History

Executive Office Service, Inc. was founded in 1961 as a typewriter sales and service company. Office supplies were soon added to the product line, and have continued to be the backbone of the company. Machine sales continued to prosper during the 1970's and 80's, making us the largest typewriter dealer in Alabama at the time, with sales and service of IBM Selectrics and Wheelwriters.

As the typewriter began to fade into the past, we focused on office supplies. Competing with the superstores became a challenge, but we were able to offer a higher level of service, including free, next day delivery to our local customers, as well as product knowledge, accurate orders, hassle free returns, and, of course, competitive pricing.

Today, we remain an independent, locally owned and operated, full service office supply company. We offer a complete line of office and computer supplies, office furniture, jan-san and cleaning supplies, break-room items, printing, rubber stamps and business cards. Our catalog has over 25,000 items available for next day delivery. We also have a retail store located in downtown Homewood, Alabama, that stocks a wide variety of office supplies, as well as ink-jet and toner cartridges, typewriter and printer ribbons, and copy paper.

We continue to sell and service factory reconditioned IBM Wheelwriter typewriters. If you have a Wheelwriter in need of a repair or just a good cleaning, please let us know. We will be happy to quote you before any work is performed.

How do we compete with the superstores?

Our purchasing power is twofold: We are a member of Office Partners, a buying group for independent dealers, allowing us to purchase direct from the manufacturers. We are also networked with a nationwide distributor, allowing us access to over 25,000 items that are available for next delivery to the customer. Sure, the superstores have buying power, but they have an incredible overhead consisting of stores in high rent districts, huge personnel and delivery costs, and significant advertising expenses - all of which goes into their pricing.

Our website and invoicing software are powerful tools, as they both monitor the online pricing  from the superstores. Knowing their price, we are able to meet or beat it for almost every item in our catalog.

Delivery and Service

Most orders received by 4:00 PM are delivered the next day. We are unique because our sales reps are also our delivery guys. We offer inside delivery, and will be happy to place your orders exactly where you need them, furniture included. There are no small order charges or fuel surcharges. Because of our distributor network, back-orders are rare.

Most of our customers have open accounts with net billing. We will invoice you on a per order or monthly basis. Please contact us if you want to establish an account. You may also pay by credit card using our secure server.

We offer several ways to order, please use the easiest one for you: online, telephone, fax, E-mail, walk-in, or we will come to your office and take your order - just let us know.

Most supply items are returnable, provided they are in their original box and are resellable, and purchased within the last thirty days.

Our office hours are Monday - Friday from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM.

Our Dedicated Staff

We are fortunate to have four dedicated team members that share a high work ethic, integrity, good morals, and professional skills.

Paul Bello, Jr. is the president and owner, and literally grew up in the family business. His father was one of the founding partners, and they worked closely together until his retirement several years ago. Paul manages the daily operations of the business, as well as making the purchasing and marketing decisions for the company. Paul is a graduate of The University of Alabama at Birmingham, with a degree in Political Science. His wife, Constanza, is the vice president and a Spanish teacher at The Altamont School, and they have two sons, John Paul, who is a student at UAB, and Chris, who is a student at Vestavia Hills High School.

Phillip Gibbons has been in the office supplies and furniture business since the 1970's, where he worked with his father at Zac Smith. He later had his own furniture store, and also worked for several other independent dealers before joining us in 1999. His vast knowledge of office furniture and printing has been an asset to our sales staff. He and his wife, Jane, are the proud grandparents of Parks.

Randy Jones joined the company in 1978. His outgoing personality allowed him to quickly build a large customer base, many of whom he still has today. His specialties include office furniture installations and contract bidding. He and his wife, Cathi, have one son, Brett, who is a student at Auburn University, and a daughter, Bethany, who is studying to be a missionary.

Jim Lewis joined the company in 1983. In addition to his customer base, Jim maintains the computers, keeps the billing software updated, and tracks our inventory. He often participates in product training and trade shows, and is an advisor for the marketing decisions for the company. Jim is a graduate of The University of Alabama at Birmingham, with a degree in Business Administration. He is married to Lisa, and they have one daughter, Courtney, who is a student at John Carroll Catholic High School.

This page was last updated on August 1, 2008