XGP America

What XGP America does

XGP America (operating as XGP Americas) is a privately held, founder-led industrial company that designs, engineers, fabricates, and project-manages custom packaging and material handling solutions for North American manufacturers. The company's core offering centers on returnable and reusable industrial packaging — including steel racking with integrated dunnage, bulk knock-down containers, plastic totes and pallets, custom metal push carts, fabric hanging bags, application-specific glass racks and tuggers, and Coroplast/PPE totes with foam or fabric protective dunnage. All design and engineering work is performed in-house, allowing the company to deliver solutions from concept through finished goods, supported by project management throughout the engagement lifecycle.

The business operates a dual-country North American manufacturing footprint: a Canadian facility in Tillsonburg, Ontario, and a Mexican facility in Nuevo Ideal, Durango, with corporate headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, and a US sales and marketing office in North Venice, Florida. This footprint is positioned to reduce supply chain requirements for OEMs and tier suppliers, particularly under ongoing North American nearshoring trends. The company is led by co-founders Jean Martin (President) and Keith Matthews (VP of Finance), with a named team of approximately seven individuals including manufacturing partners from the Braun family and shared plant management with affiliate Oxford Packaging.

XGP generates revenue through quote-based, project-driven custom fabrication sales under multi-year contracts with manufacturing customers in automotive and general industrial verticals. It pursues an enterprise field sales motion with no third-party distributors, relying on direct relationships, a corporate website lead-generation funnel offering free packaging analysis, and toll-free sales lines. The company maintains affiliations with sister entities XGP Canada, XGP Arrow, and Oxford Packaging, which extend group capability across expendable and returnable packaging segments, and has signaled upcoming expansion into engineered material handling, foam-protected totes, and logistics services.

Name

XGP America

Website

https://xgpamericas.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

XGP Americas is a privately held North American industrial fabricator that designs, engineers, and manufactures custom packaging and material handling solutions, including steel racking, bulk containers, plastic totes, and dunnage, primarily for automotive and general manufacturing customers across Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging & Material Handling

NAICS

Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing (33231)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMALAOAG

Conveying, Feeding & Material Handling for Packaging Lines

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Packaging & Containers/Packaging Machinery and Equipment

SECONDARYIMALAFAD

Corrugated Protective Inserts & Partitions (Die-Cut Inserts, Dividers)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Packaging & Containers/Protective & Transport Packaging (Foam, Dunnage, Pallets, Crates)

Keywords

• Industrial packaging solutions
• Material handling equipment
• Custom steel racking
• Returnable packaging systems
• Automotive packaging design

Headquarters

HQ city

Waterloo

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Packaging Fabrication: Design, engineering, fabrication and project management of custom packaging and material handling solutions including steel racking, bulk containers, plastic totes, dunnage, and push carts. Revenue is generated through one-time project-based fabrication sales and ongoing repeat orders from established manufacturing customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

XGP America designs, engineers, fabricates, and project manages custom industrial packaging and material handling solutions for manufacturers. Its product portfolio includes steel racking with integrated dunnage, bulk knock-down containers, plastic totes and pallets, fabric hanging bags, and application-specific glass racks, tuggers, and carts. Solutions are produced in-house at manufacturing facilities in Tillsonburg, Ontario and Nuevo Ideal, Mexico, with sales and engineering support from offices in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

Product overview

XGP America offers a comprehensive portfolio of custom packaging and material handling solutions primarily serving automotive and manufacturing industries. The product suite centers on returnable packaging systems including steel racking with dunnage, bulk knock-down containers, plastic totes and pallets, and fabric bags. These core products are complemented by engineering and design services that take customers from concept through finished goods. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Canada and Mexico with sales offices across North America (Canada, USA, and Mexico), enabling cost-effective design, fabrication, and project management of packaging solutions. Three upcoming offerings—Engineered Material Handling, Totes & Foam, and Logistics—indicate planned expansion of the portfolio. The company also maintains affiliate relationships with XGP Canada (expendable returnable packaging) and XGP Arrow (North American returnable packaging manufacturing), suggesting a broader corporate ecosystem though these are distinct entities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Steel Racking with Dunnage Custom automotive and non-automotive metal work-in-progress (WIP) and finished goods racking with integrated dunnage solutions, designed for manufacturing material handling and storage.
• Bulk Knock Down Container Material handling and storage containers that collapse (knock down) for efficient return shipping and space optimization, used by manufacturers for transport and storage.
• Dunnage Coroplast/PPE partitions and dunnage with or without protective surfaces, designed to protect products during storage and transport.
• Fabric Bags Custom metal push carts and fabric hanging bags for specialized material handling applications in manufacturing environments.
• Plastic Totes & Pallets Plastic totes and pallets for work-in-progress and finished goods inventory management throughout supply chain operations.
• Engineering & Design Services Comprehensive engineering and design services covering the full lifecycle from concept through finished goods for custom packaging and material handling solutions.
• Application Specific Glass Racks, Tuggers and Carts Specialized racks, tuggers, and carts engineered for specific applications including glass handling and other manufacturing requirements.
• Coroplast/PPE Custom Totes with Foam or Fabric Protective Dunnage Custom totes made from Coroplast or PPE materials with integrated foam or fabric protective dunnage for sensitive product handling and protection.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• XGP CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate company specializing in expendable returnable packaging solutions. XGP Canada operates as a sister company to XGP America, extending the group's packaging expertise across the Canadian market.
• XGP ArrowcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate company serving as a North American returnable packaging manufacturer. XGP Arrow complements XGP America's capabilities in the returnable packaging segment.
• Oxford PackagingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOxford Packaging is associated with XGP Americas through shared leadership (Jake Braun serves as Plant Manager for both XGP Americas and Oxford Packaging), suggesting a collaborative manufacturing relationship.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Schoeller Allibert: Returnable plastic packaging solutions including bulk containers, stackable bins, and pallets for automotive and industrial customers—direct peer in the reusable/returnable industrial packaging segment.
• Buckhorn (Myers Industries): Bulk material handling containers, plastic pallets, and reusable packaging systems serving automotive, industrial, and agricultural markets—directly comparable in bulk containers and custom material handling.
• Rehrig Pacific Company: Reusable packaging and material handling solutions for automotive, industrial, and recycling sectors—competes directly in returnable totes, bulk containers, and dunnage for manufacturing customers.
• Loadhog: UK-based returnable transit packaging manufacturer offering plastic pallets, bulk containers, and integrated material handling systems—comparable in reusable packaging products serving automotive and industrial markets.
• TriEnda: Returnable packaging and material handling solutions with thermoformed and injection-molded containers, dunnage trays, and bulk bins serving automotive and industrial manufacturers.
• Orbis Corporation: Reusable plastic containers, bulk bins, pallets, and dunnage for industrial supply chains including automotive—direct competitor in returnable packaging and material handling containers.
• Nefab Group: Global engineered packaging manufacturer offering custom packaging solutions and material handling products to industrial customers, including automotive OEMs—directly comparable in custom industrial packaging, multi-region manufacturing, and engineering-led approach.

Broad incumbents

• Sonoco Products Company: Diversified global packaging manufacturer with industrial packaging, protective solutions, and material handling offerings—larger incumbent with overlapping custom packaging and dunnage capabilities.
• SSI Schaefer: Large intralogistics and material handling solutions provider offering storage, conveying, and packaging systems—broader portfolio than XGP but overlapping in industrial racking and material handling equipment.
• Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) - Packaging Solutions: Forest products and packaging conglomerate with industrial packaging operations including protective packaging, pallets, and material handling—broader competitor with some overlap in industrial dunnage and packaging.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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