Sandy Gilpin, Founder

 

Sandy Gilpin founded Gilpin in 1963, after working in international sales for Continental Can. Sandy’s initial focus was chemicals and raw materials used by the packaging industry. When easy-open ends began to appear on beverage cans in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, Sandy was intrigued by the technology’s potential. 

He contacted all of the major easy-open end manufacturers in the United States and Europe, offering to sell for them around the world. Soon Sandy was devoted entirely to easy-open ends. Today, easy-open ends are used throughout the world on a myriad of rigid containers. While Sandy never took credit for the global preference for easy-open ends, he played a major role in their acceptance by bringing this safe, convenient packaging technology to customers around the world. A Philadelphia native, Sandy earned a degree in Economics from Yale University.

Sandy Gilpin, Founder