November 13, 2007
CONTACT: ICPF
703-549-8580

FITZPATRICK CONTAINER COMPANY MAKES ICPF PLEDGE

For Immediate Release

Alexandria, VA . . .The International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) announced that the Fitzpatrick Container Company has been designated its newest CorrAlliance partner through a pledge of time, assistance and $50,000 to support ICPF programs. In making the pledge, Tom Shallow, Jr, President of the Fitzpatrick Container Company, voiced support of ICPF's initiatives. "We are very excited about new work underway to mainstream the knowledge of corrugated packaging and display industry careers among a broader base of colleges and students who are studying in such areas as business, engineering, architecture, and especially graphic design."

Since 1927, Fitzpatrick Container Company, a corrugated sheet plant located in the Philadelphia area, provides packaging services and solutions to a growing number of valued customers. In the company's 80th year, a talented group of dedicated associates, led by Tom Shallow Jr. a grandson of the company's founder, John C. Fitzpatrick, commit themselves to exceed customer expectations of quality and service on a daily basis.

“Fitzpatrick Container is proud to build on a history of membership and participation in trade organizations, such as the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters and the Fibre Box Association, with this commitment to the ICPF,” added Mr. Shallow.

ICPF takes great pride in recognizing Fitzpatrick Container, an acknowledged leader in our industry, as its newest partner and encourages other leaders in corrugated packaging and display to support ICPF in preparing the corrugated industry to better meet the future,” stated Michael D'Angelo, Vice President of Bobst Group Corrugated Products and ICPF Chairman. “Service providers and equipment suppliers are also encouraged to become ICPF PaceSetter Partners and can contact ICPF president Richard Flaherty at 703.549.8580 or rflaherty@icpfbox.org for details. “

Co?sponsored by the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters and the Fibre Box Association, ICPF's mission is to generate a stream of increasingly qualified students to enter the corrugated industry, now and into the future. ICPF is dedicated to the continued creation and building of partnerships within the education community, the granting of equipment and other resources to advance curriculum, the expansion of student internships within the industry, and the promotion of corrugated packaging career opportunities for business, accounting, engineering, packaging, graphic art, design, architecture and tech graduates.

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