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Gorham Paper and Tissue Expands Towel Offering with Smaller Core Sizes

A leading producer of parent rolls for the Away-From-Home (AFH) towel market, Gorham Paper and Tissue announces an investment which allows customers to purchase towel rolls in multiple core sizes.

Gorham, New Hampshire, October 22, 2013 – A leading producer of parent rolls for the Away-From-Home (AFH) towel market, Gorham Paper and Tissue announces an investment which allows customers to purchase towel rolls in multiple core sizes. This is to provide smaller core sizes which meet increasing market demand for the product.

“We are a significant player in the AFH towel market known for high quality towel papers, responsive services and a willingness to innovate,” explained Brian McAlary, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Gorham Paper and Tissue. “Over the past two years, key converters have been asking us to offer smaller core size so they can use our product. Added converting capability allows us to meet their needs and serve as an additional source of supply.”

The availability of 3”, 5”, 6” and 8”cores expands the company’s diverse portfolio of premium and standard towel papers. Towel options include high-bright, kraft, low stretch, high tensile, DRC (double reverse crepe), anti-microbial properties, color, recycled content and chain-of-custody fiber certification (SFI, FSC and PEFC).

McAlary added, “This is a win-win for everyone. Converters who value working with a small, nimble specialty mill like Gorham can now utilize our towel products in their operations while we increase market presence by satisfying a broader array of customers.“

Gorham products are used for a variety of applications including away-from-home towel, industrial towel and wipes, napkins and medical products like exam table barrier.

For information about Gorham towel papers contact Brian McAlary at (203) 273.9428 or visit the company website at www.gorhampt.com.

Media Contact:
Pam Miller
Director of Marketing
Gorham Paper & Tissue
203.829.4757
Pam.miller@gorhampt.com

About Gorham Paper and Tissue:
Gorham targets niche technical markets with broad portfolio of custom-engineered products including high-quality Specialty Packaging, Converting, Engineered and Printing Papers, Tissue and Towel. Using scale and leanness as an advantage, the company challenges industry convention in the areas of manufacturing flexibility, product development lead times and its go-to-market strategy.

In May 2011, the Gorham facility was acquired with support from investment funds managed by Patriarch Partners, LLC. Patriarch is a private equity firm and holding company managing 75 companies across 14 industry sectors with revenues in excess of $8 billion. Founded by Lynn Tilton in 2000, Patriarch focuses on the acquisition and invigoration of undervalued iconic American brands where time, capital and sound strategy can rescue a business and restore its value, creating and preserving jobs in America. Under Tilton’s leadership, Patriarch has become the largest woman-owned business in America with companies in its platform providing employment to more than 120,000 persons.

Gorham is a certified women’s business enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

Contact:
Pam Miller
Director of Marketing
Gorham Paper & Tissue
72 Cascade Flats
Gorham, NH 03581
203-829-4757
Pam.miller@gorhampt.com
http://www.gorhampt.com

Gorham Paper and Tissue Announces Specialty Papers Price Increase

Gorham Paper and Tissue Announces $50/ton price increase to offset to offset rising raw material and energy costs.

Gorham, New Hampshire, June 19, 2013 – To offset rising raw material and energy costs, Gorham Paper and Tissue announced today a $50/ton price increase for Packaging and Lightweight printing grades effective with July 15th shipments.

Since the fall, Gorham has experienced double digit price increases in the areas of pulp, PCW, natural gas and power. The costs increases are too great for the company to offset through productivity improvements and cost savings programs.

“Our customers understand our need to balance profitability and competitiveness. We pride ourselves on pricing our consistency in the market; however, a 10-15% increase across the board for fiber and energy is impacting our margins,” said Brian McAlary, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Gorham. “With a lens toward long-term viability, our decisions are building a stronger business that supports innovation, service and capital investment.”

Launched in 2011, Gorham has transformed its business through the installation of a state-of-the-art tissue machine and a sharpened focus on delivering highly engineered specialty papers.

About Gorham Paper and Tissue:
Gorham targets niche technical markets with broad portfolio of custom-engineered products including high-quality Specialty Packaging, Converting, Engineered and Printing Papers, Tissue and Towel. Using scale and leanness as an advantage, the company challenges industry convention in the areas of manufacturing flexibility, product development lead times and its go-to-market strategy.

In May 2011, the Gorham facility was acquired with support from investment funds managed by Patriarch Partners, LLC (Patriarch). Patriarch is a private equity firm and holding company managing 75 companies across 14 industry sectors with revenues in excess of $8 billion.

Founded by Lynn Tilton in 2000, Patriarch focuses on the acquisition and invigoration of undervalued iconic American brands where time, capital and sound strategy can rescue a business and restore its value, creating and preserving jobs in America.

Contact:
Pam Miller
Gorham Paper and Tissue
72 Cascade Flats
Gorham, NH 03581
203-829-4757
pam.miller@gorhampat.com
http://www.gorhampt.com/

Gorham Paper and Tissue Positioned as Success Story on CBS Evening News

New Hampshire based specialty paper business featured on CBS Evening News as a success story linked with the release of Q1 GDP numbers, reporting a 23% increase in sales volume year-over-year

Gorham, New Hampshire, April 30, 2013 – The migration of Gorham Paper and Tissue from a shuttered paper mill to a viable tissue, towel and specialty paper operation with over 200 employees and demonstrated sales growth was featured on the CBS Nightly News (April 26, 2013). The segment highlighted a 23% increase in year-over-year sales volume for Gorham due to an enhanced energy platform, newly installed state-of-the-art tissue machine and sharpened focus on delivering highly engineered products for demanding niche applications.

