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and material knowledge in service to its many, current
clients - some of whom have been with the company
for decades. “Once we get somebody as a customer,
they tend to stay,” boasts Thompson in a jovial way.
But when asked exactly why those long-term custom-
ers do remain, Teel Plastics’ president turns serious
and replies succinctly: “Teel, as a privately-held com-
pany moves very quickly. We have a great technology,
in-house, and our people are here to solve problems
for our customers. We’re a technically-driven company.
We work in a lot of regulated markets, so we dig deep
into those markets that, a lot of times, other compa-
nies shy away from. We take on challenges that other
companies don’t. And we’ve been successful in tak-
ing on those challenges. And a lot of companies come
back to us for different challenges along the way.”
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