Ball.com - A Broomfield, CO manufacturer of household goods packaging
Ball Corporation
Ball Corporation is in the field of metal and plastic packaging mainly for beverages and foodstuff. It is also a name in aerospace technology reaching out to the government as well as sundry commercial units. The company made its debut in 1880 and today it employs more than 15,500 stationed in over 90 places all over the world. Ball Corporations stocks are traded in Walls Street under its sticker symbol –BLL.
History
The Ball story started with producing wooden jacketed tin cans to a company that was venturing into aerospace business. Since then, Ball is recognized to be one of the ace manufacturers of best quality metal and plastic containers. Simultaneously it forays into products and services related to aerospace technology. The fairy tale success story started with five Ball brothers who kicked off a company in Buffalo, New York. They borrowed money from an uncle to go into selling of tin jackets with wooden covers suitable to contain paint, varnishes and kerosene. Soon they expanded their line to include glass-lined containers and home canning jars. The gas boom prompted the brothers Ball, Edmund, Frank, George, Lucius and William, to move to Muncie, Indiana. Gas was essential for glass manufacture. Several glass units were soon acquired. In this way Ball moved on without looking back.
Progress
Over the decades the company has dramatically changed from being a relatively small business, centered on a family, to a conglomerate body making its presence felt globally – keeping at heart the interests of people and their welfare. In other words, today the family has come to mean a vast empire called Ball. The core principles and ideals remain the same as Ball spins around to dizzy heights of success. Ball’s prime objective is to give its shareholders good value for their trust. Detailed attention is given to the welfare of employees by recognizing the time and energy they contribute to the success story that is Ball. Ball stands on six pillars – integrity, respect, motivation, flexibility, innovation and teamwork. The centre pillar is integrity. Here there is no compromise. This is followed by respect for the Ball family consisting of employees, customers, suppliers and shareholders. Motivation is the driving force – Ball takes up every new challenge as and when it comes. To do so it has to be flexible to changing times. The whole thing is impossible without cohesive team spirit.
Mission
Ball’s mission is to be best provider for containers and services. The strategy is to be aggressive in management of business and exploring possibilities of acquisitions, divestitures and critical alliances. The sole aim for bringing about these changes is to make the company strong together with its shareholders.
Products
In packaging there is a continuous ongoing process of marching with the latest innovations so as to be the best in manufacture, marketing, selling as well as to be ace service providers. Ball grows with the demands of the customer.
Ball provides remote sensing systems and provides solutions to the markets dealing in aerospace and defense. National endeavors and targets in scientific discovery are met by collection and implementation of data through manufacture of products and rendering of services.
Vision
Looking forward, Ball has the environmental, uppermost in its agenda. It is strongly committed to recycling to save the planet. Ball being one of the ace corporate companies dealing in packaging is an active member of various organizations committed to the environment. Recycling is good not only globally, but also locally for the company by reducing costs and in the long run. Ball provides the lead and funds in various recycling schemes. Recycling saves on resources, energy consumption and use of space. Thus it has a positive impact on pollution reduction. The recycling field employs more than a million and adds approximately $37 billion to the national economy. The recycling is done with the containers, office materials and all scrap aluminum, plastic and steel leftovers. Into the cauldron is thrown wood, cardboard, chipboard, strapping materials, batteries, bulbs and discarded oil. More than 40% of aluminum and 31 % of steel that are used is recyclable. The items are designed from the beginning in such a manner. Recycling is not an afterthought. Plastic Pet containers are well known all over the world.
Languages
English
Address
- 1600 Commerce St (tech 1
- Boulder CO 80301 US
