Acme Paper & Supply Co., Inc., one of the Mid-Atlantic region’s largest suppliers of disposable goods, janitorial products and packaging, has completed a major expansion of its Savage, Md., warehouse and office headquarters that dramatically increases the scope and speed of its services to its clients, which range from schools and neighborhood convenience stores to Oriole Park and Amtrak nationally.

Acme, which began in 1946 in a 1500 sq. ft. rented garage in east Baltimore, has enlarged its 80,000 sq. ft. warehouse by 60 percent, to bring its capacity to 3.4 million cubic feet. The company has also more than tripled the number of truck bays, from six to 19.

In addition, Acme remodeled and expanded its offices, adding an equipment showroom and repair shop, to bring its headquarters to 20,000 sq. ft. The company has added facilities for sales and employee training and to conduct seminars for clients.

“Our plans were to make this the most comprehensive distribution center in the industry, offering our clients, who are now located from Pennsylvania to North Carolina, the newest, most modern and most efficient delivery system of its type on the East Coast,” said Edward Attman, Acme’s founder and president. “We want to offer industry-leading client response, a factor that has always been our top priority and that has enabled us to grow so dramatically over the years.”

As part of its updating of facilities and infrastructure, Acme has invested in the latest inventory control and warehouse management system, with the updated wiring to enable the bar-coding and scanning of products. The company has also established an Internet purchase procedure so customers can order on-line.

All of this has been made necessary by Acme’s growth in recent years, which has seen the company acquire Baer Supply Company, a 50-year-old seller and servicer of janitorial supplies and equipment, and Kayboys Complete, a 45-year-old retail packaging company. Acme has also added new product categories and increased many existing product lines, which means the company now handles thousands of products from hundreds of manufacturers.

The most recent product line expansion involved establishment of the restaurant equipment and supply division, with full-service and design capabilities.

Acme Paper is also a member of Network Services, the largest organization of paper products and janitorial suppliers in North America, with combined sales of more than $6 billion annually, enabling Acme to serve regional and national accounts. Nationally, Acme provides disposable goods not only to Amtrak but also to sports and entertainment venues around the country.

To facilitate its service to clients in Virginia and North Carolina, Acme also operates a 74,000 sq. ft. regional distribution center in Richmond, Va.

The year-long remodeling and expansion of Acme’s headquarters and warehouse was constructed by James F. Knott Construction.

Acme Paper, founded in 1946, is one of the largest distributors of janitorial supplies, disposable goods, food service and industrial equipment, and retail and custom packaging in the Mid-Atlantic region. The company has warehouses and distribution centers in Savage, Md. , and Richmond, Va.