General Info

The business was established in 1961 as a retail/wholesale operation by Jack and Armeda Gager and called White House Sales. When they sold the business to Don Aston, to facilitate their retirement in 1980, he chose to discontinue retail sales and concentrated on distribution on a "wholesale only - to the trade" business plan. From 1980 through 2003, White House Sales operated as a separate entity from Don's other related businesses in Northern California which were operated as Chem Quip, Inc In 2004, White House Sales purchased the operating assets of Chem Quip's Sacramento, Hayward and Fresno operations and integrated its personnel and facilities under one umbrella. It also adopted Chem Quip, Inc as its name. There are two classes of accounts: Wholesale accounts, 1400+, consisting of pool builders and their sub-contractors, servicemen, and retail stores; Institutional accounts, 600+, consisting of large swim facilities both privately owned and municipal, beverage bottlers, food processors, and, small water and sewage treatment facilities. The area serviced is Northern California, Southern Oregon and Northwestern Nevada. Deliveries are made with company owned vehicles by company employees.