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New England Folding Box Buyer Map

Dale | New England Folding Box | October 2026

As of 16 Oct 2026

New England Folding Box finishes printed work for other printers and now builds its own custom folding cartons, from two towns, Holyoke in Massachusetts and East Providence in Rhode Island, with pickup and delivery across New England.

This map is regional on purpose. It lays out the kinds of organizations inside that delivery range that buy finishing and cartons, and who usually signs off at each, with no national counts.

The ten people further down all work at organizations headquartered in New England.

What New England Folding Box sells and who buys it

From its own pages, the company runs trade finishing for the print industry: UV coating, film lamination, foil stamping, embossing and debossing, die cutting, folding and gluing, mounting, grommets and eyelets, displays and paper sheeting.

Its home page announces the move from New England Ultimate Finishing to New England Folding Box, keeping the finishing work and adding custom folding boxes and packaging. The packaging page lists die making, gluing, coatings and printing up to six colors, with styles that include tuck tops, seal ends, blister cards, gable tops and beer carriers.

Its about page names the customers it serves as printers, packaging companies, book publishers and binderies.

New England Folding Box home page, about page, services page, packaging page and displays page.

Commercial printers across New England

The core buyer for trade finishing. Most printers send out the work their own floor cannot run, and they pick a finisher they can trust on a deadline.

RoleWhat they ownWhy a trade finisher matters to them
Owner or PresidentThe shop's margin and its biggest accountsDecides which work stays in house and which partner takes the rest
Vice President or Director of OperationsPress schedules and outside vendorsNeeds finishing that comes back on time so jobs ship on the promised date
Production Manager or Plant ManagerDay to day flow through the floorFeels a late or damaged finishing job first, and remembers who caused it
EstimatorQuotes on every incoming jobPrices the outside finishing into each quote, so a fast, firm price wins the work
Customer Service or Sales RepresentativeThe print buyer's requestBrings the foil, emboss or carton ask that the shop then has to place

Packaging companies, binderies and book publishers

GroupWho usually signs offWhat they buy from a finisher
Packaging and carton convertersPlant Manager or Purchasing ManagerOverflow die cutting, gluing, lamination and specialty coatings
Binderies and print finishers without the same equipmentOwner or Operations ManagerFoil, emboss and specialty work they do not run themselves
Book publishersProduction Director or Production ManagerCover finishing, foil and embossing, laminated covers and sleeves

Brand owners who buy folding cartons

The newer line. The carton styles on the company's own site point to makers of drinks and packaged retail goods, sold to directly rather than through a printer.

GroupWho usually signs offWhy it fits
Craft breweries and beverage makersOwner, Operations Manager or Packaging ManagerBeer carriers and gable tops are on the style list
Personal care and cosmetic makersBrand Manager or Packaging ManagerFoil, embossing and coatings on a retail carton are the finishing work the company already does
Packaged consumer goods and specialty food makersPurchasing Manager or Operations ManagerBlister cards, tuck tops and seal ends cover most shelf packaging

Point of purchase displays

The displays page says the company has built displays for state lottery offices, cosmetic companies and investment firms. In those organizations the marketing director or the head of retail programs usually owns the display budget, with purchasing signing the order.

Ten people to start with

The people who usually sign at the groups above, one a company. Work emails and phone numbers checked on Oct 16, 2026.

NameRoleCompanyWhereEmailPhone
Timothy FortuneOwnerPaw Print & MailSouth Burlington, VTtfortune@paw-prints.com+1 802 343 8942
Jim CorlissownerBraintree Printing, Inc.Milton, MAjim@braintreeprinting.com+1 559 904 3344
Dan BironOwner/PresidentKeystone PressManchester, NHdan@keystonepress.com+1 603 978 7992
Matthew CollinsOwnerBrook + WhittleEssex, CT+1 203 747 4447
Rick MichaudPresident and Ownerthe Graphic Group, inc.Burlington, MArick@thegraphicgroup.com+1 617 593 4725
Mark MarinoCEO/PresidentMKM IMPORTERS, INC.Chester, CTmark.marino@mkmimporters.com+1 860 978 1388
Richard KaelinVice President Of Business Development and Senior AdvisorOptamark GraphicsShelton, CTrick@optamarkgraphics.com+1 203 376 8679
Kristen HowardVice President OperationsDigital Printing ConceptsEast Providence, RIkristen.howard@dpcbarcode.com+1 401 413 3783
Ed NugentVice President of Sales and MarketingAdmiral PackagingMadison, CTenugent@admiralpkg.com+1 215 510 4309
Richard ErwinSenior Vice President of SalesShawmut Communications GroupBoston, MAriche@shawmutdelivers.com+1 508 745 9076

Where to start

Printers inside the pickup and delivery range

Pickup and delivery across New England is the strongest line on the site for a busy shop. Owners and production managers at commercial printers within that range are the first people to reach, with a simple offer: send the foil, emboss, lamination and die cut work out on the same truck route.

Cartons as a line printers can resell

The four customer types on the about page already send finishing work out. Some of them get asked for boxes they cannot fold and glue. Offering the new carton line to those accounts turns current printer relationships into carton orders without a new buyer to win.

Drinks makers in the Northeast, sold to directly

Beer carriers and gable tops on the style list point straight at craft breweries and beverage makers. Their owners and operations managers buy packaging a few times a year and value a maker close enough to visit, which suits a maker with sites in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Built from the company's own website and public business listings, regional by design, with no national counts.

If a walk-through is useful, pick a time at cal.com/ecg.

Prepared by Ben Beattie, ben@enquirerconsulting.com.