Unisource Worldwide, Inc. Overview
Company Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia
Founded: 1996
Workforce: The company has employed more than 6,100 employees.
Company Working:
Unisource Worldwide, Inc. is a subsidiary of Veritiv and a distributor of packaging equipment, printing paper and supplies, and facility maintenance equipment and supplies. It also offers logistics services to other firms through its truck fleet and warehouses. Unisource was established in 1996 when it split off from Alco Standard Corporation. After acquiring various local and regional distributors, Unisource was acquired by Georgia-Pacific LLC in 1999. In 2002, Bain Capital purchased a 60 percent ownership in Unisource Worldwide. Georgia-Pacific retains 40 percent ownership. In 2014, the firm became a subsidiary of Veritiv, following the spin-off of International Paper's xpedx.



