{"id":60059,"date":"2026-08-19T02:26:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T02:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/?p=60059"},"modified":"2026-08-19T02:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T02:40:49","slug":"office-supply-companies-best-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/buyer-guides\/office-supply-companies-best-service","title":{"rendered":"Which Office Supply Companies Offer the Best Service and Reliability?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"60059\" class=\"elementor elementor-60059\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5607384 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5607384\" 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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7daabfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7daabfc\" 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<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Answer:<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a6fbf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a6fbf9\" 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>For Australian businesses looking for the best service and reliability in office supply, COS (Complete Office Supplies) is the strongest option for businesses that want a dedicated account manager, contracted pricing across every category, national delivery including regional locations, standing order capability, and Australian family ownership. COS is one of three suppliers on the Australian Government&#8217;s Whole of Government Stationery and Office Supplies Panel established in December 2024, alongside Officeworks and Winc, confirming its credentials against federal procurement standards. Founded in 1977 and led by second-generation Co-CEOs Belinda and Amie Lyone, COS supplies over 250,000 Australian customers with next-day delivery from warehouses in every state and territory.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-00cf9fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00cf9fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b6daba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b6daba\" 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>On 30 June 2025, there were 2,729,648 actively trading businesses in Australia, with 97.2% being small businesses with fewer than 20 employees, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Every one of them needs office supplies. The question for most business owners and office managers is not whether to buy office supplies, but which company to buy them from and whether that relationship will actually work.<\/p><p>The Australian Government&#8217;s Whole of Government Stationery and Office Supplies Panel, established by the Department of Finance in December 2024, designates three companies as approved suppliers to Commonwealth entities: COS (Complete Office Supplies Pty Ltd), Officeworks Limited, and Winc Australia Pty Limited. All three are legitimate options. But for businesses evaluating service and reliability as the primary criteria, COS stands apart in ways that matter in practice for the day-to-day experience of managing a business account.<\/p><p>This article focuses on what makes COS the strongest option for service and reliability, what to look for when evaluating any office supply company, and how to verify that a supplier will deliver what it promises before you commit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-24ffbad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24ffbad\" 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-931247c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"931247c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a78d9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"0a78d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">actively trading businesses in Australia on 30 June 2025 (ABS), with 97.2% small businesses and 67,857 medium businesses, all of which need reliable office supply arrangements<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"2.73\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">M<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bdb17f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bdb17f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d7d752 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"8d7d752\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">COS is one of three suppliers on the Australian Government's Whole of Government Stationery and Office Supplies Panel (December 2024), mandatory for Non-corporate <\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"\" data-to-value=\"1\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"> of 3<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eecb21d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eecb21d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4ae002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"b4ae002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">COS has been Australia's largest family-owned office supplier since 1977, with 700+ staff, warehouses in every state and territory, and next-day delivery to over 250,000 customers nationally<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"\" data-to-value=\"45\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+ years<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-1c6190c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c6190c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d4446f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d4446f\" 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\">COS: Australia's Largest Family-Owned Office Supplier<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b76e46d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b76e46d\" 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>COS was founded in 1977 by Dominique Lyone, starting as a small business selling typewriter ribbon in Western Sydney. Today it is led by second-generation sisters and Co-CEOs Belinda and Amie Lyone, and has grown to over 700 staff with warehouses and distribution centres in every Australian state and territory. COS delivers to over 250,000 customers across Australia with a next-day delivery service and supplies 40,000+ products across every office supply category.<\/p><p>COS is Australia&#8217;s largest family-owned and operated workplace and education supplies business. This matters for practical reasons beyond brand values. Australian family ownership means decisions about service levels, staffing, account management, and customer relationships are made locally, by a leadership team whose name and personal reputation are attached to every account. When a COS business customer has a problem, the people making decisions about how to resolve it are the same people who built the company.<\/p><p>COS has pledged over $20 million to Australian charities through the Lyone Foundation, holds preferred supplier status on numerous state government contracts across NSW, ACT, VIC, QLD, and WA, and carries a COS-owned product range including the Muru Group First Nations range, Power Fresh cleaning and hygiene products, and A-plus writing instruments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-d054f8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d054f8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c82fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24c82fb\" 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\">What Makes COS the Strongest Option for Service and Reliability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36aa2af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36aa2af\" 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<h3>1. A Named, Dedicated Account Manager on Every Business Account<\/h3><p>The single most consequential differentiator in the day-to-day experience of a business supply account is whether the supplier provides a named, dedicated account manager or a generic helpdesk. For COS, dedicated account management is a structural feature of every business account, not a premium add-on.