Matt Albert

For 100 years and counting, dedicated teams have shaped every model kit, every glider, and every shipment, delighting millions of aviation enthusiasts, young and old. Walk through the Guillow’s factory, and you’re not just seeing how model airplanes are made; you’re seeing how they’ve always been made. Not by automation alone, but by people.

Long before digital screens, simulators, and ready-to-fly drones, the passion for aviation began with balsa wood, tissue paper, and imagination. For the past century and still today, Guillow’s has helped countless kids and the young at heart experience the thrill of flight.

Eric Packer brings a lifelong love of model aviation, engineering discipline, and hands-on leadership to guide Guillow’s into its next