Omaha Nebraska Based Warehouse for Papillion, NE Companies
Storage, fulfillment and freight handling just 13 minutes from Papillion, on a single Omaha campus.
Why Papillion Businesses Choose Gratton Warehouse

Papillion is the county seat of Sarpy County, and its French-derived name means butterfly. Rooftops, retail centers and small offices have multiplied across town, and Werner Park, where the Omaha Storm Chasers play, anchors the weekend calendar. New homes bring new shops, and many owners soon run short of space. Warehouse capacity close to town is worth having, and there is more of it nearby than most owners realize.
Anyone in Papillion hunting for an Omaha Nebraska warehouse
Gratton's Omaha CampusThe company has one building, at 11005 E Circle, roughly 13 minutes from Papillion, and it handles every Sarpy County account. within easy reach will find Gratton close at hand, though we are honest about the setup: there is no building in Papillion. Our single facility sits at 11005 E Circle, Omaha, NE 68137, about 6.8 miles and 13 minutes from town, and that short run keeps receiving and pickups simple, with inventory tracking showing your stock the whole way.
A growing suburb creates a particular kind of strain. A bakery supplying Shadow Lake Towne Center tenants, an installer stocking fixtures for new subdivisions, or an online seller whose garage has filled with cartons all reach the same point where storage costs more time than it saves. With a third-party logistics partner behind you, space follows inventory instead of the other way around. Gratton stores goods on contract, seasonal, public or overflow terms, month to month, and there is never a minimum to meet. One named account manager studies what you sell and who buys it, giving a small Papillion team a steady voice on the phone.
Day to day, the Gratton crew unloads containers, builds pallets, and routes mixed freight through cross-docking when product needs to move on quickly. Sellers who want to stop taping boxes at the kitchen table can hand us their pick and pack work, and we process returns as well. Light manufacturers can order sub-assembly and kitting or timed JIT drops, and finished goods head out on LTL, truckload or parcel service from UPS, FedEx and USPS. Buyers who would rather pick goods up themselves can come by on a will-call basis. Weight is no obstacle on the pallet storage floor, where one unit can reach 5 tons and our docks can receive it.
Papillion owners rarely want to phone the warehouse every time they need a count. Stock levels live in the 3PL Central (Extensiv) platform behind our cloud-based warehouse management system, so a desktop in Papillion or a phone in a delivery van shows live numbers. Receiving and picking use RF-driven wireless barcode scanning instead of hand-keyed entry. Surveillance cameras cover the facility, and the company is a member of AIB, along with the Chamber of Commerce in Omaha and the safety-focused National Safety Council. When a lender, partner or auditor asks questions, the inventory reports screen gives the answer in a few clicks.
Phone (402) 339-9993 to open the conversation. Weekday callers are answered once the doors open at 8:00 am Central, right up to the 4:30 pm close, so tell us what you sell and how it travels. Catalogs of one SKU or five thousand are fine, and so are items from a pound to ten thousand. Your account manager follows up to talk through receiving, storage and order fulfillment in a way that matches how Papillion customers actually buy. As a fourth-generation family company, we answer for our work personally. If you are comparing options, a warehousing quote request lets you weigh Gratton against leasing a unit out in Sarpy County.
How Gratton Supports Papillion Businesses
Papillion companies range from restaurants to home-service crews, and each can lean on a Nebraska warehouse
Regional Storage PartnerOne central storage hub gives Papillion firms a way to stage goods for Midwest buyers while skipping the lease and payroll of a private site. differently. Four arrangements show up often with clients from Sarpy County.

Home Service Suppliers
Contractors and installers who work in Papillion's new neighborhoods need fixtures, flooring and parts kept where trucks can load them early in the morning.
Gratton holds that stock on racks and floor positions so crews are not sorting boxes in a driveway. Kits can be built ahead of each install through sub-assembly and kitting, then released on a schedule that matches the job calendar. Our inventory tracking logs each pull, so the office knows what left and what needs reordering. When a customer changes a finish or delays a closing, you are not locked into space you no longer need, and expedited delivery covers surprise requests.

