Storey Kenworthy

What Storey Kenworthy does

Storey Kenworthy is an Iowa-based, fourth-generation family-owned business supplies and equipment dealer founded in 1936 in Des Moines, operating across seven Iowa locations (Ames, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Waterloo, Coralville, and Davenport) with 140+ employees. The company distributes office supplies, facility and janitorial supplies, breakroom products, branded apparel and promotional merchandise, custom printing, and office furniture (as a HON dealer with the HON NOW quickship program), and operates the Matt Parrott subsidiary for printing, branded products, and election services through a partnership with Dominion Voting Systems. National reach is achieved via the AOPD network of 75+ independent dealers and the ISG buying group, with healthcare facility supply distributed through AOPD contracts for Premier and Vizient GPOs.

The business model is primarily sales-led direct distribution with dedicated account representatives empowered to make business decisions, supported by an e-commerce platform (ecom.storeykenworthy.com) and custom B2B webstores for print-on-demand and branded product ordering. Revenue is generated transactionally across multiple product categories with quote-based negotiated pricing, monthly billing, no membership fees, and free delivery on most products. Customer segments span SMB to enterprise across general business, K-12 education, healthcare, government/county (election services), and non-profit verticals; named customers include Alburnett Community Schools. The company's technology stack consists of standard e-commerce infrastructure, ICC color profiling for print production, web-based self-service ordering portals, and resold HP printer endpoint security solutions rather than proprietary AI or automation platforms. Recent strategic activity includes the 2022 acquisition of Tallgrass Business Resources and ongoing expansion of healthcare GPO contracts and national channel partnerships.

Name

Storey Kenworthy

Legal name

Storey Kenworthy

Website

https://storeykenworthy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Storey Kenworthy is a fourth-generation, Iowa-based office supplies, furniture, printing, and facility products dealer serving SMBs, education, healthcare, and government customers across Iowa with national reach through the AOPD dealer network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ames

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Office and Facility Supplies: Core business providing office supplies, janitorial and facility supplies, breakroom supplies, safety equipment, and PPE. Revenue generated through direct sales to businesses with consolidated ordering and billing.
2. Office Furniture Sales and Design: Sales of HON furniture products through the HON NOW quickship program, along with workspace design services. The company also refers broader services to sister company Workspace for custom Steelcase solutions.
3. Branded Products and Apparel: Branded merchandise including employee apparel programs, promotional products, and custom canopies/banners. Revenue from customized product distribution through company webstores.
4. Print Solutions: Full-service printing including business collateral, full color printing, business forms, envelopes, and mailing solutions. Print-on-demand webstores for ongoing business printing needs.
5. Healthcare Facility Supplies: Supply of office, janitorial, facility supplies, safety equipment, furniture, and breakroom supplies to healthcare facilities through AOPD Contract serving Premier and Vizient GPOs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Storey Kenworthy is a B2B office and facility solutions provider supplying businesses with office supplies, janitorial and breakroom supplies, office furniture (HON dealership), branded apparel and promotional products, and commercial printing services. The company operates as a one-stop procurement partner through dedicated account representatives, an e-commerce platform, and a national dealer network (AOPD). It also offers specialized election printing and equipment services through its Matt Parrott subsidiary.

Product overview

Storey Kenworthy is an Iowa-based office supplies dealer operating as a multi-category business solutions provider. The portfolio consists of core product lines including Office Supplies, HON NOW Furniture, Facility Supplies, Branded Products, Print Solutions, and Coffee Systems (Flavia), alongside specialized offerings such as Matt Parrott Election Services, HP Security Solutions, and National Solutions. The company also provides custom webstores for branded products and print ordering. As a dealer for HON office furniture and a member of AOPD and ISG buying groups, the business focuses on providing office, facility, and printing solutions primarily to businesses, schools, and healthcare organizations in Iowa and nationally through partner networks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Matt Parrott: A Storey Kenworthy company providing print marketing, business collateral, full color printing, business forms, envelopes, mailing solutions, and election services
• Matt Parrott Election Services
• Matt Parrott Printing
• HON NOW
• Workspace

