St. Louis Paint & Coating Society Guest Speaker
C.L. Smith was thrilled to have our very own Director of Operations for HAZPlus, Patrick Edwards be a guest speaker at the St. Louis Paint and Coating Society’s technical dinner yesterday. Pat did a great job presenting on various topics, such as packaging requirements, hazardous material types, package design & testing and…
READ MOREThe History of Plastics & CLS
C.L. Smith (CLS), was founded as a full-line container distributor of rigid packaging based in St. Louis, Missouri. As the container division grew, our founder, C.L. “Bud” Smith saw a new customer need. Customers needed smaller runs, shorter lead times, alternative size options, and greater customization from their existing bottle…
READ MORENovvia Group Acquires Auberst Inc.
St. Louis, M.O. – November 1, 2022 Global rigid container and life sciences packaging distributor, Novvia Group (“Novvia”), has acquired Auberst Inc. (“Auberst”), a California-based distributor of plastic and metal rigid packaging solutions. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Novvia is backed by Kelso & Company (“Kelso”)….
READ MORECompany Picnic 2022
The C.L. Smith team had a blast at our western themed company picnic this past weekend! It was a beautiful afternoon filled with team spirit, delicious food, live music, and many more fun activities. Thank you to everyone who came out and our amazing planning committee for organizing such a…
READ MOREOnline Store for Hazardous Material Packaging
ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–C.L. Smith, a one-stop shop for rigid packaging distribution, manufacturing, custom design, and hazardous material packaging, has launched its online store www.shop.clsmith.com. The store will initially offer the 4GV/Variation 2 Packaging as well as Special Permit Packaging product lines available from HAZPlus, a division of C.L. Smith. “We…
READ MORENovvia Group Acquires Duval Container
ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global rigid container and life sciences packaging distributor, Novvia Group (“Novvia”), has acquired Duval Container Company (“Duval Container”), a distributor of plastic, metal, fiber, and glass packaging products. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Novvia is backed by Kelso & Company (“Kelso”). Headquartered in Jacksonville,…
READ MORESLPCS Golf Tournament
C.L. Smith was pleased to sponsor, attend, and volunteer at the St. Louis Paint & Coatings Society’s Spring Golf Tournament yesterday at the Far Oaks Golf Club. We look forward to playing again in the fall!
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Novvia Group Acquires Southern Container
St. Louis, M.O. – April 25, 2022 – Global rigid container and life sciences packaging distributor, Novvia Group (“Novvia”), has acquired Southern Container, LLC (“Southern Container”), a distributor of plastic, metal, fiber, and glass packaging products. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Novvia is backed by Kelso &…
READ MOREU.S. Civil Penalties Updated March 21, 2022
Please take note that PHMSA has updated the maximum and minimum civil penalties for a known violation of the HMR in March of 2022. The maximum civil penalty of $84,425 was increased to $89,425 per violation. If the violation results in death, serious illness, severe injury, substantial property damage, the…
READ MORENavigating a Complex Supply Chain
As published in this brief, the current supply chain difficulties that are causing chaos at ports, warehouses, and retailers may last longer than expected. In the meantime, our team is dedicated to improving and minimizing the impact on our customers and their businesses. Here are some of the steps we…
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