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6531 Cochran Rd.
Solon, OH 44139
888.248.9600
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263 West Kensinger Dr.
Cranberry Twp., PA 16066
877.742.0200
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11:09
Great Lakes Cold Storage Participates in Cleveland Indians Week of Caring
(SOLON, Ohio) November 16, 2009 — On Monday, November 16, 2009, Great Lakes Cold Storage was proud to accept more than 100 cases of Tyson Foods chicken and to donate storage of that chicken to help kick off the Cleveland Indians’ “Week of Caring.” Coordinated by the Salvation Army of Greater Cleveland, the chicken will be stored by Great Lakes for the next month or so, until December 17, 2009, when the food will be distributed to the area’s needy families.
In all, more than 30,000 lbs. of chicken is currently in storage.
This marks the second year that Tyson Chicken has donated product to The Cleveland Indians Charities, Progressive Insurance and the Cleveland Food Bank partnership, in an effort to help less fortunate families in Northeast Ohio.
The Great Lakes Companies is proud to play a role in helping to feed families in need during the holiday season.
08:09
Great Lakes Featured on Cover of one of Nation’s Premier Publications
Great Lakes Cold Storage is truly ‘competing with the big boys’ with another feature story and cover spot on one the nation’s premier cold storage magazines, Frozen Food Digest. The title of the story demonstrates how Great Lakes has competed with the big boys of the cold storage and logistics industries—helping to grow its nationally renowned reputation. The July issue is the publication’s top seller during the year. Click here to download the entire article.
07:09
Joe Smith Promoted to Executive Vice President
Joe Smith, general manager of the Cranberry facility for Great Lakes Cold Storage, was recently promoted to Executive Vice President. In this new capacity, Joe’s responsibilities will include more operational assistance and general oversight of both the Cranberry and Solon, Ohio, facilities. Joe will also be increasingly involved in financial decisions for the company as well. On the Great Lakes team since 2006, Smith has nearly fifteen years experience in the food storage industry.
Smith has a distinguished military background prior to his career in food storage, having graduated from the US Naval Academy at Annapolis and is a veteran of the Desert Storm War.
03:09
Great Lakes Facility Featured on MSNBC
(Cranberry Township, Penn) The Great Lakes Cold Storage Facility located in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, was recently used as the backdrop for a near 5-minute television spot on MSNBC. Featured in the story was Great Lakes customer Jim Cristy, president and owner of Incredible Foods, who was spotlighted as wisely navigating the waters of smart business in his frozen food industry. The MSNBC crew was on hand in late December to capture footage for the spot, which recently aired on a March Sunday morning. Click below to see the video.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26526805/#29052923
01:09
Great Lakes Companies Earn Cover Story Feature of National Trade Publication
(Cleveland, Ohio) The Great Lakes Companies were both featured in one of the nation’s most reliable publications in the logistics and transporting industry, Refrigerated Transporter, for their January edition. The article, which features a complete background of the company and a description of how both Great Lakes Cold Storage and Great Lakes Cold Logistics work together to compete against some of the nation’s largest logistics operations, earned the cover shot and also five complete pages of copy. Click here to read the full article.
01:09
Great Lakes Cold Storage Receives ‘Greening the Planet’ Award from Energy Focus
(Cleveland, Ohio) Great Lakes Cold Storage has recently been acknowledged with a “greening the plant” award from Energy Focus, Inc. for having gone green and becoming increasingly energy efficient with the recent implementation of the advanced LED and HID lighting capabilities. The award was presented at the close of 2008 for Great Lakes saving more than 300,000 kilowatts per hour in their recent upgrade.
“Getting the appropriate lighting for our storage facility is a precise science because only certain technologies are capable of functioning for our needs at temperatures that range from zero degrees to below 40 degrees centigrade,” said Great Lakes Cold Storage CEO and President Pat Gorbett. “Energy Focus’ solution has already begun to pay dividends.”
Add to the lighting technology the control modular system and also EFO illuminators and the Great Lakes facility, which houses 8.6 million cubic feet of warehouse storage for supermarket and food service, has implemented a comprehensive lighting solution for its storage needs.
“Energy Focus’ solution to our needs puts us in to conserve energy, reduce our operating costs and most importantly better service our customers,” added Gorbett.
11:08
Great Lakes Companies Partner with Salvation Army, Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court To Store Holiday Turkeys
(Cleveland, Ohio) November 24, 2008 -- Great Lakes Cold Storage and Great Lakes Cold Logistics have partnered with the Salvation Army of Greater Cleveland to store approximately 300 turkeys that will go to families less fortunate during the holiday season.
The turkeys come courtesy of an annual tradition begun by the Honorable Peter M. Sikora, Judge for the Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division, whereby sentences for offenders include the donation of a turkey to the Salvation Army. The turkeys were brought directly to the Juvenile Court on East 22nd Street in Cleveland where members of Judge Sikora’s staff and officers with the Salvation Army coordinated their loading onto a Great Lakes Cold Logistics truck to be shipped to the Great Lakes Cold Storage facility in Solon.
“The effort to help out less than fortunate families during the holidays is just one way that we can give back to others,” commented Pat Gorbett, CEO of Great Lakes Cold Storage. “We’re thankful to Judge Sikora and the Salvation Army for letting us help them.
