AmSan, officially American Sanitary Incorporated, was a
janitorial and cleaning products distributor in the United States. It was the largest national distributor that focused on providing janitorial products, with revenues over $300 million. It was merged with four brands of
Interline Brands
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, forming a new brand called SupplyWorks.
History
In the 1990s, AmSan became a conglomerate by buying 44 independent janitorial and sanitary distributors. Some of AmSan's acquisitions are AmSan Eve, AmSan Vonachen-Elton, AmSan Nogg Chemical & Paper, and AmSan West. In 2002, Michael Mulhern became CEO of AmSan. Mulhern moved the headquarters of AmSan from
Raleigh, North Carolina
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to
Chicago, Illinois
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. Under Mulhern, AmSan underwent a series of reforms dedicated to increasing profitability. AmSan turned over 40% of its top 35 executives, downsized its office operations and downsized its underperforming distribution centers. AmSan created its own line of products with Renown. Renown represented 20% of AmSan's total revenue. By 2005, AmSan had revenues totaling $300 million. American Capital invested $25 million in the recapitalization of AmSan in 2005.
Interline Brands
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acquired AmSan in May 2006 for $127.5 million. AmSan West, which has operations in
Sacramento
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and
Los Angeles
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, was not acquired by Interline Brands. In 2008, AmSan established sales and distribution territories in
Columbus
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* Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), the Italian explorer
* Columbus, Ohio, the capital city of the U.S. state of Ohio
* Columbus, Georgia, a city i ...
,
Cleveland
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,
Pittsburgh
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,
Atlanta
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and
Nashville
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. In 2009, a showroom and walk-in store were established in
Fort Myers, Florida
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. In December 2013, AmSan established a partnership with a non-profit organization called Didlake that provides opportunities for those with disabilities to work on Renown products.
Products
AmSan supplies over 40,000 products to over 50,000 customers. AmSan consists of national brands such as
3M,
GOJO
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, Spartan,
Rubbermaid
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and
Georgia-Pacific
Georgia-Pacific LLC is an American pulp and paper company based in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, and is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of Tissue paper, tissue, Pulp (paper), pulp, paper, toilet and paper towe ...
. Products from AmSan could be purchased through its website or catalog.
Renown
AmSan's exclusive brand is Renown, which makes up 20% of the total revenue and is distributed through
Interline Brands
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. Renown comes in a variety of products, such as
latex
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In nature, latex is found as a wikt:milky, milky fluid, which is present in 10% of all floweri ...
glove
A glove is a garment covering the hand, with separate sheaths or openings for each finger including the thumb. Gloves protect and comfort hands against cold or heat, damage by friction, abrasion or chemicals, and disease; or in turn to provide a ...
s,
paper towel
A paper towel is an absorbent, disposable towel made from paper. In Commonwealth English, paper towels for kitchen use are also known as kitchen rolls, kitchen paper, or kitchen towels. For home use, paper towels are usually sold in a roll of p ...
s and cleaning chemicals.
latex
Latex is an emulsion (stable dispersion) of polymer microparticles in water. Latices are found in nature, but synthetic latices are common as well.
In nature, latex is found as a wikt:milky, milky fluid, which is present in 10% of all floweri ...
gloves
File:Renowncanliners2.jpg, Renown trash can liners
File:Renownsoap.jpg, Renown hand soap
Soap is a salt (chemistry), salt of a fatty acid (sometimes other carboxylic acids) used for cleaning and lubricating products as well as other applications. In a domestic setting, soaps, specifically "toilet soaps", are surfactants usually u ...
File:Renowncases.jpg, Renown cases of paper towel
A paper towel is an absorbent, disposable towel made from paper. In Commonwealth English, paper towels for kitchen use are also known as kitchen rolls, kitchen paper, or kitchen towels. For home use, paper towels are usually sold in a roll of p ...
s and toilet paper
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Business services companies established in 1987