Hull furniture supplier lands two high profile contacts in first year of trading

An office furniture supply firm, based in Hull, has landed several high profile contract wins in its first year in business.

Located on Hawthorne Avenue, west Hull, Officio Furniture was established by Russ Dale in 2014, and despite only trading for one year, the firm has already secured contracts with big name companies - the John Good Group and J Marr (Seafoods) Ltd.

With more than 20 years experience in the furniture industry, Mr Dale has been able to build an extensive book of contacts, therefore he is able to provide a selection of top brands normally unavailable to a company so young.

Due to these connections, as well as the interior design concepts and fit out services Officio Furniture supplies, Mr Dale has been able to land two lucrative contracts so early on.

Officio Interiors won its first big contract with the John Good Group, when the company relocated to Bridgehead, in Hessle.

Mr Dale said: “I started Officio Furniture last year and it has just grown and grown. A lot of people know me because I have worked in the industry for so long, at different companies, and as a result they have followed me wherever I have gone.

“But even I am surprised to be celebrating my first year in business with the contract wins I’ve had. I have worked with some really well-known local names among them, companies you may have expected to go to bigger and more established suppliers. However I have a lot of industry contacts that I have built up over my career and that means I can supply a range of brands other companies are not able to do, so I know I can get just the right pieces of furniture to suit the client.”

Alan Platt, managing director of the John Good Group, added: “After investing heavily in a professional environment it was important that the office furniture matched the exterior and interior design of the building. Officio provided us with just that which enabled us to tailor our office look and feel to the exact match we were looking for.

“The quality of the furniture is of a very high standard and Russ helped us to match our corporate colours with the three different businesses in the new building. That was important because it enabled each company to keep their identity while maintaining a recurring theme throughout the new building.”

Officio Interiors also supplied new furniture to the renovated headquarters of J Marr (Seafoods) Ltd, part of Andrew Marr International Limited, on Livingstone Road, Hessle.

Michael Moore, managing director of J Marr (Seafoods) Ltd, commented: “The professionalism and ‘can do’ attitude from Officio Furniture has made it a pleasure to work with them. Their ability to keep to schedule and the willingness to make changes as we have gone along has been much appreciated and we look forward to continuing this working relationship during the next phases of the refurbishment, to completion of works.”

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