<\/p><p>A dedicated COS account manager knows the business, its products, its consumption patterns, and its preferences. They monitor product availability for regularly ordered items and flag issues before they become supply gaps. They manage standing order adjustments as the business grows. They resolve delivery and invoice issues without requiring the business owner to navigate a generic support queue. For the 25% of Australian SMEs that employ only one to four people, this means supplier management largely disappears from the business owner&#8217;s workload.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-c812c88 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c812c88\" 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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8303199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8303199\" 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><strong>COS account management: <\/strong>Every COS business account includes a named, dedicated account manager as a standard feature of the service. Not a shared helpdesk, and not an optional premium. A named person who knows your account and manages the relationship proactively.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-215fd95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"215fd95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-756f25a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"756f25a\" 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<h3>2. National Delivery Including Every State and Territory<\/h3><p>COS operates warehouses and distribution centres in every Australian state and territory, supporting its next-day delivery service to over 250,000 customers nationally. For businesses in regional cities, rural towns, and outer suburban areas, this national physical footprint is a practical reliability differentiator that a metropolitan-focused distribution network cannot match.<\/p><p>For Australian businesses outside major metropolitan areas, a supplier&#8217;s physical distribution infrastructure in those regions determines delivery reliability in practice. A national delivery promise backed by warehouses in every state delivers consistently to regional New South Wales, regional Queensland, and rural Western Australia. A promise backed by metropolitan infrastructure delivers less consistently to the same locations.<\/p><h3>3. Contracted Pricing Across 40,000+ Products<\/h3><p>COS provides contracted pricing across all product categories through a business account, applied automatically through the ordering portal. The business pays fixed, agreed rates regardless of catalogue price movements, which gives the cost certainty that budget planning requires.<\/p><p>With 40,000+ products across stationery and writing materials, paper and printing consumables, cleaning and hygiene, kitchen and staffroom supplies, safety and first aid, technology accessories, and furniture, COS covers every category a business needs from a single account. Volume leverage from consolidating all supply purchasing to one account also produces better contracted rates than splitting equivalent spend across multiple smaller vendor relationships.<\/p><h3>4. Standing Orders for Regular Consumables<\/h3><p>COS business accounts support standing orders for regular consumables: automated, scheduled delivery of specified products at agreed quantities and intervals. Copy paper, printer toner, coffee and kitchen basics, cleaning supplies, and hand soap arrive before they run out, without anyone in the business needing to monitor stock levels and place reorders.<\/p><p>Your COS account manager configures standing orders based on your team size and usage patterns. Quantities are adjusted as your business grows or its needs change. For a business owner whose time is already stretched across every operational function, this transforms supply management from an active recurring task into a background function.<\/p><h3>5. Government-Verified Quality: WoAG Panel Member Since December 2024<\/h3><p>COS is one of three suppliers on the Australian Government&#8217;s Whole of Government Stationery and Office Supplies Panel, established by the Department of Finance in December 2024. The panel also includes Officeworks and Winc. Participation in this arrangement is mandatory for Non-corporate Commonwealth entities and represents the federal government&#8217;s formal assessment of which office supply companies meet its requirements for product range, pricing, service quality, and ethical conduct.<\/p><p>For private sector businesses, WoAG panel membership is a government-verified quality credential: an independent, authoritative confirmation that the supplier meets the procurement standards of Australia&#8217;s largest institutional buyer. It is a more meaningful quality signal than any self-published supplier claim.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-dd1e46e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd1e46e\" 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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4fa489 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4fa489\" 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><strong>WoAG Panel note: <\/strong>The Whole of Government Stationery and Office Supplies Panel (Department of Finance, December 2024) is mandatory for Non-corporate Commonwealth entities. COS, Officeworks, and Winc are the three approved suppliers. For private sector businesses, panel membership is a useful quality benchmark rather than a requirement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-65e48ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65e48ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c3b3c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c3b3c4\" 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<h3>6. Australian Ownership and Community Investment<\/h3><p>COS is the only Australian family-owned supplier among the three WoAG panel members. Officeworks is owned by ASX-listed Wesfarmers, and Winc is owned by Platinum Equity, a US-based private equity firm. For businesses where Australian ownership, local decision-making, and community investment are important values in supplier selection, COS is the only option among the three that meets this criterion.