Original Guard
1934

Our Guard
1946

Doing
many jobs
1954

Present Day

The Portco Story

Portco's story began with a simple business philosophy:  Provide quality product.  Deliver it to the customer on time.  Stay flexible and willing to try new approaches to improve customer profitability and cash flow.

Portco Packaging opened it's doors in 1929.  And what an amazing journey it's been.  We started with one customer, Crown Zellerbach:  We twisted paper handle cord for the carryout grocery bag of the day.  As Western agriculture and manufacturing grew, we grew, too.  Over the years, we have produced everything from Hula-Hoops to swimming pool covers.  We extruded and printed plastic pipe and polyethylene film.  But our hearts always remained where the business began, in flexible packaging.

Today we've returned to our roots.  In our two manufacturing plants strategically located in Vancouver, WA and Toppenish, WA, we've brought together an extremely rare combination of talent and machines.  We now have a range of capabilities that few in our industry can match.  In Toppenish our multiwall bag machines produce all the standard sizes, plus the largest bags in the industry.  In Vancouver our wide web printing presses allow us to print on a wide variety of film and paper substrates, from light gauge film and tissue to heavy paperboard.

In recent years, we have committed significant new resources to help our customers develop sustainable packages for their products.  As part of our ongoing process improvement we are investing in ways to make our own manufacturing plants and processes more sustainable, as well.

In 2007, in response to customer demands, Portco has added solventless laminations to our product line.  Our new state of the art laminator, along with our high-end film printing capabilities, allows us to meet the needs of a large range of new customers and markets.

We proudly serve such diverse industries as Food Processing, Dairy, Fresh Potato, Seed and Feed, Sugar, Roofing, Building Products and Nursery.

Portco Packaging has been in my family since 1934.  Our founder and my father, Howard Wall, promised that his company would always, "Do what we say."  Today, we adhere to his original values.  We continue to work hard to provide sustainable quality product, on time.  We are committed to staying flexible.  And we embrace new technologies and new ideas in an effort to better serve our customers.

Let us know what we can do to serve you.

Sincerely,     Macy Wall     President, Portco Packaging