Myers Industries Launches Material Handling Innovation in Pallet-Sized Reusable Containers

AKRON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Myers Indus­tries, Inc. (NYSE: MYE) today announced the launch of a new class of pallet-sized col­lapsi­ble con­tain­ers from its industry-leading Buck­horn® brand. The Max­i­mizer™ reusable plas­tic con­tainer, intro­duced at last week’s Pro­Mat Mate­r­ial Han­dling Show, received strong inter­est from mate­r­ial han­dling pro­fes­sion­als in diverse indus­tries as a unique alter­na­tive for cor­ru­gated bulk con­tain­ers. Engi­neered with an inte­grated pal­let, lid and one-piece col­lapsi­ble side­walls, the container’s 1,000 lb. capac­ity and effi­cient design max­i­mizes pro­duc­tiv­ity, cost sav­ings, safety and sus­tain­abil­ity for ship­ping and stor­ing light-duty dry goods.

“Cus­tomers from many mar­kets are hun­gry for inno­v­a­tive prod­ucts to use in their closed-loop sup­ply chains,” said Joel Grant, vice pres­i­dent and gen­eral man­ager of Myers Indus­tries’ Mate­r­ial Han­dling Seg­ment. “Buck­horn is tak­ing the lead­er­ship role. The new Max­i­mizer is an exam­ple of our exe­cu­tion of our busi­ness strat­egy focused on inno­va­tion and respond­ing to cus­tomer needs.

“This launch drew tremen­dous atten­tion from atten­dees and media at the show, and we con­tinue to focus on build­ing a robust pipeline of new prod­ucts and services.”

Unlike limited-use cor­ru­gated bulk con­tain­ers that are awk­ward to assem­ble and knock­down, Max­i­mizer is easy to assem­ble and col­lapse by one per­son and can be reused hun­dreds of times. The con­tainer weighs approx­i­mately 30% less than tra­di­tional plas­tic bulk boxes and can be stacked three high when filled. Its design offers two side doors for easy access and bet­ter ergonom­ics, as well as a four-way fork­lift pal­let base for effi­cient han­dling. In stor­age and return ship­ping, one assem­bled unit holds eight col­lapsed con­tain­ers for a supe­rior 5:1 return ratio – approx­i­mately 300 col­lapsed con­tain­ers fit in a 53′ trailer.

“We designed Max­i­mizer based on the input of numer­ous cus­tomers,” said Mike Thomas, new prod­uct devel­op­ment man­ager at Buck­horn. “More and more com­pa­nies are demand­ing a lean, cost-effective solu­tion to replace card­board in their oper­a­tions. Max­i­mizer offers a favor­able impact on our cus­tomers’ bot­tom line and costs less per use than cor­ru­gated plas­tic con­tain­ers.” For more infor­ma­tion, visit http://www.buckhorninc.com/maximizer.

With the Buck­horn® and Akro-Mils® brands in its Mate­r­ial Han­dling Seg­ment, Myers Indus­tries is a lead­ing designer and man­u­fac­turer of reusable plas­tic con­tain­ers, pal­lets, stor­age bins and orga­ni­za­tion sys­tems. Focused on customer-driven inno­va­tion, the Com­pany is com­mit­ted to sup­ply the mate­r­ial han­dling indus­try with the most com­pre­hen­sive line of ship­ping and stor­age prod­ucts on the market.

Myers Indus­tries, Inc. is an inter­na­tional man­u­fac­turer of poly­mer prod­ucts for indus­trial, agri­cul­tural, auto­mo­tive, com­mer­cial, and con­sumer mar­kets. The Com­pany is also the largest whole­sale dis­trib­u­tor of tools, equip­ment and sup­plies for the tire, wheel and under­ve­hi­cle ser­vice indus­try in the U.S. The Com­pany had 2010 sales of $737.6 mil­lion. Visit www.myersind.com to learn more.

Con­tacts:
Myers Indus­tries, Inc.
Max Bar­ton, Direc­tor, Cor­po­rate Com­mu­ni­ca­tions, 330−253−5592

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