically in that order.  Nothing is more important than the safety of our employees, customers, and visitors.  Next in importance is quality.  We are in preparations for our next NSF quality and product safety audit which is […]

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Holiday Donation to Homes for our Troops

Posted on Jan 5, 2012

  In honor of our customers, vendor partners and employees, PPC made a contribution over the holidays to Homes for our Troops.  HFOT is a national organization (Charity Navigator – 4 stars) that builds specialized homes for severely wounded veterans at no cost to the recipient.  The PPC team is proud to support their efforts and […]

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Jack Mason’s Retirement

Posted on Dec 21, 2011

  Effective December 31, 2011 Jack Mason will retire from PPC.  Jack joined PPC in 2002 and served as President since June, 2004.  During this time he led the transition to a focus on facial tissue converting and to significant growth in that business.  Jack will remain on the PPC Board and continue to be a shareholder.  He also […]

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Cubes, Uprights, Boutiques…

Posted on Dec 7, 2011

We tend to call them “cubes” but others call them “uprights” or “boutiques”.  No matter what you call them, we like to make them. Because cubes are a “specialty” shape, many converters aren’t efficient in their production because they don’t run them often.  Since we specialize in “specialty” those converters turn to PPC for their cubes.  Therefore, we […]

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