Established 1995
ABOUT PLI.
For manufacturers, some days do not go to plan. We are the partner you call on those days.
Since 1995, Phillips Light Industrial has helped manufacturers get through the moments that threaten production. A quality spill. A line running short. A launch that has to go right. When those moments hit, our job is the same: show up fast, take the pressure off, and get you back to shipping good product.
Who We Are
WE BUILT PLI TO BE
THOSE PEOPLE.
We started as a quality-support company in the Cleveland area and grew into something bigger: a family of brands that covers the three pressures every manufacturer knows too well — quality, workforce, and production. Today, whether you are containing a customer issue, filling a shift, building out an overflow order, or recovering value from returns, it is the same PLI behind all of it, and often the same single phone call.
What has not changed since day one is why we exist. Manufacturing runs on tight schedules and unforgiving standards, and the difference between a bad day and a lost program often comes down to how fast the right people show up.
Thirty years on, the reason we exist has not moved an inch.
What We Believe
FOUR THINGS WE WILL
NOT TRADE AWAY.
Quality Is The Whole Point
We are in business because our customers cannot afford to ship bad product. Everything we do protects that.
Integrity Earns The Next Call
We tell you what we find, document what we do, and stand behind it. That is how you become a partner instead of a vendor.
Accountability Is Not Optional
You get clear reporting and a straight answer, every time.
Speed Is A Promise, Not A Slogan
When production is on the line, hours matter, and we move like they do.
ROOTED IN OHIO,
READY ACROSS THE REGION.
We are headquartered in the Cleveland area, with staffing offices in Findlay and Wooster, and we support manufacturers across Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Kentucky.
That regional footprint is deliberate. It keeps our crews close to the plants that need them — which is how we mobilize the same day and, at sites we already support, contain a problem in two to four hours.
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Where We Are
CLOSE TO THE PLANTS
THAT NEED US.
Cleveland
Headquarters, and where PLI started in 1995.
Findlay
Staffing office, covering north-west Ohio.
Wooster
Staffing office, covering the north-east corridor.
One Family, The Full Range Of Support
NEVER STITCHING TOGETHER
FOUR VENDORS.
Each has its own focus, but they share one standard and one point of contact, so support moves together instead of waiting on itself.
Sorting
Quality
Inspection, containment, sorting, rework, and quality representation.
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Industrial Workforce
Production, warehouse, and skilled labor.
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Production Support
Assembly, packaging, and kitting.
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Value Recovery
Turning returns, recalls, and overstock back into recovered value.
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THE PEOPLE BEHIND
THE RESPONSE.
PLI is only as good as the people who show up, so we hire experienced manufacturing people and we treat your standards as our own. Our crews know a plant floor, understand what a customer audit feels like, and take real ownership of the work.
When our team is on your line, they are not temporary help going through the motions. They are there to solve the problem and protect your name with your customer.
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Built For The Moments That Matter
WHAT YOU GET
EVERY TIME.
LET'S KEEP YOUR
PRODUCTION MOVING.
Whether you need us for a single urgent call or an ongoing program, PLI is built to be the partner that shows up and gets it done.
sales@phillipslightindustrial.com
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