“We epitomize a good news story. With the support of Patriarch Partners and the hard work of our employees, we are transforming our business day-by-day. Gorham started operating in 1852 and has progressively built a legacy of expertise in producing challenging technical papers. Until recently that unique capability was overshadowed by an uncompetitive cost structure,” said Dick Arnold, President and CEO. “By optimizing our energy platform and anchoring our business to the stability and growth of the towel and tissue markets, we can focus on capturing market share in the specialty papers market.”

In the specialty arena, Gorham manufactures a tremendous range of papers that includes bags, pouches, wraps and liners for food packaging, substrates engineered with application-specific technical properties such as flame retardance, absorbency or light fastness and versatile high-yield converting grades.

Brian McAlary, Vice President of Sales and Marketing added, “Maintaining a strong tissue and towel business is the backbone of our strategic plan with our specialty paper business serving as a key contributor to our success. We are poised for growth with some of the most flexible equipment in the industry, our extensive experience in barrier coating technology and a business model built around customization. The market is telling us we have targeted the right micro-segments with a solid service and product platform. Given the changing market dynamics, it should be a great year for Gorham.”

Patriarch Partners purchased Gorham in May of 2011 looking for vertical integration with another forest products portfolio company, Old Town Fuel and Fiber. The two operations deliver synergy as Old Town manufactures the primary raw material (pulp) required to make paper and represents a secure source of supply for Gorham.

A link to the CBS Evening News segment is available on the Gorham website.

About Gorham Paper and Tissue:
Gorham targets niche technical markets with a broad portfolio of custom-engineered Specialty Packaging, Converting, Engineered and Printing Papers in addition to Tissue and Towel. Using scale and leanness as an advantage, the company challenges industry convention with its manufacturing flexibility, product development lead times and go-to-market strategy.

In May 2011, the Gorham facility was acquired with support from investment funds managed by Patriarch Partners, LLC (Patriarch). Patriarch is a private equity firm and holding company managing 75 companies across 14 industry sectors with revenues in excess of $8 billion.

Founded by Lynn Tilton in 2000, Patriarch focuses on the acquisition and invigoration of undervalued iconic American brands where time, capital and sound strategy can rescue a business and restore its value, creating and preserving jobs in America. Under Ms. Tilton’s leadership, Patriarch has become the largest woman-owned business in America with companies in its platform providing employment to more than 120,000 persons.

Contact:
Pam Miller
Gorham Paper and Tissue
72 Cascade Flats
Gorham, NH 03581
603-342-2000
pam.miller@gorhampat.com
http://www.gorhampt.com

Gorham Paper and Tissue Hires Pam Miller as Director of Marketing

Gorham Paper and Tissue adds new director of marketing position to drive customer focus and strategic growth of the company’s broad portfolio of custom-engineered paper products.

Gorham, New Hampshire, January 28, 2013 – Supporting the objective of building a market-centric organization, Gorham Paper and Tissue hired Pam Miller for a newly created Director of Marketing position.

In this role, Miller will work collaboratively with sales and manufacturing to refine the company’s marketing strategy. On the tactical side she will drive segmentation work, implement lead generation activities, utilize research to gain customer insight and produce foundation materials that optimize Gorham’s branding, positioning and portfolio of products.

“Great things are happening at Gorham. We are building capability and customers rapidly. Having Pam in this role will formalize our marketing efforts, communicate our competitive advantage, drive value creation and hone our go-to-market strategy,” said Brian McAlary, Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Miller brings to the company over 20 years of industry experience working for some of the largest paper manufacturers in North America including the former Champion International, International Paper, MeadWestvaco and Twin Rivers. At these companies she helped build marketing competency while enhancing external communication.

McAlary added, “We have one of the most differentiated paper portfolios in the business that includes tissue, towel, packaging papers embedded with barrier properties, colored converting papers, high-volume printing papers and custom-engineered papers with technical attributes like flame-retardant or wet strength. One of Pam’s first challenges is to help us communicate our breadth of capability which is complemented by an unusually responsive service platform.”

About Gorham Paper and Tissue
Gorham targets niche technical markets with broad portfolio of custom-engineered products including Tissue, Towel and Specialty Packaging, Converting, Engineered and Printing Papers. Using scale and leanness as an advantage, the company challenges industry convention in the areas of manufacturing flexibility, product development lead times and its go-to-market strategy.

In May 2011, the Gorham facility was acquired with support from investment funds managed by Patriarch Partners, LLC (Patriarch). Patriarch is a private equity firm and holding company managing 75 companies across 14 industry sectors with revenues in excess of $8 billion. Founded by Lynn Tilton in 2000, Patriarch focuses on the acquisition and invigoration of undervalued iconic American brands where time, capital and sound strategy can rescue a business and restore its value, creating and preserving jobs in America

For more information, visit www.gorhampt.com or contact Brian McAlary, VP of Sales and Marketing at 207.273.9428.

Contact:
Pam Miller
Director of Marketing
Gorham Paper & Tissue
72 Cascade Flats
Gorham, NH 03581
207-273-9428
pam.miller@gorhampat.com
http://www.gorhampt.com