About Us

Ongweoweh Corp.

5 Barr Road

Ithaca NY 14850

 

Ongweoweh Corp is a Native American-owned, pallet management company providing pallet & packaging procurement, recycling services and supply chain optimization programs. Ongweoweh provides custom reporting along with data and trend analysis for a very diverse customer base of Fortune 500 companies. Ongweoweh services a variety of industries, including food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, grains, chemicals, automotive components, oil, technology, corrugate, retail, and more. Established in 1978, Ongweoweh Corp was founded by Frank Bonamie, an enrolled member of the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York, and has grown to be one of the most successful privately-owned Native American companies in the United States.

Vision Statement

Ongweoweh’s vision is to be the nation’s leading authority in pallet management and secondary packaging services. This will be achieved through commitment to continual improvement driven by the integrity, teamwork and innovation of our people.

Mission Statement

Ongweoweh Corp, as an industry leader, is committed to providing quality products and services at a competitive price. Our mission is to develop mutually beneficial relationships with our customers and vendors based on integrity, respect, trust, and stewardship. We work to provide superior value to our customers and profitable growth for all of our stakeholders.

Ongweoweh strives to embody the seventh generation principle of the Iroquois Great Law, which advises that, “In every deliberation, we must consider the impact on the seventh generation.” This principle guides Ongweoweh’s efforts to find full-circle solutions to benefit our collective future.

- Frank Bonamie

QMS Quality Policy Statement

  1. Ongweoweh Corp, Ongweoweh Pooling, and Native Trax Logistics are committed to our quality management system. We serve as trusted advisers with a goal to provide 100% customer satisfaction and will continually improve the effectiveness of the quality management system. We aim to provide the correct product, with an on-time delivery at a competitive price. (12/04/2020 R.2)

ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Ongweoweh Corp is ISO 9001:2015 certified as of April 2016.

Intertek, Ongweoweh’s ISO QMS Registrar, performs annual Audits each year in the February-March time period to insure its Quality Management System is fully effective and in compliance to the Standard. Each of these took place after months of  rigorous compliance checks, continual improvement exercises, training, and internal audits as part of our process to continue Ongweoweh’s commitment to excellence and 100% customer satisfaction.

ISO Scope Statement

Ongweoweh Corp, Ongweoweh Pooling, and Native Trax Logistics LLC focusing on pallet management and logistics services including:

  • Account Administration
  • Sales, Services and Recycling
  • Pooling
  • Pallet Design
  • Vendor Management
  • Freight Brokerage
  • Supplier Diversity

– Ongweoweh Pooling LLC: specializing in rental and leasing pallet pools
– Native Trax Logistics LLC: specializing in freight brokerage and logistics
*Located in Ithaca, New York
– (3/31/2022 R.4)