Our Business

Our business

We sell so much more than pens and paper! OfficeMax is a leading supplier of complete workplace solutions, our diverse offering spans office supplies and stationery, education products, health and hygiene services, café, technology solutions, office furniture and fit-outs, packaging, print solutions and more!

OfficeMax brand story

For over a century OfficeMax has evolved and diversified meeting our changing customers’ needs through developing product ranges, categories, services and solutions.

OfficeMax is synonymous for convenience: we do this by offering multiple channels for our customers to engage including online, over the phone, through our Account Managers and Product Specialists and via our extensive retail network.

Customers trust us for our quality products and excellence in distribution, this is evident in our continued dominance of the New Zealand office supplies industry.

Reputable business

We are the market leader for workplace consumables in New Zealand, with our user-friendly order portal and responsive sales team providing the customer service responsible for our solid reputation.

This team is backed by excellent warehousing and distribution capabilities, which allow OfficeMax to guarantee next-business-day delivery nationwide, consistently achieving a high rates of order fulfilment.

Growth strategy

2020 will see OfficeMax, backed by parent company Platinum Equity, implementing exciting strategies that allow us to continue our journey of being customer focused and responsive.

History

Our journey in New Zealand started over a century ago with the establishment of national stationer Coulls Somerville Wilkie and publishing company Whitcombe and Tombs. Follow our journey to becoming one of NZ’s biggest office products resellers and our global success story.