Welcome to Yap’s Office Automation Yap’s Office Automation & Equipment (YOAE) is very proud to be afforded the opportunity to introduce our organization. The history of YOAE goes way back to 1962 when it was started by Mr. Yap Wan Shee and later sold the company to his younger brother, Mr. Yap Poh Kwai then under the name of Yap’s Typewriter Service.