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“Expansion Update: Major Interior & Site Progress”
Our latest plant expansion update shows major progress across the site. Storm drain work by Lester Brothers, interior paint by Labani’s Wash on Wheels, and a new bay door installed. The fire suppression system is now in place, electrical service work is underway, and the temporary wall between the existing building/tunnel and the new expansion has officially been removed.
June 29, 2026
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Team 1 Plastics Featured in Local, National, & Global Publications
- How Suppliers Navigate the New Normal of Volatility, Mich Auto – May 28, 2026
- Team 1 Plastics VP & Co-Owner Gary Grigowski joins MichAuto’s supplier panel at the Mackinac Policy Conference
- Executive Search Webinar May 2026, Robert Half – May 18, 2026
- Team 1 Plastics President & Co-Owner Craig Carrel appears as a panelist, offering practical insights on leadership and executive recruitment.
- MichAuto Investor Team 1 Plastics Expansion Update: Steel Rising as Structure Takes Shape, MichAuto – May 6, 2026
- Processors No. 4: Team 1 Plastics, Inc. – Best Places to Work 2026, Plastics News – April 20, 2026
- This is the reality of Trump’s trade war, Sky News – December 9, 2025
- Team 1 Plastics VP & Co-Owner Gary Grigowski is featured globally in a Sky News report on the real‑world impact of the 2025 trade war.
- Small Michigan auto suppliers face a tariff crisis with thousands of jobs at risk, USA Today – June 8, 2025
- Team 1 Plastics VP & Co-Owner Gary Grigowski discusses the tariff crisis facing small Michigan auto suppliers.
- Big impact of tariffs on small Michigan suppliers could mean a loss of thousands of jobs, Detroit Free Press – June 1, 2025
- Team 1 Plastics VP & Co-Owner Gary Grigowski discusses the severe impact tariffs are having on small Michigan suppliers and the jobs at risk.
- Processors No. 7 Team 1 Plastics – Best Places to Work 2025, Plastics News – April 14, 2025
- Tariffs, the auto industry trembles even in the United States, RSI (Swiss Media) – April 8, 2025
- Team 1 Plastics VP & Co-Owner Gary Grigowski discusses the impact of U.S. tariff policies, highlighting the strain on small auto suppliers.
- Access to labor looms as an obstacle in Trump’s auto reshoring hopes, Detroit News – March 25, 2025
- Team 1 Plastics VP & Co-Owner Gar Grigowski discusses how labor shortages and tariff pressures are complicating U.S. auto-reshoring efforts for small suppliers.
- Best Places to Work 2024: No. 3 Processor: Team 1 Plastics Inc., Plastics News – April 15, 2024
- Team 1 Plastics makes its ninth appearance as a top workplace, Plastics News – April 17, 2023
- An Effective Approach to Toolmaker Evaluations, Plastics Business Magazine – June 7, 2022
- Team 1 Plastics Marketing Assistant Danielle Sheldon’s toolmaker-evaluation article gets published in Plastics Business Magazine.
- Manufacturer of the Week, Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center’s (MMTC) Proud to Manufacture in Michigan Program – May 2022
- Best Places to Work 2022 issue of Plastics News is out now, Plastics News – April 25, 2022
- Rise of electric vehicles threatens to decimate traditional Michigan manufacturers, Crain’s Detroit Business – April 15, 2022
- Team 1 Plastics President & Co-Owner Craig Carrel shares his thoughts about the push for electric vehicles and how this may threaten some small Michigan manufacturers.
- Q&A: Automation in Plastics Molding Plants, Plastics Business – February 24, 2022
- Team 1 Plastics Engineering Manager Dave Seedorf is featured in a Q&A, discussing automation strategies in modern molding plants.
- Automotive industry powers through supply chain woes, Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing – February 15, 2022
- Team 1 Plastics Plant Manager Dave Sanford discusses the impacts of supply chain disruptions.
- Volatile resin markets demand careful monitoring, Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing – February 7, 2022
- Team 1 Plastics Plant Manager Dave Sanford discusses volatile resin markets.
- Sodick press provides precision for Tier 2 supplier, Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing – February 1, 2022.
- Team 1 Plastics Plant Manager Dave Sanford discusses how a new Sodick molding machine is helping us achieve greater precision in molding.
Publication Archives (2008 – 2021)
Team 1 Plastics Featured on National Podcasts
Made in Michigan, October 8, 2024
The Manufacturing Alliance, August 22, 2017
NPR’s All Things Considered, February 20, 2012