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A major wall separating our current shop floor from the expansion is officially down. There’s still a large plastic tarp in place, but the space already feels completely transformed. The epoxy team from Labani’s Wash on Wheels has begun resurfacing the floor, marking the next big step in bringing this new area online.
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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