We've grown from there. Once I had other people who were able to pick up on some of the areas where I needed help, it allowed me to go out and do some of the other things I was able to do. Today, Sempac has grown from one employee to 25, along with another 30 manufacturing representatives who cover the United States and Canada. The company has an office in Kentucky, another one in the works for Arizona and ships products as far away as the United Kingdom and Mexico. Semple attributes much of his success to the people he has around him.
People is what it's all about.
With a solid team, Sempac is now focusing its energy on diversification, becoming a one-stop shop for its customer's supply needs. Sempac is able to serve customers like Lexmark, American Greetings, Heinz Foods and Unisource International Paper by providing machinery along with specific packaging materials. We've spent the last almost 15 years diversifying, growing horizontally. We've come to a point now where we can grow more vertically. We have the sales people, the infrastructure in the office to be able to handle all the flow.