Erie Molded Packaging (EMP), headquartered in Fairview, Pennsylvania, represents what it means to be a proud Pennsylvania manufacturer. For more than four decades, the family owned business has made a name for itself in the plastics and packaging industries, earning the trust of some of the nation’s most prominent brands.
EMP’s roots trace back to CEO Phil Tredway, who founded Erie Molded Packaging (then Erie Molded Plastics) in 1982, getting his start in a rented warehouse on West 12th Street and Filmore Avenue. The early days saw EMP taking on overflow work from friends Omni Plastics and other area plastics firms, before outgrowing that original space and moving operations in 1987 to its custom-built, temperature-controlled facility on West Ridge Road. Today, EMP is recognized as a successful injection molder of stock and custom packaging components known far beyond Fairview — shaped by the people, the commitment to the region and the determination to do things the right way, every time.
“Erie’s always been known nationally as a center for injection molding, and it was true 45 years ago, and it’s still true today,” says Phil, “and it’s just great to be a part of that.”
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