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THE MORNING CALL THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2019 9

Uline appreciates its workers,

and they return the favor

By Mandy Housenick Special to The Morning Call That approach and appre- “I was in leadership at More than
ciation for its employees is another place,” Grantham 400
hen word spread in late No- Uline why Uline is the No. 1 large said. “But I love the clean day shift
vember that there was go- Shipping company in Lehigh Valley environment here, the fast warehouse
Top Workplaces survey for
pace. They treat us very
ing to be a celebration, Supplies 2019. well here. Our main goal is workers
gather for a
W Uline general warehouse No. 1 large Uline, which has more the customer, but keeping year-end
associate Joselyn Bonner and warehouse Company than 6,000 North American this a happy place is impor- celebration.
tant.”
employees — including 757
lead/trainer Chris Grantham didn’t think in Allentown — is ranked for Grantham started as a gen-
much about it. a second year in a row. eral warehouse employee, APRIL GAMIZ/
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Liz and Dick Uihlein
They have been part of plenty of special started Uline in 1980, offer- but by late 2018 became part CALL
of the corporate team.
partiesduringtheirshiftsattheAllentownlo- Founded: 1980 ing H-101carton sizers out of Bonner is rewarded with
cation over their five years with the company. Ownership: their basement. more desired shifts (ending
Uline now boasts that it’s
This time was different. Production stopped. Private North America’s leading dis- by 3:30 p.m. instead of 6) be-
cause she has excelled in her
“There’s a sense of urgency to get orders Sector: tributor of shipping, packag- job. She believes that is the
Distribution
out the door,” Bonner said. “Yet, we halted Employees: ing and industrial supplies. It start of the possibilities for
productionforthat.Itwasareallynicewayto 757 Lehigh offers same-day shipping on her at Uline.
more than 32,500 products.
“For me, personally, I
start the holidays.” Valley, 6,000 Its Allentown campus has haven’t been at a better
worldwide
Uline announced that its Allentown loca- Website: 1.6 million square feet of place,” she said. “I have a
tion, one of 11 North American sites, reached uline.com warehouse space with a call really positive outlook on
where I could be going with
center and regional sales of-
$1 billion in sales. “It is great that they con- fice. the company. I think I’m
stantly show us that appreciation,” Grantham Despite the significant la- here for a while.”
Uline — where Liz and
said. “It was exciting. They really got us all bor in Bonner’s daily shifts Dick Uihlein remain heavily
Grantham’s
50-hour
and
hyped up for what was happening. It helps work weeks, neither has had involved as president and
drive us for the job we continue to do every athoughtaboutleavingUline CEO, respectively — offers
because of the way they are
health insurance, 401K with
day.” treated and how the com-
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