Our History

After 32 years servicing the local economy Malcolm Andrew Office Solutions merged their business with like-minded company COI Total Interiors (COI) based in Cambridgeshire to create a new company called MACOI Limited.

The history in brief:

Malcolm Andrew Office Solutions was an independent Ipswich-based business which was founded by Malcolm Andrew himself.

Malcolm had always had the desire and ambition to manage his own business, so he did just that in 1982, starting out with no more than a pile of 10p pieces and a telephone directory which he used to make his first appointments from a call box on the Cornhill, Ipswich.

1982
The original branding for Malcolm Andrew Office Solutions:

MAOS Logo's

1988
Malcolm Andrew bought his first business premises which housed a working showroom and warehouse space in Melton, Woodbridge.

1997
Following continued growth, the business moved from Melton to new office and showroom space at the Farthing Road, Sterling Complex in Ipswich.

1998
The black and white corporate logo was rebranded to form a distinguished blue and yellow design.
MAOS Logo's
1999
The ISO 9001 quality management certification was first accredited to the business.

2000
The corporate logo was modernised.

2002
Malcolm Andrew Limited rebranded and changed its name to Malcolm Andrew Officeteam.

MAOS Logo's

2004
Sadly, Malcolm Andrew passed away following a period of ill health.

2005
Malcolm Andrew Officeteam rebranded to Malcolm Andrew Office Solutions.

2006
Malcolm Andrew Office Solutions launched their first educational furniture brochure called ‘Just for Schools’ – a mailer packed full of the best educational furniture deals and products on the market place (now known as Just for Education).

2007
During 2007, Malcolm Andrew celebrated 25 successful years in business with a business exhibition and casino evening hosted at Ipswich Town Football Club.

2011
The CHAS (The Contractors Health & Safety Scheme) and Constructionline accreditations are awarded to the company.

2014
The stationery division of the business is closed.

Malcolm Andrew Office Solutions merged with Combined Office Interiors to form MACOI Limited.

After 32 successful years, growing from a one-man operation to a workforce of 18, Malcolm Andrew Office Solutions embraced the decision to merge its business with COI forming a new company called MACOI Ltd. The importance of carrying on the family name was important to both businesses and so after careful consideration the companies rebranded as MACOI Ltd, formulated using the MA from Malcolm Andrew, and COI from the like-minded Cambridgeshire business.

The Ipswich office and showroom has remained open for business in its new location of Felaw Street Maltings, with a larger more extensive showroom facility in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire.

During the highs and lows of the business, the Malcolm Andrew family and workforce remained loyal and faithful to many of its original customers and was always passionate about providing an exceptional customer experience and a determination to only provide the right products, at the right price, an ethos which MACOI has embraced as it has transitioned into one of the UK’s leading providers of Office and Educational furniture.

A handful of the remaining Malcolm Andrew team are still very much at the heart of MACOI and continue to service our local customers from an office and showroom within Felaw Maltings, Ipswich, including Julie Read (HR and Procedures Director), Paul Miller (Suffolk, Cambridge and Essex Account Manager), David Hammond (Sales Support) and Tanya Shields (Marketing Manager).

The Ipswich Team

From Left to Right - Tanya Shields, Paul Miller,
Dave Hammond & Julie Read. 

 

Leading provider of office and educational furnishings & interiors with over 50 years' experience