Benchmark Industrial

Benchmark Industrial is a Gahanna distributor of packaging and warehouse supplies for companies in distribution, food service, manufacturing and government. Its catalog covers corrugated boxes, tapes and adhesives, stretch film, strapping and banding, plastic and protective packaging, shipping supplies, material handling equipment, safety products, janitorial supplies, tools, and office and cafeteria supplies.

Orders can be placed online, by phone or through EDI, and the company delivers with its own trucks, offering next-day delivery inside its delivery zone and same-day shipping outside it. Its programs include vendor-managed inventory, custom stocking of uncommon items, custom-printed packaging, safety supply vending machines and a machinery service plan. The business began in Springfield, Ohio in 1946 as a glove distributor, took the Benchmark name in 2004 and moved its headquarters and warehouse to the Columbus area in 2018.