The Slate companies are a consortium of people and services that develop and manage premium brands for a select group of clients where success is critical. Our goal is simply to deliver the finest goods and services to you and your industry. We have experts on staff to make it happen. We get it. From inception of initial graphics, brand identification and package structure, to printing and converting of packaging as well as point of sale support materials, Slate is uniquely poised to manage your brand throughout the supply chain. Security measures such as RFID and invisible ink are just a few examples of the quality measures we can incorporate into your packaging program to deliver a consistently superior image for clients and their brands, to provide authentication, to track and manage inventories, to provide retail systems and displays and to ultimately deliver a true, final product at destinations around the globe. "Statistics concur that 70% of purchasing decisions are still made at the retail store level." Unlike a traditional sales force, we do not persuade your organization to spend resources at one manufacturing facility. It is our job to qualify and present only those that ideally fit your needs. We guarantee all packaging and printing. We have multiple suppliers available for any substrate manipulation imaginable. Management and brand directors have over 100 years of combined experience in packaging alone. Our expanding retail systems group is available for new installation as well as up-fitting existing environments. By providing the framework for your packaged product, we can help streamline your marketing strategy right down to the individual package and its immediate surroundings - specialty shop, franchise, kiosk, or even the physician's closet. Read more... We monitor suppliers' financials, equipment lists and key personnel shifts to advise you proactively, for instance, if your packaging program needs to be revisited. Knowing those types of changes before a quality issue occurs can help keep your production flawless. It also saves you time in that you do not have a multitude of sales reps knocking on your door practicing the art of persuasion. All suppliers have been previewed with our third party audit system. We don't ask you to buy, we help you make well-informed purchasing decisions. The growing trend of fewer vendors means more quality time to expedite your next project. Less paperwork. Continuity in project management. Single source responsibility. Going home on time. Slate brings customer service to a new level of expertise. Deemed project managers, your assigned crew is available 24/7 - in your office or ours. Ask us for referrals. After a full client assessment of what your brand needs, the Slate companies will return to you a comprehensive approach to manage your brand throughout the supply chain. Because of our flexible structure, you may exercise any or all of our recommendations. You are in control. In addition, the Slate companies can offer you the latest in RFID consultation and implementation as well as a myriad of highly confidential brand protection instruments – to assure authentication of product throughout the supply chain. We also offer turnkey fulfillment capabilities from pack out of small counter displays to the co-packaging of pharmaceutical single unit doses. We are cGMP Compliant, FDA & DEA registered. All manufacturing processes are validated. All packaging rooms are segregated. Compressed air system to –70 centigrade. Slate offers the latest technologies following FDA guidelines as well Wal-Mart and Target compliance requirements. Call us for a live demonstration regarding Primary Tracking and RFID. Globalization, just-in-time delivery and the advancement of digital printing have made it imperative for many companies to look to Slate as the gatekeeper of their imagery and long-term success in today’s marketplace. We have a war chest of solutions and our clients look to us first for anti-piracy protection. Ask us about ROI for your brand protection program. Imagine, a consortium of companies that can offer you total brand management at every phase of development and delivery. Branding, packaging, tracking, equipment, retail systems and web solutions... B2B or point-of-sale...+ integrated solutions. Why didn’t someone think of this before? Call us today @ 1.800.457.5283.