Our Mission
Women-owned since our founding in 1974, Colker Janitorial Supplies is more than a wholesale distributor offering leading brands in the janitorial, facility maintenance, industrial cleaning and food service industries. We also offer expert advice to provide your organization with smart solutions that extend beyond the box, including on-site cleaning consultations and training programs.
Now in our second generation of women-led leadership, we are a certified Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) with the Pennsylvania United Certification Program (PA UCP), which sets us apart from many other distributors in the industry and we have a steadfast commitment to serving our region's cleaning and janitorial needs with exceptional customer service everyday. Colker Janitorial Supplies remains committed to helping our customers sparkle and shine, as we have for over 45 years.
Our Commitment to What Makes Us Shine
Colker Janitorial Supplies believes that a diverse and inclusive workplace in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect makes us a better business. We promote fair and open access to career opportunities. We also support and proudly serve a diverse community of customers, large and small, so that all businesses in our region can thrive. We value the variety of opinion, approach, perspective and talent of our customers, employees, suppliers and communities and believe that those are the cornerstones of our company's success.Our Story
Our current success is driven by our proud history. In 1974, Lynne Colker purchased Samuel Westerman Import & Export, a small family-owned business, founded in 1916, which sold natural sea sponges and chamois cloths in the Pittsburgh area. Renamed L.M. Colker Company, Inc. soon after the purchase, Lynne Colker began to expand the sponge and chamois cloth business to include specialty cleaning products namely for window washers, commercial cleaners and small businesses.
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