<\/p><p>Beyond values alignment, Australian ownership provides practical service advantages: Australian-based customer support available during Australian business hours, local distribution networks providing more reliable delivery across the country, and better understanding of Australian-specific requirements including BAS and GST documentation. COS&#8217;s $20 million+ pledge to Australian charities through the Lyone Foundation is a documented and verifiable community commitment that reflects the family&#8217;s long-term stake in the communities it serves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-077206c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"077206c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2676443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2676443\" 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\">How to Evaluate Any Office Supply Company Before Committing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5474c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b5474c\" 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>Regardless of which supplier you are assessing, these are the five questions that reveal whether service and reliability claims will hold up in practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-e277272 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e277272\" 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-7268280 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7268280\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a321d51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a321d51\" 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<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Question 1<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2efb632 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2efb632\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-299df94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"299df94\" 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><strong>Will we have a named, dedicated account manager?<br \/><\/strong>Ask directly: is there a named account manager allocated to our account? What are their contact details and response time commitments? What happens if they change? The answer distinguishes a genuine account management model from a nominal designation.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da492a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da492a9\" 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-1b2ce15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b2ce15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f697375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f697375\" 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<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Question 2<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff8aff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ff8aff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a13aa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a13aa5\" 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><strong>Can you provide delivery performance data for comparable customers?<\/strong><\/p><p>Ask for on-time, in-full delivery rate data for existing business customers in locations comparable to yours. For businesses outside major metropolitan areas, confirm delivery capability and typical lead times to your specific location.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133ae12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"133ae12\" 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-acea976 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acea976\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30df2b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30df2b5\" 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<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Question 3<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ba62d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31ba62d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9328926 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9328926\" 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><strong>Is contracted pricing confirmed in writing across all categories?<br \/><\/strong>Obtain a written pricing schedule before committing. Confirm that pricing applies automatically through the ordering portal. Ask how price changes are communicated and what the review process is.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee7b40a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee7b40a\" 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-f587e0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f587e0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-703cfe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"703cfe7\" 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<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Question 4<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00208bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00208bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54afa2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54afa2b\" 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><strong>Can standing orders be configured for our regular consumables?<br \/><\/strong>Ask whether standing orders can be set at the product level, quantities adjusted without a formal process, and the supplier proactively notifies you when a standing order product is approaching an out-of-stock situation.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef59168 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef59168\" 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-792b1ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"792b1ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5597512 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5597512\" 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<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Question 5<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3115c43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3115c43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ee5d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3ee5d3\" 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><strong>Can you provide references from comparable business customers?<br \/><\/strong>Request at least one reference from a current business customer of a similar size in a similar industry. Ask specifically about delivery reliability, account manager quality, and whether the relationship has delivered the value expected when they signed.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-846b7c1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"846b7c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d629d78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d629d78\" 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\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29cf2ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"29cf2ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4380\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4380\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Which office supply company offers the best service and reliability for Australian businesses? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4380\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fd0fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14fd0fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c2305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52c2305\" 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>For businesses prioritising dedicated account management, national delivery reliability, contracted pricing, standing order capability, and Australian ownership, COS (Complete Office Supplies) is the strongest option. COS is Australia&#8217;s largest family-owned office supplier, founded in 1977, with 700+ staff and warehouses in every state and territory, delivering to over 250,000 customers with next-day delivery. COS is one of three suppliers on the Australian Government&#8217;s Whole of Government Stationery and Office Supplies Panel (Department of Finance, December 2024), confirming its credentials against federal procurement standards.<\/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<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4381\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4381\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What companies are on the Australian Government's stationery and office supplies panel? