Volm Companies

This is a picture of the Volm “Seventh Avenue Office/Warehouse” in Antigo, WI. The year is 1966. These buildings were purchased by Volm as a replacement for a much smaller Office/Warehouse that was Volm’s first location in Antigo. The significance of this picture is that it represents the first time the Corporate location moved out of the small village of Bryant into Antigo. A milestone for Volm.

This is a picture that shows part of the current Corporate Campus on Edison Street in Antigo. It represents a real dream come true. This is the first time Volm built it’s own complete Office/Warehouse complex. The picture also includes a semi-tractor/trailer as evidence of how Volm was growing to the point where a larger fleet of delivery trucks were needed. The year is 1973.

Behind every organization, there are people who have made it happen. This picture shows three of the men who helped Volm grow in those early years. This was taken at a Trade Show, and would have been in the early 60’s. The men from left to right: Gerald Volm (Co-Founder of Volm Companies), John Morris (Sales Rep for Union Bag-Camp Corporation), Henry Seaman (Owner of Seaman Bag Company). Mr. Volm partnered with Mr. Seaman in the 50’s to stock burlap bags in Bryant and Antigo, from his location in the Chicago area. This way the potato growers in the Antigo area had a local supplier of burlap bags. Mr. Morris helped Volm as it was transitioning from selling burlap bags, to also include paper bags. Some advantages of the paper bag were a “Vent-Vu” window on the front of the bag that showed the product inside of it, and a paper bag could also be easily customized by printing a Grower’s Brand, Name, Address, etc. on it.

Volm employees at a Trade Show showcase the variety of bags that Volm sold. During this time, the industry was transitioning from burlap to paper, the many ways a paper bag could be customized by printing to meet the needs of each individual customer, as well as offering different sizes and colors.