Alpha Packaging has just announced the opening of a new 120,000 square foot plant in Jacksonville, FL. The new facility is Alpha’s fourth strategically-located plant, joining existing plants in St. Louis, Salt Lake City and Bethlehem (PA). The Jacksonville location will primarily service customers in the health and beauty aid (HBA) and pharmaceutical markets, with a series of new blow molding machines on order. The plant is expected to be fully operational in the first quarter of 2007. Jacksonville will run seven PET (polyethylene terephthalate) blow molding machines to meet demand for both narrow neck and wide mouth styles.

Nationwide, Alpha is adding new blow molding machines at each of its plants, and increasing total manufacturing by more than 25%. Currently, 16 new machines are on order, including 1- and 2-stage PET molding machines, and HDPE (high-density polyethylene) injection blow molding machines.

Dave Spence, Alpha’s President and CEO, says, “This added capacity comes at just the right time, allowing us to deal with new organic growth opportunities and significantly expand our range of stock product lines.” In 2006, Alpha has launched 34 new containers, adding to its impressive stock product lines for the HBA industry.

Spence adds, “These are exciting times for us at Alpha, and we look forward getting our new Jacksonville facility up and running, and delivering the added capacity these sixteen machines will provide us.”