By Kaitlyn Kanzler
CRANBURY — A local company was honored for its outstanding safety record during the March 11 Township Committee meeting.
Main Tape Company, Inc., located on Capital Drive, manufactures surface protection films for metals, glass, and plastics and transfer applications for the sign and graphics industry.
The committee congratulated Main Tape and its employees for an exceptional safety record.
”Thank you very much. I really appreciate this,” Karen Olson, president and chief executive officer of Main Tape, said. “It means a lot.”
According to Mayor Glenn Johnson, Main Tape uses processors to standardize workspace for effectiveness and efficiency in implementing meaning manufacturing processes to optimize both workflow and time and motion studies.
”Main Tape created a safer working environment for its employees,” Mayor Johnson said while reading the resolution.
Ms. Olson said it has been 507 days since the company’s last incident.
According to Mayor Johnson, the employee who was injured in that incident and required medical attention was back at work the next day.
”We have really strive to improve our safety,” Ms. Olson said.
According to Mayor Johnson, Main Tape has a safety committee comprised of supervisors and employees who meet monthly to ensure the safety of all employees.
Ms. Olson joked that being located in Cranbury was a win-win situation for both the company and the township because Main Tape used Cranbury’s emergency services.
”I think this important for not only us and our employees, but it’s also important for Cranbury,” Ms. Olson said.
According to Ms. Olson, Main Tape employs 105 people and the company is currently growing.
Main Tape just signed a five-year lease and has openings for several different positions including a chief operating officer, a chemist, a process engineer, and customer service people.
”We hope to be a continued neighbor,” Ms. Olson said. “ I am from Baltimore so I commute up here and I just absolutely love Cranbury, so I really enjoy it. I just wish we had more employees who are residents as well,” Ms. Olson said.
According to Ms. Olson, what makes Main Tape unique is that it is a manufacturing company based in the United States.

