Leading packaging firm becomes Chamber patron

An international manufacturer of specialist packaging - with links to Birmingham dating back more than 70 years - has become a patron of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC).

Schumacher Packaging - based in Marston Green - is part of the Schumacher Group, an �860m family-run business headquartered in Germany 's Bavaria region.

However, the firm 's connections to Birmingham can be traced back through nearly eight decades.

Three years ago, the Schumacher Group acquired Jaffabox - a packaging manufacturer originally founded in Birmingham by the Amyes family in 1946.

Schumacher Group specialises in manufacturing corrugated cardboard and solid-board packaging, supplying customers in the UK and mainland Europe.

As the company continues to grow, it has placed a firm focus on making its products even more environmentally and ethically sustainable by investing in state-of-the-art methods of manufacturing and packaging design.

Mike Owens, managing director of Schumacher Packaging, said: “We are delighted and excited to become a patron of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, with the opportunities and benefits this brings.

“Schumacher Packaging Limited - previously Jaffabox - has a long association with the Birmingham area, having been founded in the Camp Hill area and built up into the successful and highly-aspirational business we are today.

“In my short time within the Birmingham area, I have been tremendously impressed by the drive and enthusiasm for success shown by everyone I have met.

“Schumacher Packaging looks forward to working with GBCC to promote the real benefits of membership in a truly invigorating and ambitious region. ”

Henrietta Brealey, chief executive of the GBCC, said: “Schumacher Packaging are leading the way in innovative and sustainable packaging solutions - a key ingredient for our region that 's both a centre for logistics and has aspirations of becoming an epicentre of the green industrial revolution.

“They are a fast-growing international business, but very much one with a local heart. They share the Chambers ' passion for investing in and seeing Greater Birmingham 's business community succeed.

“It 's been a pleasure getting to know the Birmingham team in recent weeks and I look forward to working with them to achieve their aims as a Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce patron. ”

Pictured (left to right): Russ Ashman (Chamber head of new business), Naomi Harvey (Schumacher business development manager), Henrietta Brealey and Mike Owens.

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