ANDERSON PAPER & PACKAGING - Key Persons


Walter E. Nelson - Founder

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  • Founder
Walter E Nelson is proud to offer secure online access to product ordering, order history, and your account information available 24/7 through our custom web portals. Simply choose the local Wenco location below that services your account and log in with your personal username and password. Walter E Nelson Co. is proud to offer the largest and most comprehensive selection of Facility Supplies, Paper, Cleaning Solutions, and Packaging products from the most highly respected manufacturers in the industries. Walter E. Nelson Co. of Ferndale (Previously: Anderson Paper & Packaging) What sets our Eugene location apart from other Walter E Nelson companies is a heavy focus on custom packaging. We are the source for product diversity, knowledge, and ingenuity in boxes, bags, and fill for the greater Eugene area. Still, in our heart, we are proud distributors of quality Jan/San products as part of the Walter E Nelson network in the Pacific Northwest. We know that safe and healthy environments are important to you. The same goes with the cleaning chemicals you bring into your facility. "Old School" cleaning chemistry used to include ingredients proven to be harmful (and even carcinogenic) over the long term. That's why Walter E Nelson of Eugene markets the newest cleaning technologies - proven to be safe to the people who use them, and to those who work, shop, study, and play around them. Walter E Nelson Co. represents the premier equipment manufacturers in America. From "hospital quiet" vacuums to industrial ride-on scrubbers, we carry (and service) the highest productivity equipment to make your facility cleaner, safer, and healthier. Servicing Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho from our convenient location next to I-90 in Spokane, Walter E Nelson is the trusted "go to" for keeping your facility clean and healthy. We go beyond stocking the usual cleaners and supplies and have tailored our product offering to match the unique needs of businesses in the Eastern Washington Region. Walter E Nelson Co. is a premier supplier of packaging and shipping supplies. We specialize in Stretch Film, Packaging Tape, Corrugated Boxes, Void Fill, Shrink Film, and offer the full spectrum of packaging materials. The "Flagship" and original location of Walter E Nelson Co. is located on Swan Island in Portland, OR. In addition to housing the Wenco Management and Administrative staffs, this state-of- the-art distribution center uses the latest technologies to efficiently pick and deliver your product to the Portland metro area the very next day. Walter E. Nelson started the company while home on leave from the navy during World War II. The original name was I & I Supply. After the war, Walter and Carl Roes were the first employees with Walter's father Emil doing deliveries part time. The name of the company was later changed to the Walter E. Nelson Co. The company sold primarily Janitorial Supplies. During 1970, the company had outgrown its original location and moved to the corner of Mason & Interstate Avenue. The Mason location was expanded twice to accommodate the burgeoning business. Lines were expanded to include industrial paper and packaging. In 1976, Michael Nelson joined the business full time after graduating from the University of Portland with a degree in Accounting. Mike brought his new ideas and energy in to grow the company into what it has become today. Walter E. Nelson Co. is your source for "All Things Cleaning" in Washington and Oregon with delivery destinations in Northern California, Idaho and Montana. We are the region's largest supplier of janitorial supplies for commercial and industrial workspaces with the ultimate goal of keeping our customers and their surroundings clean, comfortable and healthy. We are a family owned business since 1945 with our headquarters building is located in Portland, Oregon with 12 other locations throughout Washington and Oregon to service all of our customers needs. Servicing the Northern Oregon Coast, Walter E Nelson of Astoria caters to a unique and evolving mix of new business in the region. Decades ago, seafood processors and lumber mills dominated. Today, tourism is the main economic activities of the city. Logging and fishing persist, but at a fraction of their former levels. Astoria's tourism has been active for several decades with visitors coming for the historic elements of the city including significant Lewis and Clark landmarks. The microbrewery scene, visits from cruise ships, and a weekly street market have helped popularized the area as a must visit tourist destination. We are located just north of the downtown area on Commercial Street. You will find Walter E Nelson of Astoria is a bit different than other Wenco locations. This store is also a full-service retailer of Benjamin Moore paints, supplies, and equipment.