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I / Vol 6 - Jan 2007

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I / Vol 6 - Jan 2007 A New Year Begins - Sourcing Bali News

HAPPY NEW YEAR - from all the crew at Sourcing Bali / RIM CARGO. !!

As we close the books on 2006, we open this new year with exciting news and updates from Sourcing Bali and our supplier partners.

We apologise for the late notice of this newsletter, sadly, the Taiwan earthquake damaged undersea cables, and storm damage in Bali added to the problems - we are only now just able to work at near full capacity.

We take this opportunity to thank you for your ongoing support and we look forward to being of service in 2007.

Warmest regards,
Desmond & Crew.

MALDIVES DIRECT

We are proud to announce the launch of our newest consolidated freight service MALDIVES DIRECT .

This regular consolidated service to the Maldives reduces shipping costs for smaller LCL shipments to the main port of Male by up to 40%.

Using our already successful FIJI DIRECT service as the model, this new service helps to assist the growing number of buyers (hotels / resorts / spas) with their shipments from Bali. 

Orders as small as 0.5cbm up to 10cbm will be consolidated with other customers fo RIM CARGO / Sourcing Bali.  The Silver Company are the apointed brokers, assigned to receive and clear the goods upon arrival.

For details visit www.sourcing-bali.com/maldivesdirect or email desmond@sourcing-bali.com


Record highs for Cargo

November was the busiest ever month for both Sourcing Bali and RIM CARGO - with over 32 shipments handled. 

In just 10 months, the new crew at RIM CARGO has become a strong, professional team under the leadership of Nengah Danta, earning the respect and thanks from the many new customers who have moved to RIM CARGO.

The fleet of vehicles has expanded to 5 - and we've increased the warehouse space an additional 20% to deal with the growth in business. (Added a mezzanine floor !!)

Renovations to the new offices are now complete at the the main warehouse, and further additions to the crew brings the total staff (combined) to 68 - in readiness for the exciting year ahead.

So far, the response to our high standard of packing has been overwhelmingly positive - you can read some of the comments on our websites - www.sourcing-bali.com and www.rimcargo.com 

Thank you for your wonderful support to RIM CARGO - we look forward to being of service.


RIM - Office


RIM - Warehouse

Hospitality Essentials

Effective 1st February, a new Hospitality division will be launched by Sourcing Bali - specialising in the supply of high quality operating and service equipment for the hotel and spa industry.

The new division will have it's own dedicated team of designers, production crews and supervisors to handle these specalised orders.  The range of products will include a small % of items from the current Sourcing Bali range, and will include many new and complementing products for table decor, house keeping supplies, room service equipment, guest room and bathroom amenties, plus spa products / equipment .

We have set ourselves a target of 3 months to complete the first launch of the new range - followed by the release of our new CD ROM and website - all linked to Sourcing Bali's existing site - it's exciting times for us and we look forward to sharing news over the coming months.

Asia Overland

Sourcing Bali and RIM CARGO were appointed the agents and freight forwarders for Asia Overland Inc - a Detroit based buying group - purchasing for large chains of retails stores throughout the USA.

The volume of business for this exciting new client is 30-40 40ft containers per year - with plans to expand over the coming years - we are delighted to welcome Eugene and Cathy as our newest customers - we look forward to a long and fruitful relationship.

We've also added a dedicated team to handle this new account - we say a warm welcome to:

Ade - Account Manager - responsible for sourcing new products / samples / product development - exclusively for Asia Overland Inc.  Ade comes with many years of experience in Sourcing.


Ade

Putu - joins us from the former agents of Asia Overland - he has vast knowledge of suppliers and quality control standards, and he handles all of the day to day operations of the orders - including labeling, coding, supervising all packing etc.


Putu

Komang - also joins us from the former agents of Asia Overland - he is out in the field, checking on production schedules, monitoring production, inspecting water content for all wood products, and co-ordinating with Cargo for collection.


Komang

There are also 10 daily workers who come in to the warehouse when we are doing the loading - 660 boxes in every container - sure takes up a lot of space !!!!

Saudi Arabian projects

One branch of the Saudi Royal family have been generous supporters of Sourcing Bali for many years, and graciously helping us with our charitable efforts for the orphanage projects etc.

In July 2006 I was invited to Jeddah to present our bid for a newly constructed hotel in Riyadh.  The final selection process is now underway and Sourcing Bali hopes to be soon appointed to supply the guest room furnture for this 147 roomed hotel.

We look forward to sharing news very soooooon.

(Please keep your fingers crossed for us !!  )

New Crew

With the expansion of the business and the increase in new accounts for both RIM CARGO and Sourcing Bali - we also need to increase our support staff to manage the extra loads. 

It is with great pleasure that I introduce the newest members to our family. 

Freddy - Operations Manager - RIM CARGO - Freddy has many years experience in the same field and is responsible for the day to day operations of the warehouse.  (Niti, has moved as Manager of our new Oberoi Branch 'The Business Centre')


Freddy


Made - Sales Executive, responsible for generating new customers. Based in our Oberoi sales office, Made will be an integral part of the growth of RIM CARGO – further enhancing the sales and support services to our customers. Made was formally 11 years with Jans Tours – and has a proven track record of exceptional customer service.


Made


Gus De - Warehouse stuffing crew - Gus De worked with the former management fo RIM EXPRESS - and returned to his old home - we are glad to welcome him back.


Gus De

Rini - sister of Ibu Cook, joins us as one of the very important quality controllers.  Rini used to be one of our casual, daily workers, but has recently been promoted to full time.


Rini

Putu - Document processing - Putu has prior experience in this field, he works with Ketut Susila to ensure that all paper work, customs clearance and documentation is all is order for shipments.


Putu


Kadek - Admin Assistant - She works with Andi to prepare the long and very detailed packing lists for all shipments - this requires a great amount of detail and patience. 


Kadek

The crew size is now at 68 - you have to give a moments thought to Ibu Cook and Ibu Sri who cater for the ever growing crew every day !!!!  We thank you !!

The Business Centre

Since our launch in November 2006 - The branch office of RIM CARGO at Oberoi has become a huge success.  The Business Centre offers a full range of services including high speed broadband internet, colour photocopies, colour printing, scanning, CD Burning and sale of packing materials.

Now, many times a day, all work stations are full, internet in high demand and comments about the decor have been wonderful.

The word is out about The Biggest Little Cargo Company in Bali !

Next time you are in Bali -  feel free to make use of our services - located at Jalan Laksmana (Oberoi) #32.  Clients of Sourcing Bali and RIM CARGO enjoy Internet for FREE !!!

Subtle Changes

You may have noticed a subtle change to our Sourcing Bali logo - this brings us in line with a new look for RIM CARGO and is consistent with the new branding of FIJI DIRECT, MALDIVES DIRECT and Hospitality Essentials.

We hope you like it. (We've kept our the heliconia flower !)

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