HARTSVILLE, S.C., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonoco, (NYSE: SON),
the global packaging company, has become a supplier of packaging services
to the LEGO Group in Europe. Under terms of the five-year contract, Sonoco
will be supplying packaging services for the LEGO Group's Education and
BELVILLE products, both from the LEGO Group's Small Business supply chain.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991006/SNCLOGO )
According to Niels Duedahl, vice president of the LEGO Group, Sonoco
was selected because it can offer a cost-effective, flexible workforce, low
administrative costs, high quality and reliable delivery dates. He further
commented, "One of Sonoco's specialties is small batch series and multiple
tool changes."
With this agreement, Sonoco further expands its ranges of packaging
services in Europe and establishes a firmer market position in packaging
services for leading brand owners. Sonoco will establish a new service
center in the city of Lodz, Poland. Together with its existing service
center in Lodz, Sonoco will have a solid base of packaging services, which
will allow for further expansion.
According to Charles Sullivan, Sonoco's executive vice president,
Global Consumer Packaging and Services, Sonoco has chosen to expand its
packaging services base in Poland due to the high quality and flexible
labor force, the central location of Lodz in Poland and in Europe and the
overall cost- effectiveness.
Sonoco operates 21 locations worldwide providing strategic packaging
displays and service solutions for retail-focused customers. These include
service centers, point-of purchase manufacturing facilities, sales and
design offices and brand artwork management centers. The Company's Services
operations include designing, manufacturing, assembling, packaging and
distribution of temporary, semi-permanent and permanent point-of-purchase
displays and supply chain management services including contract packaging,
fulfillment and scalable service centers. Sonoco serves a number of
consumer packaged goods companies, including those serving markets in
personal care, beauty, health care, electronics, hosiery, confectionery,
home and garden, sporting goods, office supplies and pharmaceuticals.
About Sonoco
Sonoco, founded in 1899, is a $3.5 billion global manufacturer of
consumer and industrial packaging products and provider of packaging
services, with more than 300 operations in 35 countries serving customers
in some 85 nations. For more information on Sonoco, visit our Web site at
http://www.sonoco.com.
About the LEGO Group
The Lego Group is a privately held, family-owned company, based in
Billund, Denmark. It was founded in 1932 and today the group is one of the
world's leading manufacturers of play materials for children, employing
approximately 4,500 people globally. LEGO products can be purchased in more
than 130 countries. For more information on LEGO, visit http://www.lego.com.
LEGO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group (C)2006 The
Lego Group.
SOURCE Sonoco
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http://www.lego.com
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CONTACT:
Roger Schrum of Sonoco, +1-843-339-6018, or
roger.schrum@sonoco.com
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