Our History

1985

On November 1st Brian W. Collins founds Commonwealth, Inc.  The company begins its life operating out of a 25,000 square foot facility in Tri-County, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, with 2 employees.

1987

Commonwealth, Inc. moves into a 32,000 square foot facility on Highland Ave. in Norwood, another suburb of Cincinnati.

1989

Commonwealth, Inc. expands to 42,000 square feet and 14 employees.

Gross sales top over $1,000,000 for the first time.

1990

Commonwealth, Inc. expands to 151,000 square feet in three facilities around the Cincinnati area.

Gross sales more than doubles to $2,700,000.

1991

Commonwealth, Inc. moves into its present headquarters in Cincinnati, initially occupying 200,000 square feet and employing 40 people.

Commonwealth, Inc. is recognized by the Inc. 500 magazine as the 236th fastest growing company in the nation.

The Cincinnati Business Courier and Ernst & Young award Commonwealth, Inc. the Crescendo award given to the 50 fastest growing companies in the region.

1992

Commonwealth, Inc. expands to Greenville, NC, by opening a contract facility to service Procter & Gamble.

Commonwealth, Inc. is again recognized by the Inc. 500 magazine as the 344th fastest growing company in the nation.

The Cincinnati Business Courier and Ernst & Young again award Commonwealth, Inc. the Crescendo award given to the 50 fastest growing companies in the region.

1993

Commonwealth, Inc opens a 50,000 square foot facility in Florence, Kentucky to service a major catalogue fulfillment client.

Growth continues, pushing Commonwealth, Inc’s total operating square footage to over 510,000 square feet in three states:  Ohio, North Carolina, and Kentucky. 

The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce recognizes Commonwealth, Inc. with the Positioned for Success award.

1994

Commonwealth, Inc. focuses on Ohio and Kentucky warehousing and distribution business, shutting down its North Carolina facility while expanding to over 761,000 square feet in three locations.

1995

Commonwealth, Inc. closes its Florence, Kentucky, catalogue fulfillment facility to focus more on warehousing and distribution business.

Gross sales top $4,500,000.

1997

Commonwealth, Inc. opens an Oxnard, California contract facility to service Procter & Gamble.

1998

Commonwealth, Inc. expands its Oxnard presence by opening another contract facility to service the Pepsi-Cola Company, initially occupying 122,000 square feet.

Within the first year of operation, Commonwealth, Inc. quickly turns the 14th ranked Pepsi outside vendor facility into the #1 rated facility in the nation. Our facility has maintained the #1 ranking to this day.

1999

Commonwealth, Inc. takes over the failing 106,000 square foot Este Ave. facility for Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Commonwealth, Inc. earns the prestigious Pinnacle award given by Procter & Gamble to the facility which executes the best turnaround in overall performance.

Commonwealth, Inc. returns to Kentucky to start-up the 200,000 square foot Qualis Automotive facility in Hebron for a four-year contract.

Upon request from a valued customer, Commonwealth, Inc. opens a 25,000 square foot facility in Marietta, Georgia.

2004

Commonwealth, Inc. earns a 100% Quality Assurance Control award from Procter & Gamble for overall excellence, one of two given out world-wide.

2005

The Second Generation begins at Commonwealth, Inc.  Brent L. Collins joins the company as the Sales & Marketing manager after working for a year on Capitol Hill in the United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 

2006

Commonwealth, Inc. earns an unprecedented back-to-back 100% Quality Assurance Control award for overall excellence from Procter & Gamble.  To date, no other company has duplicated this achievement worldwide.

2007

Commonwealth, Inc. expands its California footprint to over 201,000 square feet.  Total square footage for the company now exceeds 800,000 square feet in three states:  Ohio, California and Georgia.

Steelcraft, a division of Ingersoll Rand, selects Commonwealth, Inc. out of six regional and national suppliers for the complete outsourcing of their North American steel door and frame division.  This substantial contract operation in Cincinnati pushes Commonwealth, Inc. to over $8,000,000 in gross sales and 75 employees.

2008

Commonwealth, Inc. adds a third facility in California.  The new 37,000 square foot facility on Maulhardt Avenue will be used as part of our contract operation in Oxnard.  Commonwealth, Inc. now controls 850,000 square feet in total.