Cole Papers, Inc.

Cole Papers is a wholesale distributor of Industrial Papers, Printing Papers, and Floor Covering. We were founded in 1918 by Robert Cole as the Fargo Paper Company. Our 11 locations (headquartered in the Fargo, ND Industrial Park) serve our customers in North Dakota, South Dakota, Eastern Montana, Minnesota, Northwest Iowa, Northeast Nebraska, and Northwest and West Central Wisconsin.

Our Mission
To be the leader in serving the paper, janitorial supplies and floor covering needs of the business and institutional customers in our trade area.

To provide with integrity and good service quality products on a competitively priced basis.

To maintain a well informed professional staff, fairly compensated, with opportunities for advancement.

To generate reasonable profits from all assets employed enabling future company growth, a reasonable return to stockholders, good benefits to our employees, and some donations to charitable causes.

To encourage the spiritual, cultural and economic growth of our trading area and the rest of the world through leadership and financial support.