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Snyder Paper Acquires Piedmont Paper
February 21,
2010 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Acquisition on February 22, 2010
Upholstery cushion supplier Snyder Paper Corp. has acquired the assets of Piedmont Paper.
Both companies supply and sell similar products, including industrial packaging supplies, packaging equipment and janitorial products.
Larry Kahill, executive vice president and COO of Snyder Paper, said the similarity of the two companies product lines and overlapping service areas made Piedmont Paper a perfect partner with which to join efforts.
Bringing Piedmont Paper into Snyder Paper Corporation will benefit both businesses and their customers," he said. "Together we will continue to provide Snyders customers and Piedmont's customers with excellent customer service and an even more comprehensive range of products to service customers and meet industry needs.
Hickory, N.C.-based Snyder Paper was founded in 1946 as a seller of paper towels to the furniture industry. Over the past 64 years, the company has grown to become a seller and supplier of industrial packaging, sanitary maintenance, office products, thread and bobbins, adhesives and packaging equipment to more than 5,000 businesses in a broad range of industries Snyder also designs and manufactures custom cushions for many of the region's upholstery companies. In addition to its newly acquired Piedmont Paper facilities located in Asheville, N.C., Snyder Paper also operates four locations in Hickory, N.C., and High Point.
Founded in 1944, Piedmont Paper has been a supplier of paper, packaging, shipping and janitorial products serving North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee for more than 60 years.