West World Paper

What West World Paper does

West World Paper is a 100% Canadian-owned and operated independent paper merchant serving the commercial print market across Western Canada. The company distributes a broad SKU portfolio organized into three product categories — Paper Products (board, carbonless, coated and uncoated folio, copy paper, digital coated/uncoated, envelopes, pressure-sensitive, specialty, and writing/text/cover), Wide Format (bond and media substrates for aqueous, eco-solvent, latex, and UV printers), and Packaging + Facility Supply (industrial packaging and janitorial products) — plus a Carbon Balanced Paper sustainability line. Distribution is conducted through direct sales and the company's own e-commerce storefront at wwp2go.ca, with physical operations headquartered in Coquitlam, British Columbia and a secondary office in Calgary, Alberta.

The company's core technical capability is paper distribution and in-house converting. Custom sheeting and custom cutting services are operated at the Coquitlam facility, enabling delivery of non-standard sheet sizes that off-the-shelf mill output cannot supply. Following its acquisition of Fishers Paperboard — a 50-plus-year-old paperboard brand — West World Paper added a dedicated paperboard product line (SBS, chipboard, coasterboard, foam board, corrugated, and related substrates) and retained the Fishers brand as a sub-brand. Inventory is largely sourced from third-party mills and converters (e.g., Nekoosa, Finch, McCoy, Kromekote), meaning West World Paper functions as a value-added reseller and converter rather than a primary manufacturer.

West World Paper makes money by reselling paper, packaging, janitorial, and wide-format media to commercial print customers in Western Canada and by charging for custom converting services on a project basis. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers are directed to contact sales. The go-to-market is sales-led, combining field-based direct sales for commercial print accounts with e-commerce fulfillment via wwp2go.ca for smaller and transactional buyers. The customer base is fragmented across SMB print shops, in-house print operations, and packaging/facility supply buyers in British Columbia and Alberta, with no named anchor accounts disclosed in the source data.

Name

West World Paper

Legal name

West World Paper

Website

https://westworldpaper.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

West World Paper is a 100% Canadian-owned independent paper merchant and converter distributing paper, wide format, packaging, janitorial, and paperboard products, plus custom converting services, to commercial print customers across Western Canada from offices in Coquitlam, BC and Calgary, AB.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Paper Distribution and Commercial Printing Supplies

NAICS

Converted Paper Product Manufacturing (3222), Stationery Product Manufacturing (322230)

SIC

Wholesale-Paper & Paper Products (5110), Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes) (2670)

akta.pro primary industry

Paper & Printing Grades Distribution (Printing/Writing, Newsprint, Specialty) (IMAMAIAF)

Keywords

• Paper merchant
• Commercial printing supplies
• Wide format media
• Custom paper converting
• Industrial packaging supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Coquitlam

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Paper Products Sales: West World Paper generates revenue through the sale of paper products including printing papers, paperboard products, office papers, envelopes, wide format media, packaging and janitorial products. The company operates as a wholesale/retail paper merchant serving the commercial print market.
2. Custom Converting Services: Fishers Paperboard, acquired by West World Paper, provides custom sheeting and custom cutting services, converting raw paperboard materials to requested sizes for customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

West World Paper is a commercial paper merchant distributing printing papers, paperboard, office papers, envelopes, wide format media, packaging, and janitorial products to the commercial print market in Western Canada. The company supplements product sales with in-house custom sheeting and custom cutting converting services delivered through its Coquitlam facility and the Fishers Paperboard sub-brand. Customers transact via direct sales or through the wwp2go.ca online shop.

