Bellwyck Packaging Acquires Ace Packaging

Bellwyck Packaging Solutions, Toronto, Ont., Canada, a producer of premium and pharmaceutical folding cartons, has acquired Ace Packaging Ltd. of Mississauga, Ont. Ace operates a state-of-the-art, 30,000 sq ft facility that produces secondary packaging of over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceuticals as well as health and beauty products.

Bellwyck's Healthcare Division currently operates a contract packaging facility in Mississauga, Ont., that specializes in solid dose primary and secondary packaging of over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceuticals. Major activities include encapsulation, bottling, blistering, pouching, labeling, and cartoning. Bellwyck also offers full service clinical trial packaging and logistics services. Its Healthcare Division also operates a pharmaceutical folding carton facility in Owen Sound, Ont., and a label facility in Langley, B.C., Canada.

Jeff Sziklai, CEO of Bellwyck, noted that "the acquisition of Ace is a great addition to Bellwyck. We will now be able to offer the current customers of both Bellwyck and Ace a broader suite of products and services and continue to expand Bellwycks' one-stop fulfillment concept. We are pleased that Judy Ingram, owner and president, will continue to be involved with Ace in the future."

With the acquisition of Ace, Bellwyck will now have more than 300 employees.

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