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ProMach's ID Technology Division Acquires Colet and Strengthens Service for Canadian Customers

Jul 17, 2013
  • Toronto-based Colet joins ProMach’s ID Technology division, a North American leader in labeling, coding, and marking systems
  • Additional label manufacturing and converting capabilities enhance customer response and support in Eastern Canada

Cincinnati, OH - ProMach, Inc. announced today that its ID Technology division has acquired Colet, a leading label manufacturer and provider of packaging supplies. Toronto, Ontario-based Colet, will serve as ID Technology’s first label converting and production facility in Canada. This will allow ID Technology to more effectively support and serve Canadian customers, while providing a solid regional base for continued growth.

Founded in 1990, Colet has earned a strong reputation for manufacturing high-quality custom color, pre-printed bar code and data labels, blank labels, and specialty expandable, embossed, and holographic labels. Colet has a strong history of customer satisfaction and delivering outstanding service, expertise, and equipment repair.

ID Technology, based in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of North America's largest single-source providers of labeling, coding, and marking equipment, services, labels, and related supplies. ID Technology operates 5 manufacturing centers and 18 regional customer support offices across the United States and now Canada. Many of today’s leading consumer products and industrial goods companies rely on ID Technology’s vast range of equipment, services, and supplies to identify, brand, mark, track, and ship their products.

"The Colet organization and staff are excellent additions to the ID Technology and ProMach team," said Bob Zuilhof, President of ProMach's Identification and Tracking Business Unit. "Colet strengthens our ability to respond quickly and cost-effectively to Canadian customers. Colet’s capabilities and like-minded approach to customer service excellence fits well with ID Technology and our goal to be North America’s most trusted specialist for labeling, coding, and marking solutions.”

"I’m pleased for our customers and the Colet team," said Colet President Frank March. "We join outstanding organizations in ID Technology and ProMach with a strong tradition of leadership, growth, customer service, and innovative solutions in both labeling and packaging." For more information on Colet, visit www.colet.com.

About ProMach

ProMach is a family of best-in-class packaging and processing solution brands serving manufacturers of all sizes and geographies in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, and household and industrial goods industries. ProMach brands operate across the entire production line: processing, filling, bottling and capping, decorative labeling, flexibles and trays, pharma, handling and sterilizing, labeling and coding, and robotics and end of line. ProMach also provides systems and integration including turnkey solutions, design/build, engineering services, and productivity software to optimize production line design and deliver maximum uptime.

ProMach designs, manufactures, integrates, and supports the most sophisticated and advanced packaging and processing solutions in the global marketplace. Its diverse customer base, from Fortune 500 companies to smaller, privately-held businesses worldwide, depends on reliable, flexible, technologically advanced equipment and integrated solutions. ProMach is headquartered near Cincinnati, Ohio, with manufacturing facilities and offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. For more information about ProMach, visit www.ProMachBuilt.com and for more information on ProMach Careers, visit www.ProMachCareers.com.