Coogans. An Investment in Family. Coogans has always been a story that embodies the history of its staff and the Tasmanian community in which it serves. Today, this is still true. Founded by William Coogan in 1876, the business has evolved from making and selling furniture to providing financial services. There is an absolute confidence and trust in the Coogans’ brand achieved from a family business spanning nearly 150 years across multiple generations. How It All Started. In 1903, William pioneered and transformed Coogans with a unique financing system where customers could make payment arrangements, financed by the company itself. While higher purchase, no deposit and buy now, pay later are all financial terms we have come to know, it was William’s innovative thinking to make life easier for customers that has remained front and centre of the Coogans brand promise we still know to this day, Making more possible! In 1903, William pioneered and transformed Coogans with a unique financing system where customers could make payment arrangements, financed by the company itself. While higher purchase, no deposit and buy now, pay later are all financial terms we have come to know, it was William’s innovative thinking to make life easier for customers that has remained front and centre of the Coogans brand promise we still know to this day, Making more possible!