Stephen Gould Corporation is a packaging company founded in 1939 that is now the largest privately owned packaging company in the US. It has over 540 employees, 37 offices worldwide, and annual sales exceeding $400 million. The company provides full-service packaging solutions from design to fulfillment across many industries.
2. THE STORY Founded in 1939 by Dr. Stephen Gould, David Golden, and Leonard Beckerman. Today owned and operated by the Golden family. Largest privately owned packaging company in the US. Second generation management Decades of customer relationships Decades of supplier relationships
3. BUSINESS PRINCIPLES The ideals set forth by our founders are still the core principles of our business model today. It is evident in the record-breaking sales growth we have enjoyed and in every sophisticated manufacturing and supply-chain that these same principles are undoubtedly responsible for our success in this highly evolved industry. We will not deviate from core principles of professional and ethical standards that have been the moral compass of our establishment. You can be assured that you will be working alongside professionals whose business acumen and attention to detail have helped to set the benchmark of service in our arena. Frequently, our professionals operate so closely with customers that they seamlessly blend with their staffs and virtually become packaging specialists for client operations. At all levels, our talented men and women have labored passionately to make your materials safe to ship, easy to handle, and ideal to market. Simply put, the special needs or each unique client continue to be our first priority. Michael Golden , President
4. Company Profile 37 Offices Worldwide Including: Dublin, Ireland Guadalajara, Chihuahua & Tijuana, Mexico China Singapore Malaysia 540 Employees Over 65 Years of Packaging Excellence (1939) Annual Sales Exceeding $400 Million Experiencing 15% Compounded Growth Annually Since 1975 4A2 D&B Rating
5. THE NUMBERS 2004-$361 million 2005-$386 million 2006-$475 million 2007-$450 million 2008-$480 million Working Capitol of $65 million Assets and Liabilities 2:1 $160 million in assets $45 million line of credit
6. WHO ARE WE? Stephen Gould Corporation is an organization committed to excellence in packaging. Our core competency is the specialized approach to provide quality products and services that continually meet the changing needs of our customers
7. WHAT ARE WE Full Service Packaging Solutions Company From concept to market. Fully Staffed and equipped IT department 1.2 million square feet dedicated to managed inventory, fulfillment, and warehouse services. ISO 9001 Certified 9000 manufacturing sources
8. PRODUCT SERVICES Retail Packaging Protective Packaging POP Displays Printed Cartons Printing and Multimedia Branding Gift Packaging and Advertising Specialties Product Merchandising Component Sourcing Cut and Sewn Goods
9. High Quality Packaging Setup boxes, Euro-tote Bags Jewelry Boxes Ribbons, Bows Overseas Product Management Meticulous Standards for Tiffany Blue Worldwide Distribution
10. Full Service Printing & Fulfillment Offset, Screen, Web, & Digital CD Replication and CD Printing Streamlined Promotions Pack-out -> D/Cs -> Stores Designed Custom Tracking & Inventory Management Software
11. ENGINEERING SERVICES Full Service graphical and mechanical packaging design and engineering Prototype First Articles Testing: NSTA, ISTA, customer specified, drop & vibration, fragility, etc. Documentation per ISO 9001 standards Assembly and part drawings Specialize in design for Perceived Value, Shelf Presence, Differentiation
12. LOGISTIC SERVICES Over 50 warehousing and JIT facilities located through out the world Global Fulfillment and Pack-out Current importer of goods on a large scale
13. STEPHEN GOULDS QUALITY POLICY Stephen Gould is committed to excellence in packaging. We will provide quality products and services to continually satisfy all of our customers needs
14. QUALITY MANAGMENT First Article approval Production and assembly drawings On-site production checks Press checks Receiving inspections Customer specified inspections Pack-out is managed by a multi-disciplinary Operations Team of managers and professional support which meet weekly to identify and monitor ongoing projects. Examples include Kaizen of the packaging line layout, continuous improvement of the first-piece and in-process inspection, application of the 5S process, and Total Quality Inspection (TQM) for the test and assembly of hard drive Stephen Gould is committed to excellence in packaging. We will provide quality products and services to continually satisfy all of our customers needs
15. QUALITY SUPPLY All suppliers must have specific processes in place to be approved on our AVL Quality systems and policies in place, enforced, and monitored Documentation and records of quality procedures and training Continuous quality improvement goals and systems Technology, equipment, or service superiority Continuous supplier assessment program
16. Stephen Gould Partnership Advantage STEPHEN GOULD PARTNERSHIP ADVANTAGES Financial Strength Strategic Locations Award Winning Engineering Designs Endless Materials Selection Customer Specific Logistical Services Consistent Quality Willingness to locate anywhere for major account partnerships
17. Vendor Based Reduction Stephen Gould Corporation is your one stop company for all of your print, packaging and material handling requirements. We can deliver all required products on your current BPO with our existing daily deliveries from our local warehouse .
18. STEPHEN GOULDS GLOBAL REACH CUSTOMER LOCATIONS Australia Greece Portugal Austria Hong Kong Puerto Rico Belgium Hungary Scotland Brazil India Singapore Canada Ireland South Africa China, Peoples Republic of Italy Spain Costa Rica Japan Sweden Czech Republic Korea, Republic of (South) Switzerland Denmark Malaysia Taiwan Dominican Republic Mexico Thailand Finland Netherlands Trinidad France Norway United Kingdom Germany Poland United States
19. STEPHEN GOULDS GLOBAL REACH Manufacturing / Supply Chain Amsterdam Belgium Canada China, Peoples Republic of Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Hong Kong Hungary India Ireland Italy Korea, Republic (South) Malaysia Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Puerto Rico Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan, Republic of China Thailand Ukraine United Kingdom United States