NEW NAME, NEW TECHNOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION IN NEW COUNTRIES

The wheels of progress and expansion for the company continued to turn during the early 2000s. Fall of 2004 marked a major change for Armor Protective Packaging® -- a change to the company name and the establishment of a new logo displaying a knight in a suit of armor. Up until 2004 ARMOR held the name of SKS Industries, but as the company continued to grow the need for a name and logo that would have recognition internationally became clear. That need became clearer and clearer as the global reach of ARMOR moved into Europe and Asia with international partners and distributors.

Around this same time, ARMOR President Robin McConnell put his chemistry expertise to good use and ARMOR began to develop some of the top performing VCI films in the world. ARMOR launched its revolutionary films Defender™ and Crusader™ (the first co-extruded VCI films on the market) and it patented its Bright Idea Technology™, which offers a quality control check to verify the VCI content of products through the use of a black light.

With the company’s success came the confidence and freedom for company owner John Holden to step back from his role and rely on the expertise and abilities of McConnell and Vice President David Yancho whose work in the different disciplines needed to run a successful business were the perfect marriage. Holden began a succession plan that included selling a portion of the company to McConnell and Yancho.

And so the story continues as ARMOR marks this year in celebration of its 35th anniversary. It has taken a “village” of ARMOR leadership and employees and many years of hard work to position ARMOR as the provider of quality products and exceptional customer service. We have prepared a short video to catalog these years and to further highlight the company’s path. Click on the link below to view this issue’s installment of the video retrospective of ARMOR’s history and be sure to watch previous videos in the ARMOR 35th anniversary series.

What Was Happening in the World Then? 2004 - 2009

• Lance Armstrong wins his 6th consecutive Tour de France cycling title.
• Martha Stewart is convicted of a felony and sentenced to five months in prison.
• Pope John Paul II dies and more than 4 million people travel to the Vatican to mourn him.
• The Disneyland Resort celebrates its 50th birthday.
• Saddam Hussein is found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging.
• Apple Introduces the iPhone and the Nintendo Wii is the game system in demand.
• Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States.
• Michael Jackson dies under strange circumstances.
• Popular television shows included “Survivor,” ”Two and a Half Men,” “Boston Legal,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”