To honor the sacrifice of American military veterans and first responders, Packaging and Crating Technologies LLC (PACT) in Watertown, Connecticut, has partnered with the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Throughout the month of May 2023, PACT will donate $10 for every purchase of its LiftVan product to the nonprofit, which provides mortgage-free homes for America”™s catastrophically injured veterans and first responders, Gold Star and fallen first responder families.
“We have strong ties to the military, as it is a key industry using our containers,” said Rodger Mort, president of PACT, a family-owned manufacturing company dedicated to sustainability and offering durable, lightweight and sustainable shipping, crating and packaging systems. “It is our privilege to give back to the heroes and their families who have given our country so much,” he said.
To date, the Foundation has provided over 1,000 mortgage-free homes for these American heroes and the families they leave behind. Over 500,000 participants have supported the organization”™s 80+ national walk, run and climb fundraisers.
Mort notes that PACT is a preferred vendor for the US Department of Defense and has been awarded a special permit from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the shipping of lithium-ion batteries.
PACT adheres to a lean and green manufacturing process by specializing in low-inventory volumes based on market demand and quick turnaround times with its off-the-shelf and customized, eco-friendly packaging solutions
A global leader in manufacturing sustainable, packaging products for the commercial, industrial and military industries with more than 25 years of experience, the family business was founded by three green packaging professionals and continues to embrace a green future by designing cost-effective, patented, crating solutions like LiftVans and PleatWrap, as well as custom packaging for the aerospace, medical, electronics, tooling, machinery, furniture, fine art and automotive sectors.
Born from the tragedy of 9/11, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation carries out its mission to “do good,” by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children and by building specially adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders. Tunnel to Towers is also committed to eradicating veteran homelessness and helping America to Never Forget Sept. 11, 2001.
