The initiative is part of a three-year programme to provide better customer service, maximise efficiencies and reduce the firm's environmental impact.
Significant cost savings will also be made, with currently outsourced logistics operations being brought in-house.
PaperlinX's UK and Ireland regional president Toby Marchant said the move would have three important structures: to improve customer service in the form of first-time deliveries; to allow investment in mobile technology; and to provide significant environmental gains.
"By doing this, in Bristol alone we will reduce our CO2 emissions by one tonne a day."
The company will be headed by current Robert Horne Group logistics director John Ball and controlled by a board comprising Marchant and the managing directors of Howard Smith Paper Group (Malcolm Lane-Ley), PaperCo (Alistair Gough), M6 Paper Group (Andrew Towle) and Robert Horne Group (Dave Allen).
The logistics company will be launched on 16 December this year.
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