LPI is a recognized leader in providing custom packaging and graphic finishing solutions to customers throughout North America. The company’s service and solutions-based approach is supported by an extensive design and manufacturing platform combined with advanced technology that offers unique, innovative results and assures a speed to market that accommodates even the most complex projects. LPI was founded in 1984.
Letterhead Press began in the back of a Cedarburg, Wisconsin ice cream warehouse. With a single Kluge, Mike Graf & Mark Mulvaney began to provide foil stamp & emboss finishing for printers throughout the Milwaukee / Chicago area.
Letterhead Press succeeded in holographically stamping a magazine cover for National Geographic which led them to purchase the first and only Holographic Registration Device in the world.
Letterhead Press was awarded an order to stamp holographic imagery onto 3,000,000 Kellogg’s cereal boxes. To prepare for the order, a brand new, 15,000 sq. ft. warehouse was designed and constructed.
With this acquisition. Letterhead Press not only gained an entire team of experienced employees but was introduced the first modern die-cutting machines to the factory floor. The company evolved from foil stamping on a press to being able to offer die cutting, folding, gluing, and eventually carton converting. POP production was also introduced.
In early 2002, LPI relocated to our current home – the 130,000 sq. ft. – facility in New Berlin, Wisconsin. The combining of the new LPI and the Arnold company into one facility.
In 2010, a concerted effort to become more energy-efficient and sustainable. Over this year, many updates and changes were made to our facility’s production practices. These include:
• Complete relighting of facility with ultra-high efficiency lights
• Addition of Turnover units, eliminating over 200 tons of roof top air conditioning
• Installation of solar panels, contributing to approximately 25% of our total energy bill
• Amplified recycling programs, where we recycle over 98% of out waste eliminating land fill
• Installation of bailers and shredders
Now, 98% of the weight that comes in and goes out as prod material or recycled material.
To meet heightened consumer demand for increased food safety assurances, LPI underwent rigorous validation and verification of our systems that provided proof of continuous monitoring procedures. As a result, LPI became a certified Safe Quality Food provider.
In 2017, LPI became part of the S. Walter Packaging Group family. SWPG is North America’s premier custom packaging solutions company specializing in the design, manufacturing, and delivery of products and services that are purpose-built to enhance the brand image of its over 23,000 customers.
SWPG acquired LPI to extend custom enhancement and finishing solutions to their national retail customer base.
LPI expanded its capabilities to include offer rigid box construction and finishing.
Recognizing the exponential growth of the cannabis industry, LPI has adopted the health, safety ethical, and transparency criteria of the National Association of Cannabis Businesses governing body. We are proud to say we became fully NACB certified earlier this year.
FOR YOUR PACKAGING, RIGID BOX & CUSTOM SOLUTION NEEDS
Today, consumers expect product packaging to be aesthetic, convenient and sustainable. LPI specializes in delivering outstanding brand communication, alluring design and compliant performance for the following markets.
