Va. Beach packaging manufacturer acquires Utah company

Virginia Beach-based packaging manufacturer Fortis Solutions Group LLC announced Thursday it has acquired Orem, Utah-based Kala Packaging. 

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. 

“With its fleet of digital presses and top-tier flexographic printing technology, Maui Chai and the Kala team have established a national presence in the quick-turn labels and flexible packaging markets,” Fortis President and CEO John O. Wynne Jr. said in a statement. “We are fortunate to join forces with such an outstanding team and are excited to further the value-added offerings we provide.”

Fortis, a Main Post Partners portfolio company, employs 850 people at 14 sites across Virginia, Connecticut, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and California.

Kala prints pressure-sensitive labels and flexible packaging.

“While technology has always been an important characteristic of our ethos, supporting our customers as a vital extension of their operation is a foundational principle at Kala,” Kala President and CEO Maui Chai said in a statement. “Fortis understands the importance of these relationships and will persist in the continual removal of industry barriers that our customers have enjoyed with Kala over the past 18 years.”

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