Welcome to Urban Office Products

What can Urban Office Products offer your Company?

If service is the focus, Urban Office Products can easily offer a single-source alternative. Long-term relationships, old-fashioned service, access to the latest in-office products and, of course low, low pricing are the key reasons why companies continue to rely on our services.

We can save you trouble — by easily distributing to all of your company facilities, anywhere in the country.

We can save you money — because pricing will be consistent throughout all of your company locations.

We can save you time — by providing online ordering, consumption reports, and one-stop shopping for all supplies, copiers, furniture, and promotional items.

As a full-service office products distributor, we specialize in servicing commercial offices with everything from office and computer supplies, office furniture, customized promotional items, printed materials, and furniture design.

Our Contract Partners Enjoy:

Largest In-Stock Selection — Over 35,000 Items
Incredibly Low Prices
Superior Customer Service
Reduced Acquisition Costs by Establishing a Single Source for All Products
Next-Day Delivery on Almost Every Item
Reduced Need to Carry Backup Stock
Superior Delivery Service
Knowledgeable and Service-Minded Customer Representatives
E-Commerce Electronic Catalog Ordering Capabilities
48-State Nationwide Distribution System
No Minimum Order
Custom Services
Certified, Minority-Owned Vendor
800 Fax and Phone Lines
Access to Management Everyday

In this highly competitive industry, our efficient distribution system keeps our costs down, resulting in lower costs for you. Since this particular method of doing business does not require us to have the overhead costs of superstore parking lots and expensive advertising programs, we can be much more cost-efficient in the way we do business.

A Few Words from Our Founder and CEO, Ronald L. Gibel

"I attribute the Urban success to a simple principle-service! We've grown faster and larger than I ever expected, especially given the competitive nature of our industry. Yes, of course, we offer quality products at a fair price. But I think our growth is a sign that business people appreciate personal attention from experts who understand the pressures of today's marketplace. Giving great service demands more from us, but it delivers more for the customer-more savings in time and money, more efficiency for their operations. Urban is a force to be reckoned with. We're confident in our relationship with our clients and their commitment to the quality service we provide. We see continued growth going forward."

20 Years and Growing!

20 years ago - Back in 1983, Urban Office Products started operations in a 3-bedroom cooperative apartment on Manhattan's upper Westside and ended its first year with $500,000 worth of gross sales. Ron Gibel's Certified Public Accountant was startled and could not believe that such high volumes could be sold out of an apartment with no inventory.

Ron's experience and knowledge emanated from 20 years of working as a corporate officer at one of the largest office supply companies at that time. During that first year, Ron secured deals with top corporations such as Phillip Morris, Bristol Myers Squibb Inc., Bell Laboratories, and Con Edison. Ron's relationship with Phillip Morris earned him a one-week executive training program at Dartmouth College. In addition, Ron and his newly formed Urban Office Products were presented an award for excellence in the office supply industry by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

20 years later - Urban is a multimillion-dollar corporation, with 48 national distribution centers that enable us to serve customers nationwide!

Today, our corporate headquarters is located in the Historic Brooklyn Heights/D.U.M.B.O (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) section of Brooklyn, New York. Considered by New Yorkers as the new S.O.H.O., D.U.M.B.O. is nestled between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, with cobblestone streets, warehouse buildings in the throes of conversion to corporation headquarters, artist studios, and condos. With phenomenal views of the Manhattan skyline, this area has proven to be a key location for Urban Office Products. We've grown steadily, offering convenience and close proximity to many of our existing and newly acquired corporate accounts located just minutes away in downtown Manhattan, NYC.

For years, Urban Office Products has been a key part in servicing the Tri-State/N.Y. area, and we have been excited about our steady gain in clientele in cities nationwide. Urban Office Products is proud of where we've been in the past 20 years, but we are even more excited about where we're going. Many superstore office suppliers think the only thing that matters is price. We still believe that our company is small enough to provide that extra personal attention while giving you expert service . . . every time!