ICG Awards W. H. Leary Supplier of the Year
The Independent Carton Group (ICG) is pleased to announce its 2020 Supplier of the Year Award to W. H. Leary Co., Inc. during the ICG’s quarterly meeting held on August 5th.
During ICG’s virtual general meeting held in August, Kevin Leary, President of W. H. Leary accepts the 2020 ICG Supplier of the Year award.Top left: Jay Willie, ICG Executive Director, top right, Kevin Leary, President & CEO of W. H. Leary Co., Inc., bottom right, Kim Pearce, Executive Assistant of ICG. | Credit: ICG
The ICG and its members rate over 30 suppliers on a biannual basis on a series of criteria including:
• Timeliness of delivery
• Quality of materials
• Quality of service
• Expertise of staff
• Contractual compliance
• Administration / Invoicing accuracy
• Compliance with shipping instructions
• Reporting & Payments
Through the evaluation process ICG leadership works with national account managers from all their suppliers to improve the quality of service each supplier brings to ICG members. “The bottom line is to get Best-in-Class suppliers serving our members” says Jay Willie, ICG Executive Director “and that is what this awards program is helping to assure our members of,” Willie continues. “Especially in 2020 with all the COVID restrictions and supply chain challenges all our suppliers came through for our members but Leary really excelled.” In receiving the award during the virtual meeting Kevin Leary, President and CEO of W. H. Leary said “We are incredibly humbled in receiving this award, the Independent Carton Group means a lot to us. We all were incredibly challenged in 2020 but we all move forward together.” He continued, “We are grateful to receive this prestigious award and I hope that Leary continues to help ICG members to reach your goals and objectives while earning their respect.”
W. H. Leary Co., Inc. (www.whleary.com) is dedicated to being a leader in manufacturing in-process controlling, monitoring, extrusion and data acquisition systems for the packaging industry. As an engineering company, they are continually developing new solutions which help their packaging partners produce products which exceed their customers' expectations and improve plant performance.
Corporately located in Chicago, IL, Leary solutions are distributed and supported worldwide. In 2014 they formed a partnership with Robatech Group, a leading worldwide manufacturer of Hot Melt and PUR Glue Application Solutions, which expanded their reach and product offering even further into the paper converting market.
SOURCE: The Independent Carton Group
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