Business View Magazine | June 2019

84 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JUNE 2019 Despite considerable advances in cleaning technologies in the last decade, the industry seeks partners that can provide reliable, high-quality services and the kind of customer service that ensures their needs are not only met, but exceeded. Get to know Premier: Premier Container is raising the bar on the IBC reconditioning industry with an unparalleled commitment to the details. Not only does Premier offer the most advanced processing technologies, equipment, and training, but with decades of collective experience, its leadership team delivers the quality and attention to service that competitors simply cannot meet. Knowing turn-around time is critical, Premier delivers high-quality servicing and promptly returns totes to ensure customers maximize their performance. Looking for the kind of quality and service you’ve been lacking? See if Premier is the right partner for your needs. Services include: Premier Container Cleaning • Cleaning and Repair of Poly and Asset (Steel) totes • DOT & UN Recertification’s • Nitric Acid Stainless Steel Drums & Tanks Sales • Reconditioned, New Bottle IBC Tote Sales • Stainless Steel Totes • Drums, Pails, Jerrycans • Wood Pallets (assorted sizes) Rental of Stainless Steel Totes Fabrication Services Complete with certified welders to design/ fabricate/repair any tanks, parts, and accessories. ..... For more information, please visit our website www.premier-container.com BVM: Some nuts and bolts: how many employees do you have, how many locations, and where and to whom do you ship product? Thompson: “We have 54 employees. We have a location, here, in Columbus, Ohio, and in Rancho Cucamonga, California. 85 percent of what we do is in the United States; another ten percent is to Canada/Mexico; and we’ll ship, maybe, five percent, overseas in various places, mostly the drywall/ gypsum market, where we are a big market leader. The paper packaging, converting, corrugated boxes, litho-lamination is about 40 percent of our business, followed by the sealing of cases and folding with hot melts and cold glues. Then, there’s pressure sensitive tapes and labels, bottling labeling, and gypsum.” BVM: How do you compete against those bigger players? Thompson: “We try to find a way to say ‘Yes.’ If you need delivery on Tuesday, we’ll do what we can to make the delivery. We can do that faster, because we’re smaller. We can tailor-make products for people. If we’ve got 600 customers, as an example, probably a hundred of those are unique applications made for those customers. When I say unique, they’re unique in that we’re changing the viscosity or changing the solids a little bit to meet their specific needs. It’s not a radical change, but tailoring a product to fit what the customer needs and wants. That’s what really garners our business Premier Container Raises the Bar on the IBC Reconditioning Industry