Bunzl Distribution USA History of Growth

December 2020

Accquired Snelling Paper & Sanitation, Ltd.

September 2020

Acquired MCR Safety

January 2020

Acquired Joshen Paper & Packaging

February 2019

Acquired Liberty Safety

March 2018

Acquired Monte Package Company

January 2018

Acquired Revco Industries, Inc.

May 2017

Acquired Advanced Mobile First Aid & Safety, Inc. (CAD) and Western Safety, Ltd. (CAD)

May 2017

Acquired Diversified Distribution Systems, LLC.

March 2017

Acquired ML Kishigo Manufacturing Company, LLC.

January 2017

Acquired Packaging Film Sales, Inc.

July 2016

Acquired Apex Sanitation Products Ltd./Atlas Environmental (CAD)

July 2016

Acquired Plus II Sanitation Supplies, Inc. (CAD)

February 2016

Acquired Earthwise Bag Company, Inc.

September 2015

Acquired Planet Clean (CAD)

July 2015

Acquired Steiner Industries, Inc.

June 2015

Acquired International Sourcing Co. dba Cordova Safety

June 2015

Acquired GF, Inc.

March 2015

Acquired Emballages Maska, Inc. (CAD) and Prescott S.M., Inc. (CAD)

January 2015

Acquired Jan-Mar Sales, Ltd. (CAD)

January 2015

Acquired Blake H. Brown, Inc. (Tillman)

November 2014

Acquired Acme Supplies, Ltd.

March 2014

Acquired Plast Techs Enterprises

December 2013

Acquired SAS Safety Corporation

November 2013

Acquired Wesclean Equipment & Cleaning Supplies, Ltd. (CAD)

September 2013

Acquired Proepta S.A. de C.V. (MX)

December 2012

Acquired Schwarz Paper Company

December 2012

Acquired Destiny Packaging, Inc.

December 2012

Acquired McCordick Glove & Safety (CAD)

June 2012

Acquired Service Paper Company

2012

Bunzl acquires six companies to enhance its presence in the markets it serves. To expand its offering to non-food retailers, the company purchases CDW Merchants, experts in packaging and merchandising solutions. With the acquisition of FoodHandler, Bunzl provides foodservice operators with a greater range of disposable gloves and other food-handling products.

 

The company increases its reach throughout North America and beyond with the purchase of disposable supplies distributor Service Paper Company in the U.S. Northwest and Schwarz Supply Source, a store supplies distributor operating in the U.S. and internationally. To further extend into the agricultural market, Bunzl purchased Destiny Packaging, a flexible packaging company serving growers in California and Arizona. Finally, the company expands into the safety market in Canada by acquiring McCordick Glove & Safety, a distributor of personal protective equipment (PPE).

2011

The company expands its packaging solutions for growers and food processors with its acquisition of Network Paper and Packaging Ltd. (Netpak) and Marpak Packaging Systems Ltd. (Marpak).

2010

Bunzl acquires Cool Pak LLC, a leading distributor of stock and custom-designed pulp and plastic containers to fruit and vegetable growers, shippers, packers and other food suppliers.

August 2010

Acquired CBC Enterprises, Inc.

2007

Bunzl acquires two companies in the redistribution market: Tec Products, Co., Inc., a janitorial/sanitation redistributor, and Westgate Sales Corporation, a safety redistributor.

August 2006

Acquired United American Sales, Inc.

2006

The company purchases United American Sales, Inc., giving the company a presence in the safety supply redistribution channel. Bunzl also acquires five additional companies-Keenpac, Venture Packaging and Distribution, Master Craft Packaging Corporation, Morgan Scott and Cole Hartford, further expanding its focus in the non-food retail, redistribution and food processor segments.

October 2005

Acquired Pennsylvania Paper & Packaging, Inc. dba Weiss Brothers Paper Company.

2005

Bunzl acquires Retail Resources, LP, and enters the non-food retail segment providing store operating supplies to department stores and other retail chains. The company also makes five additional acquisitions, including SOFCO and A. W. Mendenhall, extending further into the supermarket, foodservice and janitorial/sanitation redistribution segments.

September 2005

Acquired A.W. Mendenhall Co., Inc.

September 2005

Acquired Sofco, a Division of US Foodservice, Inc.

June 2005

Acquired Maintenance Depot, Inc.

December 2004

Acquired Temo Sales, Inc.

November 2004

Acquired Joseph Weil & Sons, Inc.

September 2004

Acquired TSN, Inc.

2004

The company purchases TSN Inc., a convenience store chain and wholesaler supplier. This acquisition expands Bunzl’s other U.S. convenience store business with TSN’s product lines.

December 2003

Acquired Prolix Packaging, Company

February 2003

Acquired Enterprise, a Division of ConAgra Foods, Inc.

2003

Bunzl acquires Enterprise, Inc., and Prolix Packaging, enhancing the company’s food processor and redistribution segments.

December 2002

Acquired Saxton, Inc.

June 2002

Acquired Kenco Sales, Inc.