Indoff's name came from combining the beginning portion of two words - Industry & Office.  Appropriate since this is who we provide products and services to.  Indoff is a unique group of professionals that feels like belonging to a large diverse family.  There are over 400 branch partners working in 45 states and Mexico.  Additionally there are approximately 75 managerial and support staff located at the corporate office in St. Louis.

Each branch partner works in a decentralized structure and is free to decide predominately how their individual branch functions.  It gives the partner the ability to capitalize on their strengths and decide how to market the mix of products and services they choose.  Indoff started in 1971 and by the end of 2006 had grown to $120 million in sales annually.  Their are four main divisions at Indoff.  The Office Interiors Division handles office furniture.  The Business Products Division is predominately office supply products. The Material Handling Division represents warehouse related products.   The Promotional Division sells advertising products with company logos and imprints. 

Several strengths are all joined together to provide the best package to the customer.  First of all the partners are empowered to make many of the day to day decisions that facilitate the whole procedure.  The large group of partners makes it possible to negotiate significantly lower pricing from our vendors - which in turn gives us the ability to sell at lower prices.  The partners can collaborate with each other, via the Internet message board, to help answer each other's questions on products, services, and procedures.  The corporate office in St. Louis handles things like - providing our overall structure, computer support, payables, receivables, payroll, benefits and the like.  This allows branch partners to focus on their customers and do what they do best. 

This is a basic look at how Indoff is structured.  There are also links to Indoff's corporate web page, as well as my personal web page, in the "Affiliated Sites" section.  Look for this box in the right margin near the top.  I'll be providing more details on Indoff in the future so check back when you have time.