Thermal packaging manufacturer TCP Reliable, and DDL, a package testing services firm, have merged to create a packaging engineering group specializing in the medical device and biopharmaceutical industries. The two companies will continue to operate testing and manufacturing separately, with DDL as a wholly owned subsidiary of TCP Reliable.

“The true benefit of this merger for our clients is access to a wider array of services custom suited to their growing needs,” states Patrick Nolan, chief operating officer of DDL. “Particularly, our clients will be able to confidently consolidate both their testing and manufacturing objectives.”

“The TCP and DDL combination offers the most complete range of distribution packaging engineering services and solutions to the fast growing medical device and the biopharmaceutical segments of the health care industry” states Maurice Barakat, president and chief executive officer of TCP Reliable. “Our increased technical depth and size will allow us to provide coast-to-coast service in meeting the requirements of the most demanding players in the health care industry through our six company owned sites in the US and Canada.”