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HOLLAND, Michigan, July 26, 2024 — Bradford Group Incorporated, a fifth-generation family business, announced the opening of a 32,500-square-foot facility in Wixom, Michigan. The opening of the new location coincides with the marking of their 100 year anniversary as an incorporated business and follows several months of renovations and updates to the facility.
“We’re very happy to be bringing the Wixom location online. Location is very important in staying agile and effective for our customers, and this placement allows us to do just that,” said Tom Bradford, President and CEO of Bradford Group Inc. “Not only are we located in tight proximity to major automotive suppliers in the Detroit area, Wixom also has the added benefit of being right at the hub of several major highway arteries, efficiently connecting us to other manufacturing geographies in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Ontario, and beyond.” added Bradford.
The facility boasts an expansive production floor and shipping area, and also a newly designed customer center where visitors can get up close and personal with Bradford products and material samples, and also meet with Bradford representatives to discuss and review their custom-designed solutions. The facility will handle multiple operation types such as steel work, rack repair and retrofitting, painting, prototyping, and assembly. The company will be finalizing a few cosmetic updates in the coming weeks, but the Wixom location is now open and operational.
Bradford summarized the benefits of the new location, “We are excited for what this facility brings, to our employees and also our customers. We are committed to supporting our customers and continuing to invest in new technology to help meet their needs with increased efficiency, and an increased customer experience.”
More information about the Wixom, MI location can be found at https://bradfordcompany.com/locations/
About Bradford
The W.J. Bradford Paper Company was founded in 1897 and incorporated in 1924. Today, Bradford is North America’s largest manufacturer of industrial chipboard (paperboard) partitions and custom engineered reusable/returnable interior protective packaging. More information about Bradford is available at bradfordcompany.com
HOLLAND, Michigan, August 23, 2023 — Bradford Group Incorporated announced the asset acquisition of Findlay, Ohio-based Partitions Plus LLC, one of the Midwest’s largest corrugated partition manufacturers.
The acquisition of the 80,000 square foot production facility accelerates Bradford’s continued growth in the corrugated partition market. The official announcement was made on Monday, February 13, 2023 in Holland, MI.
“We are excited to build on the positive customer relationships that have been formed by the Partitions Plus team and look forward to working with the many talented people there,” said Bill Baumgartner, Senior Vice President at Bradford.
Ben Riblet, a co-founder of Partitions Plus, is the General Manager of the new enterprise.
“We’ve experienced a great deal of growth over the last several years in the demand for innovative, high-quality partitions products. Bringing Partitions Plus into the Bradford family of companies helps us meet that demand,” adds Baumgartner.
The acquisition positions Partitions Plus as the ninth packaging manufacturing operation of Bradford Company, a fifth-generation family-owned business with locations in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
About Bradford
The W.J. Bradford Paper Company was founded in 1897 and incorporated in 1924. Today, Bradford is North America’s largest manufacturer of industrial chipboard (paperboard) partitions and custom engineered reusable/returnable interior protective packaging. More information about Bradford is available at bradfordcompany.com
About Partitions Plus
Partitions Plus (P+) was founded in 2011, with a core focus on paper corrugated partitions. Today, P+ is known to service their Midwestern customer base with a wide variety of partition products. More information about Partitions Plus is available at https://partitions.plus
It was a fiesta-worthy milestone. Bradford de Mexico (BdM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bradford Group Inc., celebrated more than 20 years of service to North American manufacturers from within Mexico. To commemorate the occasion, employees from multiple Bradford locations in Mexico and the United States converged at the BdM headquarters in Monterrey for a day of celebration.
“We’re so thankful to our customers and employees at BdM and in the United States for hitting the ground running 20 years ago and continuing to grow and expand our capabilities here in Mexico,” said Tom Bradford, President and CEO of Bradford Group Inc., who was on hand for the festivities.
Established in 1997, BdM provides custom returnable / reusable packaging, Work In Process, and one-way shipping solutions for automakers and their suppliers. BdM’s range of products includes steel racks, molded plastic containers of all sizes, custom fabricated totes, textiles and custom sewing solutions, and paper-based boxes and partitions using a wide variety of internal packaging materials. Along with manufacturing services, BdM offers an impressive Design Center and a certified package testing laboratory.
As the Mariachi entertained everyone on hand and the cake was cut, there was plenty of time to reflect. The success of the last 20 years has been great. However, without question, there was an even greater enthusiasm for what’s next.
Bradford adds, “Looking forward, we see our presence in Mexico continuing to grow. We’re excited to see what the next 20 years brings as we fulfill our F.A.S.T. (Forward Thinking, Agile, Simple and Trustworthy) mission of meeting and exceeding customer and employee expectations.”
