{"id":40,"date":"2022-04-11T05:18:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T05:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cos.p10.sol1.net\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2025-07-28T22:49:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T22:49:42","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/about-us","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"40\" class=\"elementor elementor-40\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd25992 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd25992\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374497b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"374497b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce510e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce510e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-090c09e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"090c09e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bdbbd1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4bdbbd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa4779 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8aa4779\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8653da8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8653da8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb693a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcb693a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">COS is Australia\u2019s largest family-owned and operated workplace and education supplies business, led by second-generation sisters, <br \/>Co-CEOs Belinda and Amie Lyone. Founded in 1977 by the late Dominique Lyone, COS began as a small business with a vision for exceptional service and social responsibility.<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Over the past 45 years, COS has grown from a small family venture to a national operation with over 700 staff and warehouses in every state and territory. Every day, we deliver thousands of products to workplaces, schools, and hospitals across Australia, helping to keep them healthy, safe, and productive.<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">As a family-run company, we take pride in supporting local communities and driving sustainability. Through the Lyone Foundation, we donate 1% of annual revenue to local Australian charities, contributing over $23 million since 2013 to initiatives focused on human welfare. <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">We\u2019re also\u00a0proud to share that from January to June 2024, we successfully achieved two major sustainability milestones: Net Zero Operations and 100% Renewable Electricity across all our facilities nationwide. 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From supporting local suppliers to reinvesting in our local communities, we continue to grow with the same passion and innovative spirit our founder, Dominique Lyone, displayed when he started the COS over 45 years ago.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style3 like-40 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='like' data-post_id='40' data-nonce='2b67f412e4' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Did you find this useful?' \/><span class='lc-40 lc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style3 unlike-40 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='40' data-nonce='2b67f412e4' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='' \/><span class='unlc-40 unlc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class='status-40 status align-left'><\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Story COS is Australia\u2019s largest family-owned and operated workplace and education supplies business, led by second-generation sisters, Co-CEOs Belinda and Amie Lyone. 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