Gwen Klamut/ The
Daily Jeffersonian
Cambridge Packaging Inc. broke ground Monday for an expansion project. Taking
part in the ceremony, front, l to r, Cambridge Mayor Sam Salupo, Rick
Knellinger, Kim Hannan, Peggy Knellinger, Larry Knellinger and Bill Knellinger,
all of Cambridge Packaging; back, Monty Young and Brian Hearing, both of
Cambridge Packaging; Mike Kachilla of the Cambridge Area Chamber of Commerce,
Chris Knellinger of Cambridge Packaging, Bill Cowden of Bi-Con Services, Jason
Emch of Bi-Con, Alan King of Bi-Con, Ron Van Wey of Davis Architectural Group,
Guernsey County commissioners Steven Allen, Joe Secrest and Tom Laughman and
Norm Blanchard of the Community Improvemennt Corp.
Our new warehouse, which was completed in October of 2005,
brought our facility’s total square footage to 121,250!
More workers, bigger space for Cambridge Packaging
Stacy Mathews/The Daily Jeffersonian
Steady growth was
the norm for Cambridge Packaging during 2005.
Cambridge Packaging, which anchors the community’s prime growth area between Cambridge and Byesville, recently added 33,750
square feet to its already large facility.
And over the past six months, the company has added around 10 new employees and
“if there is the demand we will hire more," said company president Larry
Knellinger.
The addition to the plant was done to satisfy the demand of new customers and
the always-growing need for warehousing.
"There wasn’t any more room,” Knellinger said. “New customers have been
added and, to meet their needs, new machinery was needed.”
Cambridge Packaging started in 1982 out of the basement of Peggy and the late
Dick Knellinger’s home. They began what would soon become a large supplier of
corrugated and manufactured boxes.
In 1986 the Knellingers rented an 8,000 square-foot building, bought some
machinery and hired five employees.
By 1992, the company located to Steubenville Avenue - and more space was still needed,
prompting the company to add a 10,000-square-foot addition and it’s Box &
Gift Shop. The shop provides UPS shipping, gift wrapping, packing supplies,
gift boxes, shipping boxes and packing service.
In 2000, Cambridge Packaging opened its manufacturing center/warehouse at 60794 Southgate Road (Route 209 south).
With a new addition under way, Cambridge Packaging is planning an open house in
January. The open house will give the public a chance to see how the local
business has grown and evolved and to give everyone a reason to stop by the Box
& Gift Shop.
The Box & Gift Shop carries RazzBearies, Gooseberry items, Boyd's Bears, a
large assortment of OSU items, gift wrap, boxes, packaging materials and much
more. The store allows customers to have their packages wrapped and shipped all
in one place - FedEx, UPS and DHL all pick up from this location. They have
been open for almost 13 years and are always adding new items.
