CT Manufacturer Shows Gratitude to Local Military Organization

Thanksgiving marks the start of holiday giving, and one Connecticut manufacturing company has been giving back to those who served our country all year long! Specifically, Watertown-based Packaging and Crating Technologies (PACT), recently presented a $500 check to the American Legion organization in Thomaston based on a charitable campaign that it launched in November for National Military Appreciation Month. The local non-profit is the leading advocate for healthcare and earned benefits for veterans, servicemembers and their families.

“Although we, as an American company, are always patriotically minded, we consider it a privilege to highlight key military holidays and commemorative milestones like Memorial Day, Veterans Day and most recently, Military Appreciation Month,” said Rodger Mort, COO of PACT. “In doing so, we are raising both awareness and financial donations for our heroes and their families.”

Mort notes that PACT has strong ties to the military which uses its various shipping and packaging container line when individual soldiers are moved from station to station, including its patented LiftVan, PleatWrap, J-Crate, Spiral Foot, MP40, Sofa Crate and Motorcycle Crate. Each item is made from a durable and sustainable corrugated cardboard material and is capable of being reused for hundreds of moves.

Further, the company is a preferred vendor for the US Department of Defense and has been awarded a special permit from the US Department of Transportation for the shipping of lithium-ion batteries, as well as passed the proposed SAE-G-27 test standard for shipping lithium-ion batteries.

“PACT benefits the military through both its innovative product line, as well as in its generous charitable programs,” said David Lauretano, commander of the Thomaston CT American Legion Post 22. “We are extremely grateful for the company’s ongoing efforts in helping to ensure that the sacrifice of our servicemen and women is never forgotten.”

ABOUT PACT, LLC

PACT, LLC is a global leader in manufacturing sustainable, packaging products for the commercial, industrial and military industries. With more than 25 years of experience, the family business was founded by three green packaging professionals and continues to embrace a green future by designing cost-effective, patented, crating solutions like LiftVans and PleatWrap, as well as custom packaging for the aerospace, medical, electronics, tooling, machinery, furniture, fine art and automotive sectors. The company’s newest innovation is Thermo Shield, a sustainable paper-based packaging material that suppresses and controls lithium-ion battery fires by mitigating thermal runaway, and PACT Lion-X, the world’s first lithium-ion battery fire extinguishing solution.

ABOUT THE AMERICAN LEGION

The American Legion is the largest U.S. veterans organization with more than 1.6 million members who strengthen the nation through programs, services and advocacy for those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, youth and communities. Today, the organization is committed to destigmatizing mental health support, offering peer-to-peer resources and empowering everyone to Be The One in the fight to end veteran suicide