Uline Revenue and Competitors

Uline is the leading distributor of shipping, industrial, and packing materials to businesses throughout the United States. In 1980, after recognizing a local need for a shipping supply distributor, Liz and Dick Uihlein started Uline from their basement. Their first product was the H-101 carton sizer (still offered today). It sold far beyond their expectations and encouraged the Uihleins to add more products to the catalog the following year. Uline has steadily grown and continues to be a family owned and run business. The product line has expanded to include industrial and packaging materials, including over 1,000 shipping box sizes alone. The 280-page Uline catalog reaches businesses nationwide, offering thousands of products with quick delivery. Today, with over 800 employees nationwide, Uline has distribution centers near Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; Newark, NJ; Los Angeles, CA; Atlanta, GA; and our newest location, Dallas, TX. We also have a satellite location in Tijuana, Mexico that opened in 2001.