page_title: JanPak
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: JanPak / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Paper Supply Company (JanPak) in Bluefield, WV around 1998.
context_page_description: JanPak was a regional supplier of cleaning, janitorial and packaging products. It operates 17 distribution centers in the Central and Southeastern United States with over 100 delivery trucks. The headquarters of JanPak is in Davidson, North Carolina.
  Interline Brands acquired JanPak in 2012 and was renamed to SupplyWorks in 2015. The Home Depot acquired Interline Brands in 2015 and in 2017 SupplyWorks was renamed to The Home Depot Pro Institutional.
context_section_description: Janpak was founded in 1945 in Bluefield, West Virginia by James Shott, H. I. Shott, Jr., James Tilson, L. M. Kerley Sr. and B. L. Early. It was first called Paper Supply Company until 2000 when the name changed to JanPak Inc. Mike Shott, James Shott's grandson, was serving as company chair of the board directors at the time of the name change to JanPak. The name changed to JanPak to unite its sister branches who each were known by a different name. By 2003 JanPak had over 12,000 customers in 15 states. In 2005 JanPak consolidated its offices in Dallas and Fort Worth to a 32,000 square foot facility in Fort Worth. Operations of JanPak were expanded in 2007 with a new distribution center in Houston, Texas.
  In June 2008 JanPak acquired a distributor of janitorial supplies called Pro Star Janitorial based in Port Arthur, Texas. On May 21, 2008 JanPak hosted a Green Seminar in Dallas, Texas featuring over 100 of the region's leading contractors and environmental services leaders. JanPak expanded its operations with a $1 million investment in a distribution center in West Columbia, South Carolina in 2009.  Two years later JanPak expanded with a distribution center in Orlando, Florida to serve customers in Central Florida. In April 2012 JanPak acquired a distributor of cleaning supplies called Advance Paper Company based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Advance Paper markets cleaning supplies in Chattanooga, Knoxville and North Georgia.
  In December 2012 Interline Brands acquired JanPak for $82 million. President of JanPak Tim Feheeley says that the acquisition of JanPak would "deliver to our customers even broader capabilities and enhanced service." The headquarters of JanPak moved from Davidson, North Carolina to Jacksonville, Florida upon the acquisition by Interline Brands. The operations of JanPak were streamlined with the brands of Interline Brands increasing the sales and inventory of JanPak. JanPak generated $232 million in sales with a net income of $2.2 million in the same year of its acquisition. JanPak also signed a lease for an 84,000 square feet warehouse in Jacksonville. In March 2015 Interline Brands merged five of its thirteen brands, including JanPak, into one unified brand called SupplyWorks.
caption: Paper Supply Company in Bluefield, West Virginia around 1998.
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