Allison Wagner Business Strategy Manager at Morrison Container Handling Solutions, Recognized as PMMI honors 2022 On the Rise Award Winners

Glenwood, IL –Morrison Container Handling Solutions is proud to congratulate Allison Wagner, Business Strategy Manager, for winning PMMI’s On the Rise Award for 2022.

PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, announced the 2022 winners of the On the Rise Awards today at their annual meeting in Oakbrook, IL. This honor recognizes young professionals who have demonstrated outstanding achievements and leadership potential within the packaging and processing industry.   

Nominated for her leadership and strategic thinking on product development as well as expanding Morrison into new markets, Allison’s impact combined with her positive attitude embodies our organization’s values in all she does awhile leading to growth and revenue increases for the company. Her outstanding and inspiring character makes her the perfect candidate for this esteemed honor and young ambassador for the packaging industry.   

"I'm honored beyond measure to receive this award," Allison Wagner said. "At Morrison, I've been given the grace to grow, try new things, and build new departments. I've learned so much along the way and know I wouldn't be where I am so early in my career if it wasn't for the opportunities Morrison has given me and the great team of people there that help me every day."  

Allison joined Morrison Container Handling Solutions in 2019 as the Communications Manager and established a robust marketing department for the company before being promoted to Marketing Communications Manager. Since then, she was promoted to the Business Strategy Manager in 2021 to develop a Business Development arm for Morrison while overseeing the marketing and business strategy for the company. Allison’s expertise from both inside the packaging industry and out, has proved her to be invaluable to the Morrison team. Her strong background in customer insights has led the forefront in the development of this department and Morrison as a whole. 

“Allison always leads with Morrison’s core values in mind - inside and outside our organization - making her an excellent example of what it takes to be a leader in the industry.” Nancy Wilson, CEO of Morrison Container Handling Solutions, said. “She leads our people with “why” – presenting the why behind everything she asks so the team can understand where they play a role in everything we do and how integral they are to the success of our organization. Her dedication to advancing the industry as well as supporting initiatives such as the PMMI Women’s Packaging and Processing Leadership Network showcase her dedication to retaining talent and growing the future workforce.” 

ABOUT MORRISON CONTAINER HANDLING SOLUTIONS:  

Morrison Container Handling Solutions celebrated its 50th anniversary on May 1, 2021. Since 1971, the company has prided itself on providing the best solutions in container handling and is excited to mark this momentous occasion in its history.  

Founded by President Nick Wilson, Morrison Container Handling Solutions is well known in the packaging industry for developing customer focused, simple, and innovative solutions for container handling needs. The company was started by Wilson to provide superior bottle handling parts and timing screws and has now grown to be recognized as the source for innovative container-focused handling solutions, even for the most difficult rigid or semi rigid containers. Since its inception, Morrison has provided solutions for companies within the United States and internationally.  Morrison is well known industry-wide for attentive service to a wide variety of customers’ container handling needs – always with Support Built In®, the company’s promise to deliver quality products and support them 24/7, from initial concept to years after installation.  

Continuing the legacy Nick’s son, Chris Wilson, has been with Morrison for more than 30 years and is now Vice President of Operations.  In 2011, Nick recruited his wife, Nancy Wilson, to bring her 25 years of Ford Motor Company corporate marketing and leadership experience to the team. In 2013, Nancy became owner and CEO of Morrison and oversees daily operations.   

At Morrison Container Handling Solutions, we believe in every human’s right to be treated with respect and equality, and the right to live without fear.