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The History of Chester Packaging
In 1939, with little money and a lot of desire, the company that would later become known as Chester Packaging was formed. Using a house for an office, a garage for a workshop, and part of a tobacco warehouse in Erlanger, Kentucky for a manufacturing plant, the Thermacor Company was started. Canned Heat was Thermacor’s original product. It was used for the soldiers in the field during World War II to heat their food and keep it warm. This product is similar to the Canned Heat on the market today.
In the late 1940’s Thermacor began to produce medical products. Still operating in the same facility and with the same staff, lotion and enemas were manufactured for hospitals around the country. A vinyl one-piece enema tube was developed and patented by the staff at Thermacor.
In the late sixties the original owner, Chester Eaton, passed away and the company was sold. In 1973, it won a contract to produce enemas for the Armour Pharmaceutical Company. This contract changed the face of the old production facility and also created the name Chester Labs. Thermacor was still producing for the existing customer base, while Chester Labs was responsible for the Armour Pharmaceutical products. New products were developed and marketed to sustain the business, including liquid soaps and shampoos, which were added to the product line.
Chester Labs continued to grow with the help of an ambitious sales and marketing program, and the Thermacor name was eventually dropped. A new warehouse was built, increasing the space from 10,000 sq. ft. to 25,000 sq. ft. Chester Labs’ lotion and enemas were being used in hospitals and nursing homes across the United States and Canada. With the expanded product line and an increased customer base, Chester Labs was rapidly outgrowing its manufacturing facility.
In 1994 a new 110,000 sq.ft. manufacturing and warehousing facility was found in Cincinnati, Ohio. A fresh look and marketing approach for its products, as well as increased inventory and improved service for its customers, has positioned Chester Labs for the success it currently enjoys. Chester Labs continues to grow, adding new packet manufacturing lines and other toll/contract blending equipment, but it will always strive to maintain its “family feeling”, and provide superior, cost-effective products for its customers.
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