Englander Container & Display, Waco, Texas, and dZignPak, Carrollton, Texas, will merge to form Englander dZignPak. Terms were not disclosed. The merger is expected to close in the first quarter of 2011.

 

The combined $44 million company will have 200 employees.

 

Marty Englander, ceo of Englander, says he and dZignPak Chairman Doug Zadow have discussed opportunities for bringing the two companies together for the past couple of years. DZign- Pak was founded as Hager Containers in 1970 by Ted Hager and changed to dZignPak when Zadow acquired majority ownership.

“After we added our digital and screen-printing operation in Carrollton, the synergies became more apparent,” Englander says. “We felt we could be a stronger company by joining forces.

Zadow adds, “We have been partners with Englander at TexCorr, our corrugated sheet feeder, since 1997 and are ex- cited about what this new partnership will bring to the market.”

Steve Hager, dZignPak partner, shared his enthusiasm over bringing two 40-plus-year-old independent companies together. “My father Ted Hager, founder of Hager Contain- ers, now dZignPak, and Englander Container Founder Louis Englander, have been friends and business associates for many years. Carrying the traditions they started to a newly formed venture is something that makes me extremely proud,” he says.

Hal Whitaker, president of Englander, says that the similar foundations of the two companies should make the transition smooth and allow the focus to be on their customers and the future.

Englander acquired independent corrugated display manufac- turer Stribling Packaging and Display in Rogers, Ark., in July 2010. “We were very familiar with Stribling and partnered with them on projects in their market,” says dZignPak Partner Carl Renner. “Having an expanded footprint that now includes Northwest Arkansas, Waco and Austin/San Antonio, along with Dallas/Fort Worth, and having new products will enhance our offering to our existing customers.”

 

Marty Englander will be ceo of the new company, Doug Zadow will serve as chairman, Hal Whitaker will be the president and coo, and Steve Hager and Carl Renner will be executive vice presidents.