History

Michael Emberly and Donald King partnered to start Basin Stationery and Office Supplies Limited in northend Halifax in October 1979. The firm moved to a larger building on Lady Hammond Road, and moved again to our current location on Strawberry Hill Street. Donald King retired with Steven Emberly purchasing his shares in Basin, becoming Vice President and Purchasing Manager. Father and son continue to work and build the company on the founding philosophy of customer service.

Basin Stationery, operating as Basin Basics Halifax, Basin Basics Truro and Highland Basics is a locally owned Nova Scotian company that services Mainland Nova Scotia. We have a Office Supply Storefront, Furniture Showroom, Warehouse and Distribution Centre at Suite 130, 3667 Strawberry Hill Street in Halifax. In addition we have a retail store in Truro and Antigonish. We operate our own delivery trucks for the greater Halifax-Metro area. For deliveries outside the Halifax-Metro area, we offer next day delivery via a number of different courier companies depending on our customers needs. Currently we have 39 full and part time employees including ten dedicated Office Supply and Furniture Representatives, and a telemarketing representative. We also have two qualified furniture installers contracted.