The turkeys will be stored in the Cold Storage facility until the Salvation Army is prepared to distribute them to families in need. To participate in future corporate philanthropy opportunities with the Great Lakes Companies, please call 440-248-3950, or visit us online at HYPERLINK "http://www.glscinc.com"www.glscinc.com.
10:08
Great Lakes Companies Truck Goods, Donations to Appalachian Valley
(Solon, Ohio) Great Lakes Cold Storage and Great Lakes Cold Logistics partnered to send a truck full of goods and other donations to a mission center in the rural Appalachian Valley of northern Kentucky. The goods were donated to the Appalachian Mission Center to be distributed to needy individuals and families.
The idea for the donation came after Pat and Mary Lee Gorbett, owners of Great Lakes Cold Storage, listened to a message from Father Ralph W. Beiting who leads the Appalachian Mission Center, and who also was in Cleveland speaking to the Saint Michael’s parish of Independence, Ohio, earlier this year. Father Beiting spoke on the work of the mission center, which is to help the poor and impoverished people of Appalachia by offering a variety of services, including the distribution of material goods, support and home-repair services.
“We’ve made it part of our corporate mission at the Great Lakes Companies to help those in need whenever we can,” said Pat Gorbett, President and CEO of Great Lakes Cold Storage. “My wife and I heard Father Beiting’s talk, and we wanted to help.”
Pat and Mary Lee went to work, passing out flyers internally, and spreading the word about Father Beiting’s work to employees at Great Lakes Cold Storage and Great Lakes Cold Logistics.
“My wife and I asked members of our team in Solon and in Pennsylvania to help gather items to donate, and a good number of them pitched in. A sincere ‘thank you’ goes out to all the people here who helped.”
A truck full of goods and donations departed the Solon Cold Storage Warehouse on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, courtesy of Great Lakes Cold Logistics and arrived in northern Kentucky later that day. Continued Gorbett, “We’re very fortunate to have the things we do, and particularly during the coming holiday season, we will always try to help those who are less fortunate.”
To participate in future corporate philanthropy opportunities with the Great Lakes Companies, please call 440-248-3950, or visit us online at www.glscinc.com.
06:08
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WAL-MART SELECTS NEW PARTNER FOR ITS CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM
SOLON, Ohio (June 2008) – Great Lakes Cold Storage, in conjunction with ICS Logistics, has been recently added to the Wal-Mart list of Authorized Consolidation Programs.
“This partnership has provided us the opportunity to grow our company in many ways,” said Howard Schillinger, executive vice president of Great Lakes Cold Logistics. “To work with Wal-Mart directly in this capacity has been a fantastic experience and we look forward to a long-lasting collaboration.”
Wal-Mart has traditionally supported consolidation programs with some of the larger corporate distribution companies. But, by attracting several Wal-Mart suppliers as storage customers, and providing service to all Wal-Mart Distribution Centers, the Great Lakes and ICS Logistics partnership was able to build the critical mass to qualify as a Wal-Mart Consolidation Program.
“We're pleased to work with the Great Lakes' team,” said David Free, member of the replenishment planning & development team for Wal-Mart. “This program is only one of three that we authorize and we are glad Great Lakes is one of them.”
By virtue of this strategic initiative, Great Lakes and ICS will be able to develop win-win relationships with Wal-Mart and its suppliers through set sailing schedules and the synchronization of orders for suppliers being consolidated by Great Lakes and ICS.
As the program develops, Great Lakes and ICS will be able to attract additional Wal-Mart suppliers through the efficiencies gained by this relationship and the many other services provided.
To learn more about Great Lakes Cold Storage, visit www.glcsinc.com or call 800-248-9600; for Great Lakes Cold Logistics, visit www.glclogistics.com or call 888-817-7017.
About Great Lakes Cold Storage
Great Lakes Cold Storage is the Nation's choice for superior storage and distribution for supermarket, food service, industrial, seasonal pick, commodities and ingredients. With multiple facilities, Great Lakes Cold Storage has 8.6 million cubic feet of modern freezer/refrigerated space for your frozen and refrigerated warehousing and distribution needs. Along with our sister company Great Lakes Cold Logistics, a full-service freight distribution company, we pride ourselves on the total storage and distribution package.
About Great Lakes Cold Logistics
Great Lakes Cold Logistics, Inc. specializes in refrigerated, asset-based transportation services to the retail, food service and manufacturing industries. Services include: Nationwide TL Authority, LTL Consolidation / Distribution, Full-Service Brokerage, Supply Chain / Logistics Analysis. We create transportation solutions for our customers and offer the broadest services and technologies in the industry. Our service is our only product. Our commitment to customer service is second to none.
About Wal-Mart
Every week, millions of customers visit Wal-Mart Stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets, and Sam’s Club locations across America or log on to its online store at www.walmart.com. The company and its Foundation are committed to a philosophy of giving back locally. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is proud to support the causes that are important to customers and associates right in their own neighborhoods, and last year gave more than $296 million to local communities in the United States. To learn more, visit www.walmartstores.com, or www.walmartfoundation.org.