About
Based in Colchester, Essex but with a UK wide service via our partners APC couriers, Depot are friendly, reliable and flexible to suit your business and provide that personal feel.
Depot supply competitively priced food packaging, washroom and cleaning products to schools, academies and commercial organisations across Essex & Suffolk. We specialise in dependable local delivery, consistent stock availability and personal service that national suppliers can’t match.
Depot customers return time and again because we work with them and become part of the team. To make their jobs easier we keep records of customers’ stock, delivering door to door in all weathers, providing both regular and flexible deliveries. A small, expert and friendly team, Depot build long term relationships with their customers to understand their needs and make their jobs easier.
Local areas are serviced in our own branded vehicles with a personal service, regular driver and efficient delivery. We cover all the major towns, Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich, Witham and Brentwood.
Depot, formally Maddison’s was founded in 1995 by Nigel Maddison and the business began as a man in a van supplying to restaurants and cafes in the Colchester, Essex and Ipswich, Suffolk areas. It quickly grew and established a hard-earned reputation of a quality supplier offering excellent customer service.
Michelle Mersh took over ownership and management of Maddison’s in 2008. Michelle has a customer service focused background which led to a successful career in sales working within repeatable business environments. Michelle firmly believes that Maddison’s success is built on repeat business. Today, Depot works closely with schools and commercial clients to reduce costs, streamline ordering and simplify supply across catering, washroom and cleaning products.
Michelle says; “Maddisons was already a very customer focused business with a can do attitude, this was one of the key things that attracted me to the company. With my background and passion for customer service I felt the company would be a perfect fit for me. It has been seventeen years and I’ve never looked back. By employing staff with like-minded attitudes and instilling in them the importance of excellent customer service, this has become second nature to all the staff at Depot.”
Catering disposables was Maddisons initial product line but our customers drove the need to expand to include cleaning supplies and janitorial products. Our customers include schools and academies, contract cleaners, factories, hospitality businesses and local authorities who rely on us for consistent supply and responsive service.
Maddisons was rebranded to Depot in 2025 and we look forward to continuing to grow with our new name and style whilst offering customers the same great service they are used to.
If you have a business and are looking for a friendly and reliable wholesaler service who is very competitive on price, call us now on 01206 871872.