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Advancing Capabilities With InterTrade Industries

The combined company serves medical, aerospace and defense, architectural lighting, automotive, consumer and OEM and other markets with highest quality thin- and thick-gauge thermoformed parts and assembled components.

WESTMINSTER, Calif.,  –Two industry leaders, Tru-Form Plastics and InterTrade Industries, have joined forces to offer the highest quality thin- and thick-gauge thermoformed products to a wide variety of industries. The newly combined company is called Tru-Form Plastics, an InterTrade Industries Company.

With more than a century of combined experience, Tru-Form Plastics, an InterTrade Industries Company, is excited to now have the capacity to deliver a host of added benefits to current and prospective customers, including:

  • Additional customer service and sales teams to respond to customer needs
  • An expanded engineering group to take ideas from concept to completion
  • 14 additional machines providing faster production and speed to market
  • Increased manufacturing capacity with more crew members to improve production capabilities and quality
  • Assembly of plastic and metal parts into components
  • Greater in-house tooling, painting and silk screening capabilities and expertise
  • Stronger experienced hands-on management team to oversee projects from concept to delivery

“This is such an exciting opportunity for both companies’ leadership, employees and customers,” said Tru-Form Plastics President and COO Jim Goode. “With our combined capabilities, staff and equipment, we are well-positioned to exceed clients’ expectations for everything from engineering and design to full-scale production to meet their needs in today’s dynamic environment.”

The newly formed company will continue to operate at two locations in Southern California until this summer, when Tru-Form Plastics will relocate to InterTrade Industries’ newer and larger 75,000 square foot headquarters.

About Tru-Form Plastics − Tru-Form Plastics, an InterTrade Industries Company, is a world-class, full-service custom thermoformer with more than 100 years of combined experience. Located in Southern California, Tru-Form’s offerings include design, rapid prototypes, production, assembly and distribution. The company is well-positioned to meet a variety of needs. The company serves a wide variety of industries including medical, aerospace and defense, architectural lighting, automotive, consumer, and OEM. To learn more, visit  www.InterTradeIndustries.com, call 714.894.5566 or email [email protected].

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