NEWS | Industry Updates DS Smith continues expansion in North America 4 Aces gets the ‘A’ grade


4 Aces has received new accreditation from BRC Global Standards scoring the popular packaging specialist with a higher ‘A’ grade, reflecting its best practice in the handling and storage of cups and water products. The certification marks the supplier’s significant achievments in recent months and is an acknowledgement of 4 Aces’ investment in training and its commitment to continuous improvement. Managing director of 4 Aces, Chris Penn is delighted with the company’s achievement: “This is a great accolade to be shared by all members of the team, who have worked so hard to make this happen. It carries great weight and significance as it’s an accreditation that is recognised industry-wide, reflecting how well we operate as a business. “It highlights our commitment to quality and product safety and also


reflects on the integrity of our supply chain.” Since its launch in 2001, 4 Aces has ensured that its product offering is amongst the widest and most creative, and that its customer service ranks at the highest level, thus guaranteeing the company its status as the UK’s fastest growing provider of packaging products to the beverage and foodservice sectors.


DS Smith, a specialist in sustainable packaging, has announced further expansion in North America with the opening of its new headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Its growth into the North American market follows its acquisition of Interstate Resources and Corrugated Container Corporation, and The Display Connection. The company’s efforts in environmental protection and sustainability in Europe offers a launchpad for its expansion in North America and comes at a time when consumers seek more options for sustainable packaging. DS Smith’s closed-loop recycling model – where paper and corrugated is collected, recycled and then used again to make packaging materials – has proven successful in Europe, helping the company to manage more than five million tons of recyclable materials every year. The company’s expansion into North America is a


response to global and local customer requests for similar sustainable packaging solutions in North America. “We’ve always thrived on finding innovative ways to help customers achieve more for less – sell more, reduce costs, manage risk and complexity in their supply chain,” said Miles Roberts, Global CEO of DS Smith. “For years, we’ve helped companies across industries — from pharma and consumer packaged goods to retail and e-commerce — to redefine packaging across the world and this expansion marks a key milestone in our journey to bring our innovative business model to the U.S.”


New chief manufacturing & supply chain officer at KeyMe


KeyMe, the growing consumer technology company that is disrupting the $12 billion per year access services industry has announced the promotion of Brad Weinshenker to chief manufacturing & supply chain officer. Brad has held leadership roles at several high-


profile consumer hardware technology companies, including Outerwall where he scaled RedBox kiosks to tens of thousands of locations across the U.S., fundamentally changing movie-rental consumer behavior for over 100 million customers. As chief manufacturing and supply chain officer,


Brad will lead hardware innovation, manufacturing scalability, and supply chain as KeyMe grows its service to over 10,000 locations in major retailers across the country. “Brad has a deep background successfully


innovating retail hardware experiences to delight customers and change consumer behavior in highly analogous offline service industries,” said Greg


Marsh, KeyMe’s CEO. “His demonstrated leadership and ability to scale complex technical systems will be instrumental as KeyMe rapidly expands to become the nation’s leading access services company.” “KeyMe has developed incredible robotics technology to truly improve how people access locksmith services,” said Weinshenker. “I’m so excited to help scale our services to reach tens of millions of customers with unrivaled features, quality, and convenience.” Brad Weinshenker is part of an executive team at


KeyMe, which includes recent additions Jill Morgenweck as chief operating officer, Aly Valli as VP of product and Mark O’Neil as chief technology officer, all NYC tech veterans. This announcement comes on the heels of


KeyMe’s $50m financing from BlackRock to fund its rapid growth as the company becomes the leading access solutions company in the nation.


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