NORTON SHORES, MI – Muskegon-based paper and supply company Nicholsrecently announced the latest expansion to its ever-growing operation.

The company, headquartered at 1391 Judson Road in Norton Shores, acquired Kellermeyer of Bowling Green, Ohio, on Oct. 28. It is the latest acquisition the company has made over the course of its 78-year history.

In the last 26 years, Nichols has acquired ICS of Waterford in 2013, the sanitary supply business of Great Lakes Air Gas in 2004, Van Wood Chemical of Grand Rapids in 1992 and Marvin Albers Co. of Holland in 1988.

"We are excited to have brought together these two strong and successful family-owned businesses," Nichols CEO Mike Olthoff said in a press release. "Kellermeyer has always been a highly regarded company and we are happy to have joined forces to continue to provide high-quality products and solutions and to expand our presence in the Great Lakes Region."

Kellermeyer has been a janitorial and industrial supply distributor for more than 70 years. The multi-million-dollar company specializes in industrial, education, building service contractors and healthcare markets in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.

Its facility in Bowling Green will operate under the name Kellermeyer-Nichols. Kellermeyer President and CEO Jill Kegler will remain with the company, serving as general manager.

"This is an exciting opportunity for Kellermeyer, our customers and our team members," Kegler said in the release. "Nichols is a highly reputable company with strong values and ethics. I am pleased to be a part of the team and look forward to the future."

Nichols paper was founded in 1936. It has Michigan branch locations in Muskegon, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Holland and Traverse City.

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