In The Cradle of Industry and Liberty

The Doherty brothers realized, to stay
competitive and ensure the company’s
survival, they could no longer rely on
traditional brown box packaging sales alone.
Weber Display & Packaging needed to make
the jump to high-graphic products, which
required advanced equipment for specialty
packaging and displays. Within the first
twelve months of opening, Doherty made the
decision to make another sizeable investment
in the business with the purchase of a pair of
state-of-the-art Langston rotary die-cutters
that shared five high-quality print stations.
The investment in personnel and new
technology paid off when, only a year
after Doherty’s purchase, Weber Display
& Packaging was named Philadelphia’s
Chamber of Commerce “Manufacturer of
the Year.” Despite a difficult economy, the
following years brought new capital investments
to the business. Within ten years,
Weber had replaced all of its old machinery
with state-of-the-art equipment, requiring
an investment of over $20 million. Weber’s
resulting success in the marketplace attracted
new, high-caliber salespeople.
At the turn of the millennium, Weber
Display & Packaging had established itself
as one of the few independent companies
able to reinvest in the business and maintain
the ability to be flexible while serving its
customers in ways competitors could not.
This attracted great people in all departments
that fueled even further growth, allowing
the company to continually enhance its
products and services to meet the demands
of today’s marketplace.
A new focus on permanent displays,
mixed with continued innovation and focus
on its corrugated products, has allowed
the company to bring its expertise and
experience in packaging and retail marketing
to a new customer base. Weber continues to
proudly serve local, regional, and national
customers, including other notable
Philadelphia-based businesses such as
Cardone Industries, Dietz & Watson,
National Chemical, Southwark Metal, and
Unique Industries.
In 2004 the Doherty and Zambon families
saw an opportunity to grow their existing
warehousing and fulfillment services. They
incorporated PakSafe Industries, LLC, and
in 2006, purchased a 30,000 square foot
building at 2905 East Ontario Street, located
just around the corner from the Weber facility.
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Above: Weber offers innovative
solutions and turnkey operations with
uncompromising quality and service to their
valued clients.
Below: By 1925, Weber had outgrown its
original location in downtown Philadelphia
and built a new facility in the Port
Richmond section of the city.
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