Company 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 Spring Golf Tournament 2022
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!
READ MORENovvia 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…
READ MORENovvia Group Acquires Rhino Container
ST. LOUIS, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global rigid container and life sciences packaging distributor, Novvia Group (“Novvia”), has acquired Rhino Container Inc. (“Rhino”), a distributor of plastic, metal, corrugated, and glass packaging products. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Chino, CA, Rhino is a distributor of cans, pails,…
READ MORENovvia Group Acquires Fox Valley Containers
October 25, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global rigid container and life sciences packaging distributor, Novvia Group (“Novvia”), has acquired Fox Valley Containers, Inc. (“Fox Valley”), a distributor of plastic, metal, corrugated, and glass packaging products. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in…
READ MOREContainer Supply Inc.
June 30, 2021 01:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Funds managed by Kelso & Company (“Kelso”) have acquired Container Supply, Inc. (“Container Supply”), a distributor of metal and plastic packaging products. Container Supply will be combined with Kelso’s existing investments in C.L. Smith, Inmark, and Silver Spur, distributors of…
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