Main navigation TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS ABOUT US NURSERY PRODUCTS History Summit Plastic Company History Summit Plastic Company has been helping our customers see more “green” by maximizing grower efficiencies while maintaining best retail appeal for over 60 years. As a leading manufacturer of plastic and eco-friendly containers for greenhouse growers, we provide the highest quality packaging available to the Horticulture Industry and offer unique marketing, branding and UPC opportunities to increase visibility, drive sales and help our customers flourish. With roots in America’s heartland, Summit Plastic Company in Akron, Ohio, was one of the original producers of horticultural plastic containers in the USA. Beginning with our founding in 1954, the company experienced steady growth for more than forty years. In 1997 the Summit management team of Norman Belliveau and Chuck Snyder acquired the company—and under their leadership, cultivated an environment of innovation, unparalleled customer service and savvy marketing which became solely focused on horticultural packaging. The specialty products we developed became market disruptors, radically impacting the horticultural packaging industry. In 1999, Summit engaged in a joint venture with Netherlands based Desch-Plantpak, a leading European manufacturer of thermoformed plastic containers, trays and injection-molded containers. The result was the 2001 launch of JānorPot®, a division of Summit, which has become an industry standard brand for thin-walled, round polypropylene pots. In 2006, NYC based, private-equity firm Lincolnshire Management Inc. acquired Summit, retaining top management to run the company. We continued to expanded our product line in 2006 with the introduction of ēco360® Easy Green™, a line of containers designed to lessen the impact on our environment. With an eye on the future, we expanded production capacity at both our Summit and JanorPot® facilities while business continued to blossom. In 2013, Summit merged with Nursery Supplies, Inc., a long-time affiliate and nursery container supplier to offer a more comprehensive, innovative assortment of complementary products and services to our combined customers. Both Nursery Supply Inc., and Summit Plastic Company retain our well-recognized names in the market but make our full lines of containers and supplies available across both customer bases. Together, we continue to thrive. In 2015, we released our forward-thinking JānorPot® 3D Systems line of containers that guarantees seller’s labels are always forward-facing for optimal brand recognition. In the latter part of 2017, our original Summit facility and our JānorPot® facility consolidated under one production and office facility at the Akron OH location. The joint warehouse/shipping facility will help the company reduce operational and product handling redundancies as well as optimize customer service. The future is exciting! ABOUT SUMMIT PLASTIC COMPANY As a leading manufacturer of plastic and eco-friendly containers for greenhouse plant growers, Summit Plastic Company has been helping our customers see more “green” by maximizing grower efficiencies while maintaining best retail appeal. We provide the highest quality custom-printed containers available for the greenhouse industry, offering unique marketing, branding and UPC opportunities to increase visibility, drive sales and help our greenhouse customers flourish. QUICK LINKS About Us Careers Contact Us Distributors Privacy Policy PRODUCTS Traditional Products Specialty Products Nursery Products GET NOTIFIED OF SPECIALS I Am: I am a: Customer Grower New Customer Student/Researcher Supplier State State Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas Armed Forces (Canada, Europe, Africa, or Middle East Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Pacific California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Federate States of Micronesia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Marshall Islands Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Palau Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Alberta, CA British Columbia, CA Labrador, CA Manitoba, CA New Brunswick, CA Newfoundland, CA Nova Scotia, CA Nunavut, CA North West Terr., CA Ontario, CA Prince Edward Is., CA Quebec, CA Saskatchewen, CA Yukon, CA Email: LinkedInFacebook © Summit Plastic Company 2021