United Sourcing Alliance Announces New Supplier Partner Agreement with The Ruskin Group

CHARLOTTE, NC, September 16, 2011 – United Sourcing Alliance, a Charlotte based Group Purchasing Organization, announces a new supplier agreement with The Ruskin Group to provide clients with a packaging supplier with over 100 years experience. Under this agreement USA Clients will have access to preferred pricing from an industry leader in providing quality products at the lowest total costs.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh PA, The Ruskin Group has three divisions offering the widest range of products and services in the industry, from over 10,000 stock packaging and shipping supplies to highly customized products. The Ruskin Group has grown from a single box plant, started way back in 1893, to a centralized organization with three distinct businesses offering local, next day levels of service and a global supply chain focused on sustainability and lowest total costs:

Sterling Retail Packaging: SRP has been built to meet the needs of the retail and specialty store markets. Through long term marketing and investment strategies as well as continuous process improvement programs, SRP has positioned themselves as the industry leader in packaging products for retail and specialty stores across North America. Highlighted capabilities include: 

• Three primary domestic manufacturing facilities for folding cartons, tissue, and bags; global supplier network for specialty products and applications.
• In-house facilities for: graphic and structural design, artwork, sample production, digital proofing, plate and die making, ink mixing.
• Offset lithography and flexographic printing, laminating, tissue insertion, co-packing, uv coatings.
• Products include gift boxes, bags, wrapping tissues, e-commerce packaging, micro-flute and corrugated boxes in the widest range of styles in the industry

 Sterling Consumer Packaging: SCP is a full service supplier of custom packaging focusing on paperboard cartons and corrugated boxes with expertise in both food packaging and consumer products, and industrial manufacturers. Specializing in quick turnaround and just-in-time manufacturing with a focus on private label and regionally branded products. Highlighted capabilities include:

• Manufacturing facilities – 25 for corrugated boxes/displays/specialty items, 3 for folding cartons, 6 for micro-fluted cartons
• State of the art fully digital and Computer-To-Plate graphics systems
• In-house facilities for: graphic and structural design, artwork, sample production, digital proofing, plate and die making, ink mixing.
• 8 color offset lithography printing presses – UV & specialty coatings; 6 color flexographic presses and flexo folder gluers.

 Jeanette Paper Company: JPC has been providing stock and custom packaging products and services to their customers for over 50 years. Offering the widest array of packaging and shipping products, JPC is your one-stop centralized source throughout North America. Highlighted capabilities include: 

• In excess of 10,000 products in stock and available for same day delivery
• A full range of packaging services from design through distribution
• Convenient on-line store ( Visit at http://jeannettepaper.shoppkg.com/ )
• A full line of packaging products to include an extensive stock box program
• Global supplier network of over 200 manufacturers for the widest range of stock and custom packaging and shipping supplies in the industry

The Ruskin Group has positioned itself as a global industry leader in packaging products and services. Through a network of manufacturing facilities as well as extensive partnerships Ruskin Group can meet your needs. Their commitment to producing high quality low cost products, designing creative solutions, being responsive & remaining flexible to meet customer needs, and delivering on time will prove to be a very valuable supplier partner for our group.

For more information about their capabilities and services visit: www.ruskingroup.com

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United Sourcing Alliance, LLC, was founded in 1998 as a group purchasing organization focused on indirect; packaging; and maintenance, repair, and operational (MRO) supplies. Today, United Sourcing Alliance (USA) has diversified into a comprehensive procurement services provider. Companies can achieve immediate bottom-line savings by using a professional organization focused on leveraging and developing alliances with best-in-class suppliers. USA holds cost advantaged contracts with over 30 national suppliers in 17 categories to include a robust third party logistics offering from our sister company, Transportation Insight.

Visit us on the web at www.usa-llc.com or contact Gene Smith at (704) 697-9695 x 14 or gsmith@usa-llc.com.