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ULTIMATE END GAME: GILPIN’S TIM MCLAUGHLIN HEADS TO BEVNET LIVE JUNE 10 + 11 IN NYC
Never in Gilpin’s six-decades long history serving up easy-open ends to brands around the world has the canned beverage market been so dynamic. Pre-mixed cocktails—Dirty Shirley anyone?—protein shakes, macha teas and coffees, cannabis-infused sips, spritzers. You name it, and it’s…
GILPIN CEO PAUL MCCLURE Chosen as Jurist for the 2026 METPACK Innovation Awards
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (April 1, 2026) – – Paul McClure, CEO and President of GILPIN + Company, a global provider of integrated packaging solutions including metal easy-open ends, has been chosen to serve on the international jury of experts for the…
Threatened with a canceled contract, peanut company turns to Gilpin
When a major retailer threatened to cancel a contract over a bad package, Gilpin stepped in and solved the problem and kept the peanut company in business.
Too Much Capacity, Too Few Customers
Anticipating a major contract, a packaging company purchased a new press to make membrane ends and produced an inventory of 20 million ends.
Conquering Short Deadlines
A Mexican food processor was transitioning to a new plastic cup with a retort membrane end for pasteurized seafood and promised the new package to retail customers in a month’s time.
Gilpin Scores Industry-wide Grand Slam with Tennis Ball Package
What started as a successful solution for a global tennis ball maker is now a grand slam for Gilpin. Tennis balls are packaged in highly pressured metal or plastic cans with easy-open ends to keep the balls fresh for optimal performance. It’s a difficult package to execute—not for Gilpin.
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