COFCO Office Furnishings is the oldest, continuously owned commercial office furniture dealership in the region. COFCO was established in 1946 by its founder, David Einstein, who started the business as Commercial Trading Company after World War II with a trailer load of government surplus from a military aircraft supplier. David managed the company well, building a solid foundation and a strong reputation in our region and is still currently active and sits as the Chairman of the Board. In 1970, son Alan Einstein came into the business full time and helped take Commercial Office Furniture to “the next level.” In 1976 he was made President, a position he continues to hold today. From 1970 until the late 80’s, Alan increased the sales force, added levels of support, and took the company into bigger and better facilities. With the expansion and broadened scope, COFCO attracted larger clients and found itself working on more important and demanding projects, while always focusing on providing outstanding service at an exceptional value. In 1988, an existing office furniture dealer in Norristown was acquired by The COFCO Group as an opportunity to better service our suburban clientele. At that time Joan Waters joined the company primarily to run and expand the new branch, and in 1993 Joan became the company V.P. of Sales. Under Joan’s leadership, The COFCO Group became a force in the mid-90’s as a contract furniture dealer. In 2001, COFCO acquired an established New Jersey dealer located in Moorestown and retained the existing facility as a branch. Also in 2001, Joan Waters was promoted to partner with the title of Executive Vice President of Sales. In 1994, William (“Will”) Quinn was hired to take charge of the operational efforts of the company. In 1998, Will officially became V.P. of Operations. In 1999, under the leadership of Will Quinn, The COFCO Group acquired our major distribution center located in the American Street Corridor, just north of Center City. This major acquisition provided over 125,000 square feet of storage space including 24,000 square feet of finished office space to accommodate its headquarters, operations, accounting, H/R, and the Clearance Center/Showroom. Will Quinn was promoted to partner in 2001 with the title of Executive Vice President of Operations. In 2005, we became COFCO Office Furnishings as the growth and evolution of this company continued. In 2009 COFCO relocated from our suburban Pennsylvania and New Jersey branches into our headquarters in anticipation of the opening of our new, state-of-the-art Resource Center. The Resource Center is a 6,500 square foot space which creates a vision for a new way of doing business. It is also LEED Certified, which underlines the fact that COFCO’s environmental commitment doesn’t stop with the furniture we sell. Through reinvestment and with the efforts of many dedicated employees during our 60-year history, COFCO has created a great infrastructure and solid foundation. Our goal has always been to be the “best in class” as an office furniture dealer. We at COFCO are proud of our heritage and excited about our future.
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