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4381\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eadc21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1eadc21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df43391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df43391\" 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>The Whole of Government Stationery and Office Supplies Panel, established by the Department of Finance in December 2024, includes three approved suppliers: COS (Complete Office Supplies Pty Ltd), Officeworks Limited, and Winc Australia Pty Limited. This panel is mandatory for Non-corporate Commonwealth entities. For private sector businesses, panel membership is a useful quality benchmark confirming that the supplier meets the federal government&#8217;s requirements for range, pricing, service, and ethical conduct.<\/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<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4382\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4382\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is COS Australian owned? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4382\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f7ad2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3f7ad2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6149c5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6149c5c\" 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>Yes. COS is Australia&#8217;s largest family-owned and operated workplace and education supplies business. It was founded in 1977 by Dominique Lyone and is now led by second-generation sisters and Co-CEOs Belinda and Amie Lyone. COS has over 700 staff and warehouses in every Australian state and territory. Among the three WoAG panel suppliers, COS is the only Australian family-owned option.<\/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<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4383\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4383\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Does COS deliver to regional and rural Australia? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4383\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547f0d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"547f0d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e667a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e667a0f\" 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>Yes. COS operates warehouses and distribution centres in every Australian state and territory, supporting next-day delivery to over 250,000 customers nationally. This national physical footprint means COS delivers reliably to regional and rural business locations, not just metropolitan centres. For businesses outside major cities where reliable delivery is especially important, the national warehouse network is a practical advantage.<\/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<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4384\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4384\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the most important thing to look for in an office supply company? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4384\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b99c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47b99c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69ffd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e69ffd2\" 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>Dedicated account management is the quality that most directly determines whether a supplier relationship works well in practice. A named account manager who knows the business, monitors availability, manages standing orders, and resolves issues proactively transforms the supplier relationship from one that requires active management into one that runs in the background. For SMEs whose owners already manage every operational function, this distinction has a direct impact on how much time goes to supply administration each month.<\/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<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4385\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4385\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How does COS compare for small businesses specifically? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4385\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9058320 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9058320\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565717a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"565717a\" 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>COS is structured for business accounts rather than retail consumers, which makes it particularly well-suited to SMEs. Every COS business account includes a named dedicated account manager, contracted pricing applied automatically through the portal, standing order capability for regular consumables, consolidated monthly invoicing, and 40,000+ products across every office supply category. For the 97.2% of Australian businesses that are small businesses managing procurement without a dedicated purchasing function, a COS business account removes most of the administrative overhead of office supply management.<\/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<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-fcf626c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fcf626c\" 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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0da18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a0da18\" 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<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Australia's largest family-owned office supplier. On the Australian Government's WoAG Panel.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7efeaf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7efeaf5\" 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>COS supplies over 250,000 Australian businesses with 40,000+ products, next-day delivery from warehouses in every state and territory, dedicated account management, contracted pricing, and standing orders. Founded in 1977, still family-owned today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a66736f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a66736f\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Set up your COS business account today:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d592689 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d592689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/signin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Started<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For businesses that want one supplier with dedicated account management across categories, COS is the strongest option among office supply companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":60060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3560],"tags":[114,3676,3667,3668],"class_list":["post-60059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buyer-guides","tag-office-supplies","tag-office-supplies-company","tag-office-supplies-procuremen","tag-office-supplies-provider"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60059"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60066,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60059\/revisions\/60066"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}