April 13, 2005 -- John Davies and Jim Swingley opened the doors to their first Sunshine Pack & Ship store in Longwood, FL on April 1, 2005. Davies and Swingley have joined the
Sunshine franchise as Area Developers and will be responsible for selling and supporting franchised stores in Seminole, Valusia, and Orange County.
"We chose this area because the wide range of services we offer will appeal to the diverse mix of customers along the I-4 corridor in central Florida," said Swingley. "Our next step will
be to open a Logistics Center facility to support commercial business. The center will serve as a hub for all our future Sunshine Pack & Ship stores."
Sunshine Pack & Ship outlets offer a variety of services, including; domestic and international packing, crating and shipping; large freight handling; mailbox rental and mail
forwarding services; as well as office supplies, packing supplies, and internet selling services such as eBay auction hosting.
"We really do have something for most individual and business customers," said Davies. "We afford customers a choice of carriers for overnight and small package shipments; DHL, FedEx,
UPS, and USPS. We also have the capability to globally ship via land, sea, or air, any size or weight package. What really sets Sunshine Pack & Ship apart from the competition, is
that we can ship large, valuable items that some other companies are unwilling to handle."
About Sunshine Pack and Ship
Sunshine Pack & Ship began in 1994 when the Bradenton, Florida, based company founders, Douglas & Barbara Roper, set out fulfilling their entrepreneurial dreams by combining their
extensive background in transportation with a pursuit for establishing a unique one-stop-shipping concept. In 2003, the founders began offering this unique concept nationally to others
who were interested in following the same dreams. Today, the company has 22 locations open between Michigan and Wisconsin in the north, Kansas City in the West, the Carolinas in the east
and Florida in the south. On April 1, 2005, it opened its 22nd store in Longwood, Florida and will soon be opening stores in Chicago, Illinois; Phoenix, Arizona; Englewood, Florida and
another location in Sarasota, Florida, with an excess of 35 more under contract.