Company History

Spicers Paper, of Santa Fe Springs, California, is the hub for the US West Coast distribution network of Spicers Paper Limited. Spicers Paper has other operations in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego, Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas, Denver and Hawaii.

Spicers Paper Limited is headquartered in Victoria, Australia.

Spicers Paper Limited was established in the United Kingdom, by John Edward Spicer, in 1796.

In 1896, Spicers was established in Australia.

In 1969, Spicers was established in New Zealand.

In 1978, the company consolidated its position in Australia and New Zealand.

Between 1985 and 1991, Spicers acquired seven separate paper distribution and paper marketing companies on the US West Coast.

In 1994, all of the businesses acquired in the western United States were consolidated as one company under the name Spicers Paper Inc.

In 1996, Spicers Paper Limited acquired major paper distribution businesses in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

During 1999, the company opened "greenfield" operations in Denver and Hawaii.

Guiding Principles

What we believe in:

• Customer focused service initiatives

• Cost competitive warehousing and distribution

• Differentiation of product and service offering

• Earning customer and supplier loyalty

• Profitability and shareholder satisfaction

• Continuous improvement and business development

• An involved, challenged and rewarded workforce

Core Business Strategies

• Global sourcing of world competitive product

• Primary focus on the commercial print sector 

• Ownership of all variables

• In house converting facilities providing custom size sheeting and roll converting

• Dedicated promotions/specification team

• Stable and flat organizational structure enabling swift response to changing market needs

• Providing a differentiated package of product and value added service