Qualis International

What Qualis International does

Qualis International, Inc. is a privately held, WBENC-certified 100% Woman Owned distributor and third-party logistics provider founded in 1988 and headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. The company distributes non-foods general merchandise — including bags, stretch film, poly pro twine, trash can liners, pallet covers, towels & tissues, and soap — to Fortune 500 retailers, manufacturers, and institutional buyers across the United States, Canada, Mexico, the US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Its core product portfolio also includes the 'Qualis Brands' sub-brand covering facility maintenance products, packaging supplies, and displays.

The company's technical backbone is an EDI-integrated warehouse management system with computerized inventory control, online ordering, auto-replenishment, and JIT delivery. This is paired with full 3PL capabilities including freight consolidation, drayage, container devanning, sorting, labeling, staging, distribution, cross docking, pick & pack, palletizing, stretch wrapping, and short- and long-term storage, supported by LTL, truckload, parcel, and third-party shipping options. The EDI integration with customer procurement systems and split-month billing is highlighted as a structural operational differentiator.

Qualis generates revenue through transactional product distribution and professional logistics services, sold via direct enterprise sales to Fortune 500 customers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company leans on its WBENC certification and 30+ years of supplier track record — including Home Depot Star Supplier recognition and multiple Top 500 Women-Owned Business rankings through 2012 — as commercial trust signals that qualify it for diversity procurement programs and long-tenured enterprise contracts.

Name

Qualis International

Legal name

Qualis International, Inc.

Website

https://qualisintl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Qualis International is a WBENC-certified woman-owned distributor and 3PL provider serving Fortune 500 retailers, manufacturers, and institutional buyers across North America with non-foods general merchandise and integrated logistics services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics and Distribution Services

NAICS

Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (42449)

SIC

Wholesale-Durable Goods, Nec (5099)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonfood Grocery & HBC Wholesale (Paper, Cleaning, Personal Care) (AFAIABAL)

Keywords

• Non-foods merchandise distribution
• Warehouse management services
• Logistics and distribution
• MRO supplies distribution
• Supply chain management

Headquarters

HQ city

Rancho Santa Margarita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Product Distribution: Distribution of non-foods general merchandise including bags, stretch film, poly pro twine, trash can liners, pallet covers, towels & tissues, soap, and other non-retail products to Fortune 500 companies. Revenue is generated through product sales with national distribution capabilities.
2. Logistics and Warehouse Services: Full service logistics and warehouse management including freight consolidation, drayage, container devanning, sorting, labeling, staging, distribution, cross docking, pick & pack, palletizing, stretch wrapping, and short & long-term storage services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Qualis International distributes non-foods general merchandise (bags, stretch film, poly pro twine, trash can liners, pallet covers, towels & tissues, soap) and provides full-service logistics and warehouse management to Fortune 500 companies in the retail, manufacturing, industrial, hospitality, and institutional sectors. The offering combines physical product distribution with EDI-integrated inventory control, online ordering, auto replenishment, and just-in-time delivery across the US, Canada, Mexico, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.

Product overview

Qualis International operates as a full-service logistics and distribution company offering a unified product portfolio centered on non-foods general merchandise distribution. The core offering combines physical products (Bags, Stretch Film, Pallet Covers, Towels & Tissues, Soap, and related supplies) with integrated logistics services (Full Service Logistics/Warehouse with EDI integration, computerized inventory control). Additional value-added services include Inventory Management with auto replenishment, MRO Supplies, Supply Chain Management across North America, and National Distribution services. The company differentiates through EDI integration, JIT delivery, and nationwide warehouse locations that enable coast-to-coast distribution with freight consolidation, cross docking, and storage capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Qualis Brands: Facility maintenance products and equipment, packaging supplies and displays sold under the company's own brand name.

Products and services

• Non-Foods General Merchandise Distribution Distribution of non-foods general merchandise including Bags, Stretch Film, Poly Pro Twine, Trash Can Liners, Pallet Covers, Towels & Tissues, and Soap to Fortune 500 companies in retail, manufacturing, industrial, hospitality, and institutional industries.
• Full-Service Logistics and Warehouse Management End-to-end logistics and warehousing including freight consolidation, drayage, container devanning, sorting, labeling, staging, cross docking, pick & pack, palletizing, stretch wrapping, and short- and long-term storage, with LTL, truckload, parcel, and third-party shipping options. Fully EDI-integrated with computerized inventory control and split-month billing support.
• MRO and Facility Maintenance Supplies Maintenance, repair, and operations supplies including facility maintenance products, equipment, packaging supplies, and display products sold under the Qualis Brands sub-brand for industrial, hospitality, and institutional customers.
• Supply Chain Management Services Supply chain management services covering customers across the US, Canada, Mexico, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, leveraging long-established vendor partnerships for global sourcing, procurement, and international/domestic production with national distribution points.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Brady Industries: Brady Industries is a family-owned janitorial and sanitation supplies distributor serving the western and southwestern United States. It directly mirrors Qualis's go-to-market with warehouse distribution of non-foods general merchandise and emphasis on regional service to enterprise customers.
• Daycon Products: Daycon is a janitorial and sanitation distributor serving the Mid-Atlantic and surrounding regions with similar non-foods general merchandise focus. Comparable business model to Qualis in distributing cleaning supplies, paper, and packaging products to enterprise facility customers.
• Uline: Uline is a major North American distributor of shipping, packaging, industrial, and janitorial supplies sold direct to business customers. Comparable to Qualis in packaging and facility-supply product categories, with similarly broad SKU assortments and nationwide delivery capability.
• Imperial Dade: Imperial Dade is one of the largest privately held distributors of foodservice packaging, janitorial, and sanitation supplies in North America. It directly competes with Qualis in non-foods general merchandise distribution to enterprise customers with similar product breadth and logistics service offerings.
• WAXIE Sanitary Supply: WAXIE is a regional janitorial and sanitation supply distributor serving the western United States with warehouse distribution and product breadth similar to Qualis. Directly comparable in customer segments (hospitality, institutional, industrial) and product mix.

Broad incumbents

• HD Supply Holdings: HD Supply is a large industrial distribution leader serving maintenance, repair, and operations customers including multifamily, hospitality, and facilities end markets. Comparable to Qualis in MRO and facility-maintenance distribution but at substantially greater scale.
• Veritiv Corporation: Veritiv distributes packaging, facility solutions, and print products to enterprise customers across North America. Comparable to Qualis for janitorial and packaging distribution but operates at far greater scale as a publicly traded incumbent.
• Grainger: Grainger is a leading broad-line MRO industrial distributor with a national footprint and digital procurement platform. Overlaps with Qualis in serving facility maintenance and industrial customers but operates at vastly larger scale with deeper digital capabilities.
• Bunzl plc: Bunzl is a global distribution and outsourcing company supplying a broad range of non-food consumables including janitorial, packaging, and MRO products to retailers and industrial customers. It is comparable to Qualis in core product categories and customer segments but operates at vastly larger scale across multiple continents.

Emerging players

• Essendant: Essendant is a wholesale distributor of workplace and facility supplies including janitorial, breakroom, and packaging categories. Partial overlap with Qualis in the non-foods general merchandise space, though focused more on office and resellers than direct enterprise distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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