{"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":"2026-09-04T07:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:34:40","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-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4bdbbd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\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><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">COS is Australia\u2019s largest family-owned and operated workplace and education supplies business, proudly led by second-generation sisters Belinda and Amie Lyone as Co-CEOs. Founded in 1977 by the late Dominique Lyone, COS began as a small business with a vision for exceptional service and social responsibility.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Over the past 45 years, COS has grown from a small business to a national operation with over 700 staff and warehouses in every state and territory. Every day, we deliver thousands of products to workplaces and schools across Australia, helping to keep them healthy, safe, and productive.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">As a proud family-owned business, COS is committed to giving back. Each year, we donate 1% of annual revenue to the Lyone Foundation, supporting local Australian charities focused on human welfare. Since 2013, we\u2019ve contributed over $26 million to the Lyone Foundation and helped more than 150 life-changing charities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Reaching Net Zero Operations and 100% Renewable Electricity across all facilities nationwide in 2024 was a significant milestone, with both maintained throughout 2025. 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