A Brief History

John Edward Spicer established Spicers Papers Limited in the United Kingdom in 1796.  In 1896, Spicers was established in Australia through the acquisition of William Detmold. Seventy-three years later, Spicers set up shop in New Zealand. In 1978, the organization consolidated its position in Australia and New Zealand. Between 1985 and 1991, Spicers Paper acquired seven paper distribution and paper marketing companies in the West Coast. In 1994, all the businesses that Spicers Paper Limited acquired were consolidated as one company under the name Spicers Paper Incorporated. Two years later, Spicers Paper Limited acquired major paper distribution businesses in Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong.

Spicers Paper, North America, is part of PaperlinX, the world's leading international fine paper distributor. Spicers NA has over 400 employees, across 12 Regions, including Denver CO, Honolulu HI, Kansas City MO, Las Vegas NV, Santa Fe Springs CA, St. Paul MN, Phoenix AZ, Portland OR, San Francisco CA, Seattle WA, St. Louis MO and Salt Lake City UT, where we serve thousands of customers everyday. Our strong product offering and sheeting/slitting capabilities gives our customers products and services they can depend on and a wide selection to choose from. As a company, we pride ourselves on service and look forward to working with you.

Take a look around our site and see why Spicers Paper is:

  "A Different Kind of Merchant".