our timeline

Our story begins with

1980s

1988

Introduction to Safety-sleeve®, first patents issued. Innovative product designed for consumors and packaging company to store and ship compact disc style products.

1990s

1993-1997

5-Time Inc. 500
and incorporated into the Hall of Fame

1996

Reno - Sales and Manufacturing expansion
Rapid adoption of products by software
CD-ROM companies required manufacturing
expansion to serve western US

1997

Ross Youngs Entrepreneur of the Year
Ohio Manufacture of the Year

1997

Developed U-1000 automated disc packaging equipment. CD’s or DVD’s packaged at high speed into a variety of clear polypropylene sleeves used by major publishers and software developers.

Launched strategy of placing U-1000 packaging system into customer manufacturing facility under a vending agreement leading to rapid growth of safety sleeve product line.

1998

Univenture marks expansion into the European market by opening a manufacturing facility in Dublin, Ireland to service the explosive growth of personal computers and software in Europe.

Safety-sleeve® disc packaging products shipped from Ireland to customers throughout Europe and Asia including major brands Apple Computer, Dell, and Gateway 2000.

1998

SBA Business of the Year United States of America National Winner. Receiving an award from the former Vice-President, Al Gore in Washington D.C.

2000s

2000

UniKeep patents filed, launched as co-packaging

In October of 2002, Ross’ newest invention, UniKeep was named by Modern Plastics as the 2002 Excellence in Design winner. UniKeep was introduced in 2001 and within 7 months was virtually available in every major office supply retailer nationwide including, Staples, OfficeMax, and Office Depot.

2001

UniKeep Binders. Introduced as an office product brand

Unikeep multiple disc cases and Safety Sleeves chosen by Compaq Computer to package CDs included with all Compaq, later Hewlett Packard, servers. Unikeep products are shipped worldwide to HP assembly facilities in the US, Europe, and Asia.

2003

EnvyPak™ Brand was developed as a way to assemble plastic films to create new products.

2004

EnvyPak™ introduces a revolutionary line of crystal clear polypropylene envelopes for the U.S. direct mail market

EnvyPak™ envelopes are tested and approved for machine insertion at multiple letter shops and printers.

EnvyPak™ Brand was developed as a way to assemble plastic films to create new products.

2006

EnvyPak™, working with leading book printing manufacturers, develops a line of bind-in sleeves for major US music publishers that are compatible with production lines, leading to reduced labor and assembly costs when including discs with books. EnvyPak™ bind sleeves are adopted as the gold standard for packaging multiple discs into books and magazines.

2006 - 2010

EnvyPak™ clear polypropylene envelopes are adopted by major brands to showcase their direct mail marketing in an attractive and durable clear envelope. EnvyPak™ is utilized by industry leaders in the automobile, travel, financial, hospitality, and retail markets.

2008 - 2009

Biobent - focuses on new products that are better, faster, cheaper, and differentiated.

The team of Battelle, Ohio Soybean Council, and Univenture won one of the coveted R&D 100 Awards, which has been called "the Oscars of Innovation."

National Archives Approved Sheet Protectors

2009

Algaeventure DAPPA-E - $6.3 million Awarded by ARPA-E for disruption harvesting of Microbes for Bio-based products.

2010s

2010

EnvyPak™ packaging products approved for use in packaging medical instruments

2012

Re-branded Biosortia. Biosortia spun out as a separate company, and Univenture has a partial ownership interest.

PackZen packaging - PackZen brand was the next step in the evolution of our company. as we use our expertise working with all types of plastics to establish the premier source for creative plastics packaging products.

2016

Biosortia 4th generation algae technology harvesting

2017

United States Postal Service approves EnvyPak envelopes to mail at an automation letter rate, the only clear envelope in the United States to be awarded this classification. EnvyPak ALR envelopes are introduced as a result of this award and lead to an immediate increase in EnvyPak direct mail envelope sales

2017

The CardNoter brand is introduced to the promotional products industry

CardNoters was developed as a tool for use in meetings, conferences, tradeshows, and seminars to hold business cards and record important details about new contacts.

2020s

2019

Biosortia technologies proven and peer-reviewed create massive potential in Life Science product discovery.

2017 - 2019

E-commerce, Amazon, Etsy, Walmart

2020

MaskEze™ began - Univenture patent-pending MaskEze™ face mask is invented and made in the USA

MaskEze™ is made from biodegradable renewable plant material. This face mask is designed to meet the needs of a rapidly growing and explosive
marketplace by offering flexibility and customization.