A Message From Our President Fred Callahan
Frequently while talking with a customer or one of our vendors they will remark that they have been dealing with our company and one of our team members for a “long”time. As Colony celebrates nearly 60 years of business and I over 50 years with the company, I cherish those comments, and I take them as compliments. Our business success has been based on creating long term relationships with our customers, our vendors, and our employees.
As for the “long time:’ the sales and customer service force helping to fuel Colony’s knowledge-base collectively represents on average over 20 years with the company. If you think experience counts for something, we think we have a pretty good story to tell. We’re committed to this industry and to our customers. Thank you for your interest in our company, and we look forward to working with you.
Our History
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Jan 1964
Company Founding
Located at 204 S Sumner St in York, PA, three Navy Veterans Norm Callahan, Norm Mummert, and Clyder Stambaugh founded Colony Papers Inc in the fine paper industry with an emphasis on good customer service.
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Jan 1984
New President Named
Fred Callahan is named as the new President of the company. As President Fred would continue to lead the company deeper into packaging and packaging equipment sales.
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Sept 1988
Breaking Ground
Members of the Colony team break ground at the new location – 1776 Stanley Dr in York, now 1776 Colony Rd.
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Sept 1988
Construction Underway
Colony Papers Inc construction at 1776 Stanley Dr in West York Construction would lead to a 30,000 sq ft warehouse, converting room, equipment service room, office space and a large extended storage mezzanine.
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Jan 1989
Raising the Flag
Founder Norm Callahan raises the flag for the first time at 1776 Stanley Dr.
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Jan 1995
Expansion
Colony expands and adds an additional 10,000 square feet of warehouse space creating greater flexibility in customer and vendor inventory programs.
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Jul 1989
Colony Road
Stanely Drive is renamed Colony Road. Bill Kochenour stands with the freshly raised street sign.
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Jan 2014
Celebrating 50 Years
Colony celebrates 50 years of service in South Central PA.
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Apr 2016
Name Change
After years of successful business as Colony Papers, Inc. the company transitioned to its new name, Colony Packaging & Machine. The name change reflected what Colony had been specializing in for years and the core standouts of the business: packaging and packaging machinery. The updated logo includes three stars representing the three generations of family involvement while paying homage to its original branding with the colonial drum.
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New Warehouse
While celebrating 55 years of business in South Central Pennsylvania, Colony opens a second warehouse to add an additional 11,000 square feet of space to its operation.
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Oct 2020
Demo Space Added
Colony adds a new equipment training and demonstration area in their new warehouse space. This space includes a classroom setting and inline-packaging equipment setups for real-life demonstrations for customers exploring automation options.
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Today - Celebrating 60 Years!
Colony delivers locally within a 75 mile radius of York County Pennsylvania while bolstering its excellent relationships with vendors and network partners for national service drop ship programs. Within its third generation of family involvement, Colony is proud to continue providing great customer service when it comes to packaging and packaging equipment within the region and beyond.