 Located in Cohoes, NY, Mohawk Fine Papers is one of North America’s leading producers of premium printing papers as well as a supplier to paper merchants worldwide. In business for over 75 years, Mohawk is lead by a third generation of the O’Connor family. The company mills were the first paper mills in the U.S. to use wind energy in the manufacture of paper and now receives 100% of its electricity from renewable wind power.
As a customer of Pine Ridge Industries, Schenectady ARC’s workshop specializing in contract packaging, assembly and light manufacturing, Mohawk Fine Papers has provided employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities since August of 2000. On any given day you will find 30-50 individuals working on a job for Mohawk. The O’Connor family’s support has created an ideal working partnership, recognizing the potential of individuals with disabilities in the workplace and was named Customer of the Year by Schenectady ARC in 2002. Greg Winnie, Director of Manufacturing Operations for Pine Ridge Industries is thrilled with the commitment that Mohawk has made, "Mohawk has been great to work with. Over the last seven years they have increased their business with Pine Ridge tremendously. When they first became a customer they made up 5% of our overall work and today they make up 50%. I can’t say enough what a pleasure it is to work with them."
Mohawk Fine Papers relies on Pine Ridge to perform a variety of collating, sample kit packaging, shrink wrapping and distribution jobs. Schenectady ARC consumer for over 15 years Katie Caban, has worked on a variety of jobs for Mohawk since they became a customer and is always happy to work on one their projects "I really like working on the jobs from Mohawk. It is actually one of my favorites." The paycheck Katie earns at Pine Ridge Industries helps her to maintain living in her own apartment as well as pay for hobbies and activities, including shopping and going out to eat with friends.
"It’s great to have a supplier as good as Pine Ridge right in our own backyard," says Laura Shore, Sr. Vice President Communications at Mohawk Fine Papers. "We like to support our neighbors in the Capital District and working with Pine Ridge makes good business sense, too."
We salute Mohawk Fine Papers for their continuous commitment to creating employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities and look forward to working with them in the future. If you would like additional information about how your business can benefit from partnering with Pine Ridge Industries program, please contact Rob Nadal at 372-1160.
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