Business celebrates Supreme first year

Mon 23rd November 2009 2.48PM

A FAMILY-OWNED and run business, Supreme Office Supplies of Bolton in Evans Business Centre on Manchester Road, Bolton, have celebrated their first birthday. After being made redundant from her former employer at the beginning of October 2008, Andrea Daubney and her son Daniel Gregory decided to set up their own stationery business. Andrea had spent over ten years in the industry, starting her career as a merchandiser for Carlton cards, then advancing her career into sales with Lyreco uk where she spent seven years of her career and finally a local dealer in Manchester from where she was made redundant.

She says that was actually the best thing that could ever have happened to her and her family or they may never have taken the plunge to start Supreme Office Whilst Danny has the business and financial experience after working for a major financial institution for a number of years he recently completed an art and design course at Bolton community college which gave him the knowledge to build their own web site www.supremeoffice.co.uk where they have their own online shopping site. Supreme Office have a variety of offerings to their customers which include general stationery ranging from your general pens, paper and ink through to cleaning supplies and catering supplies.

They also provide a service for having your own web site, built or maintained, along with print provisioning and can even supply office furniture or get your torn upholstery repaired! On the service side they offer next day delivery, but can also do same day delivery to your desk within a matter of a couple of hours. Their service is unique and tailored to their customers’ specific needs along with offering standard industry terms and conditions including free delivery and returns. Also in the business are her other two sons, Adam Gregory and Luke Gregory, along with her best friend Kathryn Lewin’s son, Ben Lewin, whom she has known all his life from being minutes old.

Adam owns sister company Supreme Security Services whilst Luke’s band ‘Batteries Not Included ‘, who are sponsored by Supreme Office, are doing gigs for the charity Andrea has set up with the help of Adam and Danny’s partner, Shane Fisher, to help post traumatic stress victims after her brother lost his life due to this condition after fighting in the Falklands War. The next gig being at the Sound House, Bolton on December 18. Tickets are now on sale; call 01204 543930.