Hammond Paper Company Acquires Rainbow Excelsior Ltd, Expanding Eco-Friendly Product Line

Published on Fri, Nov 15, 2024 5:00 PM GMT

Hammond Paper is pleased to announce the acquisition of Rainbow Excelsior Ltd based in Scarborough, Ontario. This acquisition follows the Q2-2024 acquisition of Bennett Fleet Chip & Fiber Boards Inc., based in Marieville, Quebec.

 

Over the past 30 years, Rainbow Excelsior Ltd has grown into a major producer and supplier of eco-friendly packaging and decorative basket fill packaging and decorative krinkle fill serving customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Rainbow Excelsior production operation has been moved to Hammond Paper's 50,000 sq. ft facility in Vaughan, Ontario. Rainbow's production staff have joined Hammond to continue Rainbow's product quality and reliable fulfillment continuity. Rainbow will continue to manufacture North American krinkle-cut 100% recyclable paper shred and filler products in various colors, styles, blends, and materials within Hammonds's overall production operations.

 

Hammond's Rainbow Excelsior product line of ecology-friendly products is of North American origin, so they can be safely used to provide cushioning and damage protection for consumer and industrial goods without foreign-sourced contamination concerns. Rainbow Excelsior's Krinkle products are available in various decorative colors, making them ideal for gift baskets, cosmetic and beauty products, apparel, and textiles. They also serve as durable, functional fillers for fragile electronics, glassware, medical supplies, e-commerce subscription boxes, and industrial parts and tool shipping.

 

Expanding Hammond Paper's Product Portfolio

 

The amalgamation of Hammond and Rainbow's operations offers customers a larger array of ecology-friendly paperboard and packaging products.

 

Hammond Paper's extensive product line, known for its quality and breadth, includes:

Chipboard
Graphic Board
Slip Sheets
Layer Pads
Padding Board
Stiffeners
CRB / CCNB
Corrugated Cardboard
Kraft
Edge Protectors
Pallet Wrap
Fiber Board
100% recyclable Eco Packaging fill products (Krinkle, Jazz-Pak, Straight Cut/Shred)

 

As a full-service paperboard convertingproducer, Hammond Paper Company offers comprehensive specialized services such as guillotining, slitting, die cutting, laminating, grooving, round cornering, and more to a variety of customers in print, furniture, food & beverage processing, warehouse & shipping, set up boxes and sample books, windows & doors and other sectors.

 

Continued Growth and Expansion

 

Since acquiring Hammond Paper in 2017, partners David Campbell and Ted Dzialowski have been focused on expanding the company's product offerings and sales across North America. The acquisition of Rainbow Excelsior follows the mid- 2024 acquisition of Bennett Fleet Chip & Fiber Board in Quebec and represents a further step in the growth and evolution of the Company, expanding product lines while reinforcing the Company’s commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction.