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About Great Western Supply Co.

Since 1926, Great Western Supply has served the Quad Cities and surrounding areas with paper, janitorial supplies & equipment. We help building maintenance managers who struggle with keeping their buildings clean, safe and good looking while staying within a tight budget.

Some things about Great Western Supply:

  • 100% of incoming calls are answered by our local customer service team.
  • 9 sales representatives personally serve customers in a 15,000 square mile area.
  • The team is certified in 27 custodial training programs - and we pass this knowledge on to you!
  • Our 42,000 square feet warehouse has 2,500 stocking units. We carry 40% more inventory than an average distributor allowing us to deliver next day with a 99% fill rate.
  • We process 20,000+ orders from over 2,500 companies annually.
  • Our 4-point check system for order pulling gives us a 99.9% accuracy rate.
  • We currently manage inventories in 227 supply closets for our customers.
  • The GW Brand of cleaning products have been made in the Quad Cities since 1945. They are time-tested and high quality.
  • Our GW floor finish has been used in over 400 buildings (Millions of square feet).
  • Our customers have purchased over 36,500 gallons of our floor finish in the last 5 years.
  • Our EPA registered all-purpose cleaner, Envirox, is truly all-purpose: 1 product, 2 dilutions for 95% of your cleaning. Zero soap or quat residue for a cleaner building.
  • Our customers have 1,761 dispensers on the wall dispensing Envirox and Buckeye cleaning products.
  • The Pro-Link Brand is sold by 93 top companies with 106 locations across the United States.
  • We have repaired over 2,400 machines in the last 3 years - on time.

Our Company Values

Love – Choice of commitment, sacrifice, and true caring

Respect – To honor and place great value

Honesty – Truthfulness and Integrity

Hard Work – Full effort and productivity

Our company values are based on the Christian principles of love, respect, honesty, and hard work. We treat our customers, coworkers, and vendors as we would like to be treated. We love and respect our customers and will do whatever it takes to make them happy while using these guiding principles.


Services Provided:

  • Product & Equipment Training – We want to be your partner in cleaning. When you buy from Great Western Supply, we support you and your team as you learn how to use your new equipment and products the right way.
  • Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) – Let our professionals manage your inventory for you. Based on a schedule that works best for you and your supply closet, our representative will automatically count and reorder the items you need.
  • Machine Repair – Our Machine Repair Specialist has over 20 years of experience to assure your equipment runs efficiently.
  • Fleet Delivery – Our Great Western Delivery Fleet runs 5 days a week to assure you get your items in a timely fashion.