[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.versa-pak.com\/blog\/look-back-and-ahead\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.versa-pak.com\/blog\/look-back-and-ahead\/","headline":"A Look Back and Ahead: What We\u2019re Thankful for This Year","name":"A Look Back and Ahead: What We\u2019re Thankful for This Year","description":"Share As we look ahead to 2022, we\u2019re making a list of what we\u2019re thankful for this year. In 2021, we made it through an ongoing pandemic, supply chain issues and even began an expansion at our Celina, Ohio, headquarters. Looking Back on 2021 Even after 2020\u2019s record year and continued growth in 2021, Versa<a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.versa-pak.com\/blog\/look-back-and-ahead\/\" title=\"ReadA Look Back and Ahead: What We\u2019re Thankful for This Year\">... Read more &raquo;<\/a>","datePublished":"2021-11-29","dateModified":"2021-11-29","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.versa-pak.com\/blog\/author\/versapak\/#Person","name":"Versa Pak","url":"https:\/\/www.versa-pak.com\/blog\/author\/versapak\/","identifier":2,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fdd4a894c6e32399c7117d9744d4cd7aec00e2f50376f90705cba1976bd21030?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fdd4a894c6e32399c7117d9744d4cd7aec00e2f50376f90705cba1976bd21030?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Versa Pak","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.versa-pak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/versapak_logo.png","url":"https:\/\/www.versa-pak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/versapak_logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.versa-pak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/blog-look-back-versa-pak.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.versa-pak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/blog-look-back-versa-pak.jpg","height":400,"width":700},"url":"https:\/\/www.versa-pak.com\/blog\/look-back-and-ahead\/","about":["Distributor News"],"wordCount":321,"articleBody":"ShareAs we look ahead to 2022, we\u2019re making a list of what we\u2019re thankful for this year. In 2021, we made it through an ongoing pandemic, supply chain issues and even began an expansion at our Celina, Ohio, headquarters.Looking Back on 2021Even after 2020\u2019s record year and continued growth in 2021, Versa Pak is thankful for our customers\u2019 patience and our team\u2019s hard work.\u201cThis year was a record year for supply chain issues and lead time delays, but our team and our distributors were fantastic throughout the whole process,\u201d Versa Pak President Michael Brunswick said.We were even fortunate to take home a few awards this year: a Gold TUG award and a PDA Supplier of the Year award.\u201cWe were honored to receive multiple awards in 2021,\u201d Sales Manager Jeff Knapke said. \u201cThese awards reflect our value to our distributors, which is extremely important to us.\u201dVersa Pak also continued to make efforts to improve our culture in 2021, focusing on each of our company values \u2014 mentoring, teamwork, communication, integrity, and fun-spirited \u2014 and improving our processes and work environment along the way, whether that\u2019s through leadership training, employee mentorship, and more.In the video below, you\u2019ll hear a snippet of what our employees are thankful for this year.Looking Ahead to 2022In 2021 we broke ground on our 56,000 square foot expansion and began the construction process. This expansion will be an integral part of 2022, and we\u2019re looking forward to officially opening the new space, which will enable us to meet our customers\u2019 demands faster and expand our operations.\u201cWe sincerely thank you for your support this year, and we look forward to growing with you again in 2022,\u201d said Brunswick. \u201cThank you for another successful year. We could not do it without you.\u201dTo keep up with everything in the packaging and plastic industries, plus all the news here at Versa Pak in 2022, follow our Distributors News page."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.versa-pak.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"A Look Back and Ahead: What We\u2019re Thankful for This Year","item":"https:\/\/www.versa-pak.com\/blog\/look-back-and-ahead\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]