1886

M. Gottesman & Company, specializing in the sale of raw materials for papermaking, is founded in New York City.

1900s

D. S. Gottesman (1885-1956), brought to America from Hungary as a child, enters the family business as a young man. Gottesman eventually becomes a successful investment banker, real estate investor, an organizer of the Central National Bank of the City of New York, and a notable philanthropist.

1980s

Lindenmeyr Paper Corporation, one of the leading independent fine paper merchants in the United States, is acquired by Central National-Gottesman (1984). Seldom have two entities come together whose activities are so different, yet complementary, and who share in common a similar philosophy of business and a long history of dedication to the same industry.

Subsequently, the acquisition of D.F. Munroe Company, a paper merchant in the New England area, is completed (1988).

1991

Central National-Gottesman acquires Communication Paper Corporation, which specializes in the sale of communication and printing papers.

1994

Central National Gottesman acquires Perkins & Squier Company, a seller of book publishing papers

1996-1997

Lindenmeyr Munroe expands its activities to include the opening of two new warehouses in Baltimore/Washington DC and Richmond, VA.

2001

Lindenmeyr Munroe acquires a competing paper merchant in Richmond, Virginia.

2002

Lindenmeyr Munroe expands into a major new market by opening a sales office and distribution facility in Itasca, Illinois, near Chicago, the largest print market in the U.S.

2007

Lindenmeyr Munroe expands into two new markets. In February,  Wisconsin Paper is acquired,  expanding our footprint in the Midwest. While in April, we entered into the North Carolina market with a new facility in Durham.

2009

In December, Lindenmeyr Munroe acquires the Hudson City division of Frank Parsons, Inc., based in West Caldwell, New Jersey. The acquisition further strengthens our leading position in the important New York and New Jersey markets.

2010

On October 1st, Lindenmeyr Munroe acquires the assets and business of Frank Parsons’s Fine Paper Division, one of the mid-Atlantic region’s leading independent paper merchants. The purchase includes Frank Parsons’s entire fine paper operation, which serves seven U.S. markets and consists of locations in or near Baltimore, MD, Washington, DC, Lynchburg, VA, Norfolk, VA, Richmond, VA, Harrisburg, PA, and Pittsburgh, PA. Also included in the sale are six wholesale paper stores.

2011

On February 27th, Lindenmeyr Munroe acquires  Ultimate Packaging Supplies, Inc., a Plainville, New York based distributor of packaging and shipping supplies.

On February 28th, Lindenmeyr Munroe acquires the assets and business of Hudson Valley Paper Company, one of upstate New York and New England’s oldest and most respected fine paper merchants.

2012

In February, Lindenmeyr Munroe acquires Bel-Nor Company, Inc., a packaging company based in Hudson, New Hampshire. This strategic acquisition strengthens our packaging footprint in the New England market.