Case Study
Rieke Packaging Systems.
Rieke Packaging Systems in Leicester specialises in the design, development and manufacture of dispensers. 2009 was the company’s most successful year yet as sales rose by 36% and net profit increased. The company won the East Midlands Growth Readiness Award supported by emda. Rieke Packaging Systems in Leicester was started as the English Glass company in 1934 by the founder of the John Bull Rubber Company to provide security of supply for the glass parts used in John Bull’s products. In 1966 the first dispensers were manufactured under the Englass name, and the business prospered before becoming part of the Rieke organisation of Indiana, US in 1996. Since those small beginnings Rieke has built a worldwide reputation by continuing to innovate and set new standards for the packag