First Aid Only, an Acme United brand since 2014, provides the best first aid solutions to their customers. Originally founded in 1988 by Mark Miller in Vancouver, Washington, First Aid Only was a solution to produce a better first aid kit for the average consumer than the options available at the time. In the following years, First Aid Only grew into a business with thousands of products in the first aid area, over 100 employees and well-known customers such as McDonald's, Grainger and Staples . After noticing the lack of quality of first aid kits available for home and business use, Mark Miller and his silent partner Dr. Robert Thornton, founded First Aid Only . He put together an all-purpose kit and started offering the product all over the United States. The initial small customers soon followed. And after a while Costco started ordering the first aid kit. The deal with Costco not only gave First Aid Only thee opportunity to hire its first employees, but also to move into a larger warehouse. The company’s initial first aid kit, coined FAO-134, remains successful today. In years thereafter, Mark Miller continued to expand the company’s number of offerings , personnel and clients . By 1992, First Aid Only was generating $3.4 million in sales and moved to a modern 54,000 square-feet facility in Vancouver, Washington. 1998 – 2014 After about 10 years, the Company started focussing on Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) compliance products for the workspace. Instead of turning to lower-cost foreign factories, Mark Miller maintained his assembly and distribution operations in the United States. In its search for product innovation and improvement of delivery mechanisms for first aid products, First Aid Only acquired First Aid Exchange in 2006. First Aid Exchange owned the rights to SmartCompliance, a first aid solution that makes it convenient for organizations to remain compliant with OSHA as well as ANSI standards. In June 2014, Acme United Corporation acquired First Aid Only for $ 13.8 million. First Aid Only had revenues in 2013 of $17.3 million. Shortly after the acquisition, Acme United started making capital investments in First Aid Only’s Vancouver facility, both through mechanization and staffing increases. First Aid Only as  Acme United Brand In 2015, Acme United consolidated its US first aid production facilities. As such, the Pac-Kit production was moved from Norwalk, Connecticut to the First Aid Only plant  . This resulted in production efficiencies and cost savings. Retrieved on December 21, 2015. Today, First Aid Only is especially known for its SmartCompliance kits. Most businesses are federally mandated to have first aid solutions that are compliant with OSHA as well as ANSI standards. These SmartCompliance first aid supply cabinets ensure that a business is covered.
 Originally founded in 1988 by Mark Miller in Vancouver, Washington, First Aid Only was a solution to produce a better first aid kit for the average consumer than the options available at the time. . After noticing the lack of quality of first aid kits available for home and business use, First Aid Only was founded in 1988. The first products were all-purpose kits that were made available to small businesses and consumers across the United States. The company’s initial first aid kit, coined FAO-134, remains successful today. In years thereafter, the company continued to expand the number of offerings . By 1992, First Aid Only was generating $3.4 million in sales and moved to a modern 50,000 square-feet facility in Vancouver, Washington. 1998 – 2014 After 10 years, the company started focusing on Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) compliance products for the workspace. As part of this business expansion, the company thoughtfully decided to continue to do all of its assembly and distribution work in the United States. In its search for product innovation and improvement of delivery mechanisms for first aid products, First Aid Only acquired First Aid Exchange in 2006. First Aid Exchange owned the rights to SmartCompliance, a first aid solution that makes it convenient for organizations to remain compliant with OSHA as well as ANSI standards. In June 2014, Acme United Corporation acquired First Aid Only for $ 13.8 million. First Aid Only had revenues in 2013 of $17.3 million. Shortly after the acquisition, Acme United started making capital investments in First Aid Only’s Vancouver facility, both through mechanization and staffing increases. First Aid Only as an Acme United Brand In 2015, Acme United consolidated its production facilities. As such, the Pac-Kit production was moved from Norwalk, Connecticut to the First Aid Only plant in Washington state . This resulted in production efficiencies and cost savings. Retrieved on December 21, 2015. Today, First Aid Only is will known for its SmartCompliance kits. Most businesses are federally mandated to have first aid solutions that are compliant with OSHA as well as ANSI standards. These SmartCompliance first aid supply cabinets ensure that a business is covered.
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