Uline Mission

Our mission is to offer our customers the finest quality and best selection of products with the quickest service in the industry. We believe good service is worrying about the details so our customers don't have to.

We hire and train outstanding people at Uline. This allows us to focus on treating customers as long-term partners, exceeding their expectations, and delivering every order with a speed and accuracy unparalleled in the industry.


History

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 950 shipping box sizes alone. The 452-page Uline catalog reaches businesses nationwide, offering thousands of products with quick delivery.

Today, with over 2,500 employees nationwide, Uline has distribution centers near Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; Allentown, PA; Los Angeles, CA; Atlanta, GA; and Dallas, TX. We also have a satellite location in Tijuana, Mexico that opened in 2001. Our first Canadian location in Brampton, Ontario, opened in Spring 2008.