Ballpark and Event Vendors
Vendors who sell at Werner Park games and other Papillion events need seasonal stock that arrives before opening day and leaves cleanly afterward.
Merchandise makers, concession suppliers and promotional product sellers can keep inventory at Gratton and call it forward in waves. Our contract warehousing terms stretch for the season and then wind down, so a spring-to-fall sales cycle does not tie up a long lease. Wholesale cases move through our distribution services team, small parcels leave through UPS, FedEx or USPS, and unsold items can come back to us. Because Papillion is only 13 minutes away, a vendor can make a will-call pickup before a weekend homestand.

Online Shop Owners
Papillion entrepreneurs who started selling from a spare room soon find that packing, labeling and carrier runs eat the hours they planned to spend on growth.
Moving stock to Gratton replaces those chores with a repeatable process. Incoming orders go to floor staff who run e-commerce fulfillment with handheld barcode scanners. Parcels travel through the major carriers, and returns management brings unwanted items back for restocking. The brand, the storefront and the customer relationship all stay yours. When November and December bring heavier traffic, seasonal terms add room, and once the rush fades your space and cost shrink with it.

Food and Beverage Makers
Local bakers, sauce makers and drink producers need protected storage with steady conditions between the production line and the grocery shelf.
The FDA registration on the building makes it a fit for food-grade storage products, and temperature-controlled space keeps sensitive goods stable through the Nebraska summer. Grocery and natural-food lines are welcome, leaving by LTL, truckload or small parcel for retailers and online buyers. A producer who sells through farmers markets can keep a rolling stock close by and pull cases weekly. Your dedicated account manager follows each inbound load so the product has a place waiting once it reaches the dock.
About Gratton Warehouse Company

