Thanks to everyone who came out to talk to our Regional Business Development Manager Sue Kennedy at the UMAPP Show last week! Our sales reps love getting face time with our customers!

We are honored to be named a 2025 Counselor Top 40 Supplier (no. 37)! This wouldn’t be possible without our amazing BAG MAKERS team, as well as the continued support from our customers. Our CEO Maribeth Sandford and Vice President of Sales Pete Gleason loved getting to see so many familiar faces at this year’s Counselor Awards celebration in Chicago!

We are excited to share that BAG MAKERS has been named to the PPAI 100 List as a leading industry supplier for the third consecutive year. We’re ranked No. 24 in 2025—up from No. 29 in 2024. Thank you to our entire team at BAG MAKERS for your dedication to quality and excellence and thank you to our customers for your ongoing support! View the press release here: https://www.bagmakersinc.com/About/PressRelease/8031

We are thrilled to announce Pete Gleason is returning to BAG MAKERS as Vice President of Sales on May 12. Pete is a respected industry leader with 30+ years of experience on both sides of the supply chain. He was an integral member of our sales team from 2009 to 2016. Pete will lead our company sales strategy, drive new business development, and oversee key customer relationships. Welcome back, Pete!

We had a special visitor today and wanted to share some fun photos. Happy Easter!

Update: All systems have been restored. Thank you for your patience!

We are currently experiencing a service outage impacting our internet and phone systems. Our teams are actively working on resolving the issue.

We are honored to have won 3 2025 PPAI Gold Pyramid Awards for Supplier Decorating! Our awards for Supplier Distributor Collaboration and Print on Textiles recognized our work with distributor Arntz Promotions to produce eye-catching sublimated Renoir Tote event bags for Livly, while our Customized Non-Catalog Products Award was for the beautiful custom matte-laminated Eurotote produced with distributor Winbrook for The Zildjian Company. These awards are a testament to the skill and dedication

PPAI is off to a great start in Las Vegas! Come visit our wonderful team at booth #3725 and take a look at our new products!

Happy holidays! Bag Makers will be closed from Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, through Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. Our last day for production and shipments for 2024 will be Friday, Dec. 20. Production and shipments will resume Thursday, Jan. 2. Beat the holiday rush and avoid shipping delays by checking FedEx & UPS service schedules now and getting orders in early!