Needels Supply

Specialties

We manufacture and distribute our own, cleaning chemicals in addition to other cleaning chemicals, supplies, paper products, fixtures, equipment, repairs, food service products, tools, parts, and so much more.

History

Established in 1942.

When E.A. and Ferne Needels started Needels Janitor Supply out of their St. Paul, MN home in 1942, they laid the groundwork for what has been a successful janitorial/​sanitary distributorship that has more than 70 years of existence.

With the company’s foundation laid, son Roger Needels came on board to help E.A. and Ferne grow the business into new directions. Under Roger’s guidance, the company became not only a full jan/​san distributor house, but a manufacturer as well. Needels Supply now manufactures over 40 chemicals that are used for the company’s extensive private label and custom-​engineered product programs.

Today Lisa Needels, Roger’s daughter, is company president. Under her direction, marketing changes are under way to seek out new customers, while at the same time finding ways to better serve existing clients as well as the community. Owner Lisa Needels is a board member of Keystone Community Services.