Phyllis R. Jackson, ASID

Mrs. Jackson owns Jackson Interior Design & Furnishing Co. She has a degree in Interior Design from the University of Tennessee- Knoxville and is registered in Tennessee and certified in Virginia. She has practiced both residential and commercial design for more than 25 years. Her projects have won awards and have been featured in numerous publications. She has been active in the American Society of Interior Designers for many years and served as the Tennessee Chapter President in 1994-1995. She served as the Tri-Cities ASID Association Chair in 1997-98 and as the ASID Tennessee Chapter Legislative Chair from 1995-2000. In 1995, Mrs. Jackson was honored by the ASID Tennessee Chapter as “Designer of the Year”, and in 1996, she received the coveted “Kenneth Kimbrough Award of Excellence”. As a member of the ASID National Training Table, she presented seminars on “Motivating & Delegating” and “Coping & Surviving” nationally. She has received numerous ASID Presidential Citations through the years and in 2006, Mrs. Jackson was awarded the “ASID Medalist Award”. This award is the second highest award granted by ASID National.

Mrs. Jackson served as President of the Tennessee Interior Design Coalition in 2001, and she currently serves on its Board of Directors. She is a member of the Practicum Committee of the National Council for Interior Design Qualification, and she is currently serving on the ETSU Interior Design Advisory Board. She is an active charter member of the Tri-Cities Airport Rotary Club and served as its first female president. Mrs. Jackson is also a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow.

Skip Ireland, ASID IPR
COS Business Products and Interiors

Skip Ireland of COS is a valued industry partner. Skip has supported ASID in a number of ways, hosting regular District meetings as well as Chapter Board Meetings; lunch-n-learns; NEOCON trips, event sponsorships; fund raising, providing furniture resource library; providing meeting space, product education and showroom for independent designer/client meetings.

Skip, why is it important for you to work with ASID?

ASID is the backbone of the contract office furniture market. As a furniture dealer who does not have an in-house design team, it is imperative for COS that we develop and maintain great relationships with the Designers who are working directly with clients to provide all the products and services they need to create that perfect office environment. We have chosen to work with, not compete against, Designers. We want to be the “go to resource” for all corporate furniture needs and support the vision that our Designer allies create.

About COS Business Products and Interiors:

Chattanooga Office Supply Co. began as a small family-owned stationary company, founded in 1941 by Henry H. Ireland, Sr. with two employees selling retail stationery and office supplies. As the company grew, it evolved into this region’s largest locally owned provider of business products and office furniture.

In 1983, the company was purchased by H. H. “Skip” Ireland, III and James E. “Jim” Ireland. This third generation continued to grow the business and saw the company quadruple over the next 10 years. The 1990’s saw continued change. COS began to sell a wide range of business products, including office supplies, computer products, laser and inkjet cartridges, safety, break room, and janitorial products. The company also became a leading provider of business interiors, including furniture solutions to fit virtually every need, taste, style, and budget. In 1999, Dalton Office Supply Co. and Office Furniture/USA-Dalton were opened to better serve the North Georgia area, and to help further establish COS as the leader in the East Tennessee-North Georgia marketplace.

As the company grew, so did the demands of customers to sell and service their locations regionally, nationally, and globally. COS developed programs and processes that allow it to partner with national companies, serving thousands of our customers’ locations on a daily basis.

In 2002, Chattanooga Office Supply Co. changed its name to COS Business Products & Interiors to more accurately reflect its business. COS also moved to its current location, 1548 Riverside Drive, providing its employees with a state of the art office and showroom facility.

Today, COS represents over 350 different manufacturers and offers a full facility services menu to help clients manage their furniture assets, including project management, move management, repair and maintenance, and refurbishment and reconfigurations.

COS is committed to remain a Chattanooga-owned business, supporting its employees, its community, and the local economy