Product overview

West World Paper is a 100% Canadian owned and operated paper merchant offering a comprehensive portfolio of paper, wide format, packaging, and facility supply products for the commercial print market in Western Canada. The company operates through three main product categories: Paper Products (including Board, Carbonless, Coated Folio, Copy Paper, Digital Coated, Digital Uncoated, Envelopes, Pressure Sensitive, Specialty, Uncoated Folio, and Writing/Text/Cover), Wide Format products (Bond and Media for various printer types), and Packaging + Facility Supply (Industrial and Janitorial products). The company also provides Custom Converting services for custom sheeting and cutting, and acquired Fishers Paperboard to expand into sustainable paperboard products. Additionally, the company offers Carbon Balanced Paper as an environmentally focused offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Board Paper Products Board stock for packaging requirements with stock sizes and custom sheeting options available, sold to commercial print customers.
• Carbonless Paper Carbonless paper products engineered for long-run offset and quick turnaround on-demand digital dry toner/laser printing, offered in partnership with Nekoosa.
• Coated Folio Papers Coated folio products including Kromekote C1S, Kromekote C2S, McCoy, Opus, and Synaps OM for offset printing applications.
• Copy Paper Copy paper products including Finch Fine Color Copy, Multiplex Multipurpose 20#, Navigator Multipurpose, and Navigator Platinum for everyday office printing and presentations.
• Digital Coated Papers Digital coated papers including McCoy Digital, Titan Digital, and Synaps XM for digital printing applications with superior ink hold-out.
• Digital Uncoated Papers Digital uncoated papers including Finch Fine Color Copy, Finch Fine iD, Finch Opaque Digital, and Navigator Platinum for digital printing with excellent toner adhesion.
• Envelopes Wide variety of envelopes including Booklet, Business Plain, Business Window, Catalogue, Coin, Invitation, Specialty, and Square envelopes for all mailing needs.
• Pressure Sensitive Labels Coated, uncoated and vinyl labels for various printing and labeling applications.
• Specialty Paper Specialty items including floor graphics, tabs, and wristbands for events and dry toner printers.
• Uncoated Folio Papers Finch uncoated folio products suitable for offset printing, including Finch Opaque in Bright White and Vanilla shades.
• Writing, Text and Cover Papers Writing, text and cover papers including Glamma Kraft (100% recycled fibers with 90% post-consumer waste) and Glamma Natural translucent printing papers.
• Wide Format Bond Products Wide format media substrates including Bond and Media products for aqueous, eco-solvent, latex, and UV printers.
• Wide Format Bond Papers Engineering bond and inkjet bond papers including Orca Engineering Bond, Orca Inkjet Bond, 24# Presentation Bond, 27# Presentation Bond, and 40# Poster Paper for wide format printing.
• Wide Format Media Substrates Media substrates including accessories, adhesive, banner, fabric/canvas, film, laminate, paper, polypropylene, and rigids for various printer types.
• Industrial Packaging Supplies Industrial packaging supplies including boxes, chipboard, corrugated sheets, knives, kraft wrap, newsprint, pallet wrap, safety equipment, shipping envelopes, singleface, strapping, and tape.
• Janitorial Supplies Janitorial and cleaning supplies including cleaners, garbage bags, gloves, hand soap, ice melt, and paper towels and wipers.
• Custom Converting Services Custom sheeting and custom cutting services to requested sizes, handled in-house at the Coquitlam, BC facility with quality, flexibility, and efficient lead times.
• Carbon Balanced Paper Environmentally sustainable paper options that help offset carbon footprint, offered as part of the paper portfolio.
• Fishers Paperboard Product Line High quality sustainable paperboard products and converting services providing custom sheeting and custom cutting, including Ancora C2S SBS, Aquapel Gable, Candesce C1S SBS, Chipboard, Coasterboard, Corrugated Sheets, Foam Board, MillBoard, SupaScreen, and Titan Hi-Q CCLB C1S Cover Duplex Board.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fishers PaperboardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWest World Paper acquired Fishers Paperboard, which has been providing high quality, sustainable paperboard products and converting services for over 50 years. Fishers specializes in custom sheeting and custom cutting to requested sizes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Midland Paper: Independent paper distributor supplying commercial printers with coated, uncoated, digital, and specialty papers plus packaging — similar assortment strategy and independent-merchant positioning.
• Roosevelt Paper Company: Independent paper merchant distributing printing, writing, and converting papers along with packaging products to commercial print customers — comparable independent merchant positioning and SKU mix.
• Spicers Canada: One of Canada's largest paper and print supply distributors, offering commercial printing papers, wide-format media, packaging, and facility supplies to printers and businesses across Canada — directly comparable product assortment, customer base, and merchant/wholesale model.
• Unisource Canada: Canadian paper and packaging distributor serving commercial printers and businesses with printing papers, packaging, and facility supplies — overlapping SKU categories, customer segments, and regional distribution footprint.
• Lindenmeyr Munroe: Major US-based paper distributor serving commercial printers with printing papers, packaging, and wide-format media — comparable merchant business model and customer segment.

Regional players

• Premier Paper Group: UK-focused paper merchant distributing printing and specialty papers to commercial printers — comparable independent-merchant model with similar product categories, though primarily serving a different geography.
• Kelly Paper: US West Coast-based paper merchant serving commercial printers with printing papers, wide format, and packaging supplies — comparable merchant model and customer base, though primarily US rather than Canadian geography.

Broad incumbents

• Domtar Corporation: Major North American paper manufacturer and distributor with a broad portfolio of printing/writing papers and paperboard sold through merchant channels — overlaps as both a competitor (in some SKUs) and a key upstream supplier.
• Veritiv Corporation: North American broadline distributor of printing papers, packaging, and facility supplies with significant Canadian operations — comparable product lines and customer base but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.

Others

• Nekoosa: Specialty paper and coated products manufacturer whose carbonless and pressure-sensitive lines West World Paper carries — comparable upstream supplier relationship and product overlap in carbonless/coated categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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