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dominion Voting SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Through Matt Parrott Election Services, Storey Kenworthy partners with Dominion Voting Systems to offer Iowa counties the tools necessary to conduct efficient, secure, and accurate elections. This includes election equipment and ongoing support.
• ElectionSourcecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012In 2012, Matt Parrott partnered with ElectionSource to provide Iowa counties with one-stop shopping for all election needs. Together with Dominion Voting Systems, the partnership equips counties with comprehensive election solutions.
• American Office Products Distributors (AOPD)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStorey Kenworthy is Iowa's only member of AOPD, a network of over 75 independent dealers across the United States and Canada. This partnership enables 'Local Service, Nationwide' through a single website, harmonized pricing, local account representation, and last-mile delivery service. The company can interface with most procurement platforms via punch-out or integrated catalog file.
• Independent Suppliers Group (ISG)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStorey Kenworthy is a top-tier member of ISG, the world's largest office products buying group. This membership allows the company to leverage distribution network and wholesale partner resources for fast, free, professional delivery through a network of couriers and parcel delivery options.
• Premier (Healthcare GPO)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStorey Kenworthy supports the AOPD Contract for Premier PP-SV-281, one of the two largest healthcare GPOs in the country. This enables the company to supply healthcare facilities with office, janitorial, facility supplies, safety equipment, furniture, and breakroom products.
• Vizient (Healthcare GPO)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStorey Kenworthy supports the AOPD Contract for Vizient BP0271, one of the two largest healthcare GPOs in the country. This partnership enables supply of healthcare facilities nationwide through established procurement pathways.
• HON (Herman Miller)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStorey Kenworthy has partnered with HON, an Iowa-based manufacturer, for the HON NOW quickship program delivering high-quality, selectively-curated office furniture quickly and affordably. HON products include desks, chairs, filing cabinets, and paneled workstations.
• Workspace (Sister Company)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFor broader services beyond Storey Kenworthy's capabilities, the company refers customers to sister company Workspace, which specializes in creating custom, unique, and highly functional office solutions utilizing Steelcase furniture.
• National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStorey Kenworthy utilizes NCPA contracts for K-12 education and other public sector solutions, providing national piggy-back contract options that satisfy local bid requirements.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Staples: Staples is one of the largest office products retailers and B2B providers in North America. It overlaps materially with Storey Kenworthy's office supplies, facility supplies, and furniture offerings, and serves a similar SMB-to-enterprise customer base, but at vastly greater scale and with a much wider product catalog.
• ODP Corporation (Office Depot): ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail plus a large B2B distribution arm providing office supplies, technology, and facility solutions. It is a broad incumbent competing against independents like Storey Kenworthy in the same SMB and enterprise workplace procurement category.
• Amazon Business: Amazon Business is the e-commerce giant's B2B procurement platform offering office supplies, breakroom, and facility products with rapid delivery to business customers. It competes with Storey Kenworthy on price and convenience, particularly in the SMB segment, but lacks SK's local service and vertical specialization.

Direct peers

• S.P. Richards Company: S.P. Richards is a wholesale distributor of office, janitorial, and facility products serving independent resellers and dealers across the U.S. It shares Storey Kenworthy's distribution-led model in the same product categories (office supplies, facility/breakroom, cleaning) and overlaps with SK's AOPD/ISG-style channel relationships.
• W.B. Mason: W.B. Mason is the largest privately held U.S. office products distributor, offering office supplies, furniture, janitorial, and print solutions to business customers nationwide. Like Storey Kenworthy, it runs a direct-sales-led model with deep customer relationships, and serves as a direct analog for an independent regional office-supplies distributor.
• Independent Stationers: Independent Stationers is an office products cooperative/buying group that competes with AOPD and ISG in serving independent office-products dealers. It is relevant as a channel-peer to Storey Kenworthy's ISG affiliation and as a model for national-coverage partnerships among independent dealers.
• Impact Office Supplies: Impact Office Supplies is an independent office products distributor serving businesses, schools, and government agencies. Like Storey Kenworthy, it focuses on personalized account management, custom web stores, and supplies/furniture solutions for SMB and institutional customers.

Regional players

• Patterson Companies (office supplies not core) — replaced with: Pollock Office City: Pollock Office City is a regional office products dealer in the U.S. Midwest. Comparable to Storey Kenworthy's family-owned, vertically-specialized independent-dealer model but operating in a different geography, illustrating the kind of peer a regional roll-up acquisition could target.

Emerging players

• National Pen (Branded Products): National Pen is a direct-to-business promotional products and custom-branded merchandise company. It overlaps with Storey Kenworthy's Branded Products and web-store offerings for employee apparel programs and promotional items distribution.

Others

• HNI Corporation (HON): HNI Corporation owns the HON furniture brand that Storey Kenworthy sells through its HON NOW quickship program. HON is the upstream manufacturer/supplier whose products SK distributes — comparable in that the HON NOW partnership is core to SK's office furniture revenue stream.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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