Practice Makes Perfect
Our story is one of commitment, teamwork, growth and the spirit of excellence. The company was founded by Forrest Byron “Rudy” Langston (pictured left).
While many changes have taken place over the years, the same spirit of excellence remains as much a part of the company today as it was in 1946.
From small beginnings to great things...take a look at how far we've come.
1946
1960s
1970
1990s
1990s
2000s
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Today
1946
November 21, 1946, it all began as Langston Bag Company in Memphis, Tennessee. We started out as a recycling company which reprocessed and recycled burlap bags to package agricultural products.
1960's
We expanded by acquiring the Mississippi Bag Company and the Pelican Bag Company then changed the name to Continental Bag Company. Continental became the bulk bag manufacturing facility. During the same time, Langston Bag Company of Puerto Rico was started.
1970
A modernized multiwall paper bag plant was built in West Memphis, Arkansas, complete with state-of-the-art printing and design departments for the twenty-first century packaging requirements.
1990
Addressing the significant cotton growth in Texas, we purchased Plains Bag & Bagging Co. and merged it with our company, Hi-Tex Bagging Company, Inc. The name was then changed to Hi-Plains Bag & Bagging Company, Inc.
1994
Langston Companies de Mexico, S de RL de CV was established to support our growth in the flexible intermediate bulk container market.
2010
Langston Companies, Inc. purchases the Peoria, Illinois Drumheller Bag location. A highly automated multiwall paper bag manufacturer, producing paper shipping sacks in both sewn open mouth and pinch bottom open mouth configurations.
2019
On trend with growth expectations, Langston Companies de Mexico operations are expanded with additional capabilities for producing BOPP bags and Multiwall paper sacks.
Today
We remain committed to progress through teamwork, open communication and continuous improvement. We believe good corporate citizenship is key to our success.
