56 October 2016 - Business View Caribbean
Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd.
A family-oriented company
“It all started with simple rubber stamps – from there
it just grew and grew and grew,” says Stephen Todd,
Sales and Marketing Manager for Stationery & Office
Supplies (SOS) of Kingston Jamaica. The family-run
company was founded in 1965 by David McDaniel and
partners Richard Hing and George Hew, working out of
a small, one-thousand-square-foot office space. Within
a few years, Hing and Hew sold out to McDaniel and
his wife, Marjorie, and the company moved on to larger
facilities.
As it grew in size, Stationery & Office Supplies also
grew in the number and kinds of products it provided.
Today, the company’s 85 employees operate out of a
30,000 square foot, combination office, warehouse,
and showroom in Kingston, as well as a branch out-
let in Montego Bay. It is a major reseller of local and
imported stationery items and office furniture, and
the sole Jamaican distributor for Fursys Systems Fur-
niture, Boss Office Products, Smart Office Furniture,
Hi-Top Case Goods, Torch Furniture, Image Furniture,
Gardex Fire Resistant Cabinets and Safes. In addition,
SOS is also in the business of repairing, reupholster-
ing, and refurbishing old and used office furniture and
cabinetry.
