About Simplex Box
The following is a bit of information about our history, our ethics and service mission.
history (his to ri), n. a full account of the past.
Simplex Paper Box Corp. was founded in 1916 and established in Lititz, PA as the Lititz Lithography Company. As a local commercial printer The Lititz Lithography Company found its way into many area businesses. In 1922, seeing a need for packaging, along with commercial printing, Lititz Lithography became the Lititz Paper Box and Printing Company. In the late 1920’s the Lititz Paper Box and Printing Company saw a need for better packaging then what was currently available to manufacturers. By 1930 the patents were applied for, the company renamed its self after its simple box and Simplex Paper Box Corporation came into being. On April 2, 1934 catalog No. 1 of “The Simplex Box” rolled off the line. Since then Simplex Paper Box Corporation has been producing its fine line of folding cartons. Closing for a brief period in 1970, Simplex Paper Box Corporation emerged on January 27, 1971 under new and motivated leadership.
package (pak’ij), n. a bundle of goods, parcel.
To accomplish the transition from a commercial printer to a box maker they designed a folding carton which was described by its designers as “A knockdown box comprising a blank having a body portion, main side flaps, auxiliary side flaps folded upon and secured to the side flaps, end flaps, locking flaps secured to the outer edges of the end flaps and adapted to fold upon the same, corner sections connecting said main side flaps and provided with diagonal creases dividing them into triangular portions, said main and auxiliary side flaps and corner pieces being folded upon the main body and end flaps, and one part of each corner section being permanently united to the adjacent end flap, said locking flaps being adapted to fold inwardly upon the end flaps and to enclose the folded triangular portions of the corner sections and to automatically lock with the edges of the auxiliary side flaps when folded on the end flaps”. Although this actual description taken from the patent application sounds intimidating, in reality it was quite simple, so the beginning of Simplex Paper Box Corporation.
quality (kwol’I ti), n. degree of excellence
service (sur’ vis) the performance of work done for another for hire
Quality and service are two words that we hear a lot about these days. Can you have one without the other? Many will say yes, we say no.
Get a cup of coffee, sit back and browse our web site for the sizes and styles that will suite your needs. If you wish to find out more about our imprinting program and whether foil stamping or ink printing is right for you call a Simplex representative and we will answer all your questions. If you do not see a box that fits your product we can custom make a box for your particular need.
Our mission at Simplex Paper Box is clear, “Manufacture Quality Packaging in an atmosphere where Service is more than a word, it’s our job”.
