Our History

We have been here for you since 1957

 

1957

Clarence B Svehla founded the Company in 1957 around a few products in the Southside of Chicago with one goal in mind, great value and great customer service.

    

1974

In the years since, Aira Enterprises along with generations of associates has grown to become a leader in its industry, most reliable and affordable distributor of industrial commodities and containers, always putting clients first.

 

2001

We are located in Bedford Park Illinois and have over 100,000 square feet facility that is filled with a wide selection of inventory. Using our fleet of vehicles, we can arrange for delivery anywhere within a 60-mile radius of Chicagoland

2018

Our products include: Gaylord Boxes and Gaylord Box Liners, Pallets,  Oil-dri, Sweeping Compounds, Salts, Water Softeners ,  Metal Drums, Fiber Drums , Fiber Barrels, Wiping cloths, etc. We are proud to be a national and regional distributor of Gaylord boxes.

 

2021

 We have new and used gaylord boxes available for almost any size you could even imagine! Plastic liners are also available in varying sizes and thickness in order to make sure your box has the protection it needs. Our metal, plastic and fiber drums vary in size ranging from 30 to 70 gallons. All of them are Liquid-Pak and DOT approved. We also have a choice of sizes available for pallets. You can choose between customized pallets or purchasing a gently-used pallet.

 

  We buy and sell gaylord boxes , gaylord boxes covers , gaylord box liners, pallets , used drums , water softeners , oil dry , rock salt, rags , calcium chlorite, sodium chlorite in the following areas:  Chicago, Evanston, Schaumburg, Naperville, Northbrook, Skokie, Oak Brook, Deerfield, Lisle, Lake Forest, Downers Grove, Itasca, Elmhurst, Aurora, Hoffman Estates, Elgin, Rolling Meadows, Highland Park, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Buffalo Grove, Glenview, Arlington Heights, Lombard, Merrillville, Vernon Hills, Tinley Park, Libertyville, Barrington, Mount Prospect, Lincolnshire, Wheeling, Glen Ellyn, Woodridge, Warrenville, Palatine, Morton Grove, Addison, Crystal Lake, Villa Park, Valparaiso, Wilmette, Park Ridge, Westchester, Geneva, Lake Zurich, Bolingbrook, Kenosha, Oak Park, Hinsdale, Westmont, Mundelein, Wood Dale, Gurnee, Malta, Wheaton, Romeoville, River Forest, Willowbrook, Bartlett, Melrose Park, Grayslake, Mchenry, Waukegan, Joliet, Winnetka, Bridgeview, Niles, North Chicago, Bloomingdale, Roselle, Orland Park, Bensenville, Crown Point, Batavia, Oswego, Homewood, Plainfield, Lincolnwood, Wayne, Carol Stream, Hanover Park, Glendale Heights, Mokena, Sycamore, Riverside, Darien, Frankfort, Berwyn, Oak Lawn, La Grange, Fox Lake, Western Springs, Elmwood Park, River Grove, Alsip, Palos Hills, Franklin Park, Streamwood, Oak Forest, New Lenox, Forest Park, Gary, Highland, Schererville, Hickory Hills, Lake Bluff, Montgomery, North Aurora, Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge, Palos Heights, Cicero, Round Lake, Wauconda, Schiller Park, Countryside, Blue Island, Dundee, Woodstock, Cary, Calumet City, Long Grove, Hampshire, Whiting, Chesterton, Lowell, Munster, Hammond, Pleasant Prairie, Lake In The Hills, Harvey, Algonquin, Park Forest, Evergreen Park, Glencoe, Sugar Grove, Yorkville, Brookfield, Antioch, South Elgin, South Holland, Broadview, Summit Argo, Lemont, Harwood Heights, Hillside, Carpentersville, West Chicago, Lyons, Markham, Marengo, University Park, Stone Park, Lakewood, Coal City, Ingleside, Saint Charles, Kenilworth, Minooka, Wadsworth, Glenwood, Flossmoor, Shorewood, Clarendon Hills, Bellwood, Rensselaer, Saint John, Hobart, Willow Springs, Channahon, Prospect Heights, La Grange Park, Country Club Hills, Crest Hill, Hazel Crest, Burbank, Wonder Lake, Bedford Park, Highwood, Palos Park, Lansing, Lake Villa, Burlington, Sandwich, Harvard, Midlothian, Ringwood, Island Lake, Maywood Indian Head Park, Clare, Hometown, Gardner, Dolton Spring Grove, Riverdale, Monee, Winfield, Lockport, Huntley, Worth, Great Lakes, Morris, Homer Glen, Wilmington, Fort Sheridan, Steger, Hammond, Highland