Few businesses in Nebraska can say they have been a warehouse in Omaha, NE
Four Generations RunningGratton began storing and shipping goods in 1894, is still family-owned, and collected a Best of B2B nod in 2023 from B2B Omaha. since 1894, but Gratton can, and the same family still runs it in its fourth generation. For Papillion clients that history is practical rather than sentimental. It means decisions are made by people who will be here next year, and it means the company has seen more than 130 years of changing freight, technology and customer habits. Today's inventory tracking, handheld scanners and dedicated account managers are simply the latest chapter in a long story of storing and moving other people's goods. Power comes from G5 Logistics, and a 2023 Best of B2B honor arrived from B2B Omaha. Papillion clients who want steady contract warehousing terms from a provider with that record can plan around it.
Our site near I-80 gives Papillion companies fast access to the rest of the metro and to routes toward Lincoln and Des Moines. Because we run one facility, we can offer distribution services without maintaining branch buildings, and terms stay flexible with no minimums. Papillion owners who want a local feel can phone during business hours and talk with their account manager about order fulfillment or anything else on their mind. Membership in the Omaha Chamber also ties us into the wider business community that includes Sarpy County employers.
Stock, Shelves and Special Handling
Product comes first in every account conversation. The building holds toys, electronics, apparel and textiles, general merchandise, consumer goods, grocery lines, natural foods that need food-grade storage handling, machinery and industrial products, document archives and even movie sets. Products needing more than a shelf can go to hazmat-rated handling or temperature-controlled storage. Whether a customer carries two SKUs or thousands, and whether items weigh a pound or ten thousand, a Papillion maker of small goods and a distributor of heavy parts can share the same roof. Anyone curious about pallet storage will find pallets, shelving and open floor positions all in daily use, ready to flex with your volume.
Value-added work extends what a small team can do. We assemble kits, handle special projects, rework returns and schedule just-in-time releases so production lines in the metro receive parts when planned. Container loading and unloading, break-bulk shipping and freight consolidation are part of the same service menu. Papillion clients who keep their own trucks can use will-call, while those without trucks can use LTL, truckload or parcel carriers. All of this is recorded in the cloud system, and a good public warehousing of your account is a login away.
Close Enough to Stay in Touch
Papillion has grown quickly, and growth makes planning hard. A retailer may open a second storefront near Shadow Lake Towne Center and double its stock in a quarter, while a seasonal seller may need triple the space for six weeks. Gratton's month-to-month terms with no minimums are designed for this uneven pattern. You add pallets as volume climbs and release them when it eases, so a lease signed last spring does not weigh on this winter's budget. Our e-commerce fulfillment team can scale up the same way, so one phone call can start the conversation.
Jot down your products, your monthly volumes and the carriers you like, and send them our way. Then we talk through receiving, storage and shipping, and may bring up container unloading or JIT schedules where they fit. One account manager then handles every question and change. Letting go of logistics, with a warehouse management system login to watch the results, frees hours for selling and staffing, exactly where growing Papillion companies need them. If a third-party logistics arrangement sounds right, a quick phone call or web inquiry gets things moving.
Certified Services
Services Papillion shippers depend on, all delivered from one Gratton campus just off I-80 in Omaha.
- Full-service receiving & putaway
- Pick, pack & kitting
- Same-day order fulfillment
- Freight forwarding & cross-docking
- Temperature-controlled storage
- Hazmat certified facility
- Real-time cloud WMS visibility
- Dedicated account management
Technology & Services
Live stock counts for Papillion owners, anywhere.
Ready to Free Up Your Papillion Space?
Call Gratton and learn how little it takes to move storage and shipping out of your Papillion building.
Getting to Gratton Warehouse from Papillion
From central Papillion the trip to our dock covers about 6.8 miles and takes roughly 13 minutes. Most drivers head up Washington Street and 84th Street, then turn onto L Street, a straightforward route when you arrive for cross-docking appointments.
- From Papillion, NE, start out on East Lincoln Street.
- Turn right onto N-85 for about 4.0 miles.
- Turn left onto US-275 for about 2.0 miles.
- Turn right onto South 108th Street for about 0.6 miles.
- Turn left onto E Circle.
- Arrive at Gratton Warehouse, 11005 E Circle, Omaha, NE 68137, on the left.
Papillion owners can treat our Omaha Nebraska warehouse
Quick Will-Call TripsPapillion customers who pick up in person can do so on weekdays, once the dock opens at 8:00 am CT and up to its 4:30 pm shutdown, about a quarter hour from town. as a quick midday errand: collect a will-call order and head back to the shop before lunch ends. Phone the dock on a weekday after 8:00 am CT and before the 4:30 pm close, and the team will be ready for you.
Service Coverage
Markets We Serve
Omaha & Nebraska
- Arlington NE
- Ashland NE
- Bellevue NE
- Bennington NE
- Benson, Omaha NE
- Blair NE
- Boys Town NE
- Carter Lake IA
- Chalco NE
- Council Bluffs IA
- Dundee, Omaha NE
- Elkhorn NE
- Florence, Omaha NE
- Fort Calhoun NE
- Fremont NE
- Grand Island NE
- Greenwood NE
- Gretna NE
- Kearney NE
- La Vista NE
- Lincoln NE
- Louisville NE
- Midtown, Omaha NE
- Millard NE
- North Omaha NE
- Offutt AFB NE
- Old Market, Omaha NE
- Papillion NE
- Plattsmouth NE
- Ralston NE
- South Omaha NE
- Southwest Omaha NE
- Springfield NE
- Valley NE
- Wahoo NE
- Waterloo NE
- West Omaha NE
- Yutan NE
Kansas City (31 locations)
- Belton MO
- Blue Springs MO
- College Blvd District, Overland Park KS
- Corporate Woods, Overland Park KS
- Country Club Plaza, Kansas City MO
- Crossroads, Kansas City MO
- East Kansas City MO
- Gardner KS
- Gladstone MO
- Grain Valley MO
- Grandview MO
- Independence MO
- Leawood KS
- Lee’s Summit MO
- Lenexa KS
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- Merriam KS
- Mission KS
- North Kansas City MO
- Northland, Kansas City MO
- Olathe KS
- Old Overland Park KS
- Prairie Village KS
- Raymore MO
- Raytown MO
- Shawnee KS
- South Overland Park KS
- Volker & Hospital Hill, Kansas City MO
- Waldo, Kansas City MO
- West Bottoms, Kansas City MO
- Westport, Kansas City MO
Chicago & Illinois (31 locations)
- Addison IL
- Aurora IL
- Avondale, Chicago IL
- Back of the Yards, Chicago IL
- Berwyn IL
- Bolingbrook IL
- Bridgeport, Chicago IL
- Cicero IL
- Des Plaines IL
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- Elk Grove Village IL
- Evanston IL
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- Humboldt Park, Chicago IL
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- Lawndale, Chicago IL
- Logan Square, Chicago IL
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- Pilsen, Chicago IL
- Pullman, Chicago IL
- Romeoville IL
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- Schaumburg IL
- Skokie IL
- South Loop, Chicago IL
- Tinley Park IL
- Waukegan IL
- West Loop, Chicago IL


