Newell Paper Company

In 1921, Harvey Newell opened a new paper distribution business named, Jackson Paper Company, in the heart of downtown Jackson, Mississippi.  Prior to that time, he had been an associate of Birmingham Paper Company and many other businesses within our industry.  He saw the need for a local distributorship in the Jackson area and so Jackson Paper Company was born.  At the time, the main focus was on a handful of industrial paper products like paper towels, cups, and toilet paper. As the company grew, his team diversified into fine printing papers, janitorial supplies and equipment.

Since those early days, our product offering and service area have continuously expanded into new markets and industries. We now offer over 50,000 items to a delivery area throughout the entire State of Mississippi, and well into Louisiana and Alabama.

Much of our progress has taken the form of incorporating new distribution centers into our organization.  In 1946, after 25 years in business, the branch in Meridian, Mississippi was opened and named Newell Paper Company.  Mr. Newell understood the importance of doing business locally and wanted to encourage the relationships between each branch and its customers. This is why each new distribution center took on his own name instead of the original Jackson Paper Co.

Some 22 years later, in 1968, our Columbus branch was opened.  The addition of this facility expanded our regular delivery area to include all of Northern Mississippi.  Later, in 1985, we were joined by our Hattiesburg distribution center through the acquisition of local Bruce Paper Company.  With Newell Paper in Hattiesburg running regular delivery routes throughout the Mississippi Gulf Coast, our corporation could boast of the ability to offer excellent customer service and regular delivery to the whole State.

It was important for our companies, however, to grow where the market would have us.  Therefore, we found ourselves expanding beyond our home State.  By this time, our original Jackson Paper branch had been regularly serving many parishes in Louisiana for several years. And in 1995, the opening of our location in Demopolis Alabama established our presence as a supplies distributor throughout the region.

Our most recent addition has been the acquisition of Harris Industrial Products and Packaging, which now shares part of our Jackson Paper facility, in Flowood, Mississippi.  The team at Harris have long been leaders in their field and we are excited to offer their expertise to our customers.

Throughout the decades, we have constantly added brands to our product offering.  Such additions include: laundry and ware-wash chemicals, automated dispensing systems, packaging systems and film, even swimming pool chemicals and supplies.  We also have service technicians to provide support for all the equipment we sell. 

Our corporation has aligned itself with most of the major manufacturers for each type of product and has an unusually wide product offering that is backed by an outside sales force of over 50 trained and experienced sales people.  We now have a fleet of over 40 delivery vehicles and our team maintains an impressive delivery schedule for all of the territories we serve.  Today our company, which is owned entirely by its employees as a privately held corporation, covers a market area that includes over 8,000 customers in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. 

As a distributor throughout the region, we owe our success to the loyalty of our customers.  Our appreciation for that loyalty is the foundation of our belief that we have an obligation, not only to build up our customers, but also to strengthen our community.  We understand the importance of our role as a local business.  This is why, each year, our corporation funds a separate, non-profit foundation to support the communities in which we operate. 

We, the employees of Jackson Newell Paper Companies, are excited about our role in serving our customers and our communities.  We are driven to excel in providing superior products and outstanding service.  We want to be an ever more important part of your day to day operations.  We thank you for your business and your interest in us.