Lisa Toole, the site leader for ACCO in Ogdensburg, told Assemblywoman Russell the distribution center at a site off Route 37 in the city of Ogdensburg had opened in 1989. The company moved its manufacturing operations from a site in the town of Oswegatchie into the distribution facility in late 2013 and in early 2014.
Company officials detailed the work currently done at the Ogdensburg facility and share their optimism for the future during the open house that brought ACCO retirees, community members and local and state officials inside the ACCO facility for tours of the 300,000 square foot building. Company officials said their business benefits from being located inside a foreign trade zone.
Assemblywoman Russell presented Ms. Toole with a citation from the New York State Assembly praising ACCO and its employees for the company's work over the past 70 years in Ogdensburg.
ACCO Brands opened its manufacturing plant in 1946 in the Ogdensburg area. The company currently has 145 employees and manufactures office and school products ranging from three-ring binders to dry erase boards at its facility in the city.
The ACCO plant in Ogdensburg manufactures Wilson Jones brand and private label polypropylene three-ring binders, data binders and classification folders along with dry erase boards.
Ogdensburg also serves as the company's distribution center for products being shipped to locations in the Northeastern United States and all of Canada.
Ms. Toole told the assemblywoman ACCO Brands has seven locations in the United States. The company is based in northern Illinois and has manufacturing and distribution facilities in Ogdensburg; Sidney, N.Y.; Ontario, Calif.; Booneville, Miss.; Alexandria, Pa.; and Pleasant Prairie, Wisc.
ACCO also has an international presence in Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. The
company merged in 2012 with the consumer and office products business spun off by MeadWestvaco in 2012.
ACCO Brands manufactures a variety of office and school products in several locations across the United States. The company, with annual sales in the $2 billion range, manufactures paper clips, stapling cartridges, filing products, three-ring binders, laminating supplies and equipment, binding supplies and equipment, notebooks, paper tablets, envelopes, calendars and planners, whiteboards and bulletin boards, and a number of other products in the United States.
ACCO Brands Corporation is one of the world's largest suppliers of branded office and consumer products and print finishing solutions. Our widely recognized brands include AT-A-GLANCE®, Day-Timer®, Five Star®, GBC®, Hilroy®, Kensington®, Marbig, Mead®, NOBO, Quartet®, Rexel, Swingline®, Tilibra®, Wilson Jones® and many others. We design, market and sell products in more than 100 countries around the world. More information about ACCO Brands can be found at www.accobrands.com.
IN THE PHOTOS:
TOP PHOTO:
Assemblywoman Russell visits with Human Resources Manager Scott Ives (l) and Production and Manufacturing Manager Larry Montgomery (r) Friday during a tour of ACCO Brand's manufacturing and distribution center in Ogdensburg.
BOTTOM PHOTOS:
Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell, D-Theresa, (r), reads a citation from the New York State Assembly congratulation ACCO Brands, Inc., for the 70th anniversary of its presence in Ogdensburg. ACCO's Ogdensburg site leader, Lisa Toole, holds a three-ring binder manufactured at the Ogdensburg facility.
Lisa Toole, site leader in Ogdensburg for ACCO Brands, Inc., (l) shows Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell some of the products manufactured at the local facility.
Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell chats with United Steelworkers Local 4-503 President Jeff Piercey; his wife, Suellen; and Kitty Johnson over lunch during Friday's open house celebrating ACCO's 70th anniversary in Ogdensburg.
Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell visits with Julie Bresett, owner of Pinnacle Group Contracting; ACCO employee Michael Bresett and Mike Bresett during the open house celebrating the 70th anniversary of ACCO Brands, Inc.'s presence in Ogdensburg.
Charles W. Kelly, retired publisher of the Ogdensburg Journal and Advance News, greets Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell during an open house at ACCO Brands, Inc., in Ogdensburg.
