For Immediate Release
with HK$24 million contract win from MTR
Expanding Service Portfolio with Records Management Service
Hong Kong, September 2, 2004 - Leading office services provider in Hong Kong, bigboXX.com, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hutchsion Whampoa, today announced a major office supplies contract win from MTR, which worth over HK$24 million for a 3-year contract.
"We are glad to add MTR to our list of premium customers, which is a strong endorsement of our dedicated efforts to providing top-notch services to our customers. Companies today are not just looking for products, they demand value-for-money, efficient logistics, and customized services, which make our core value propositions," said Mr. Ronnie Fung, Chief Operating Officer of bigboXX.com.
The announcement further consolidates bigboXX.com's leading position in Hong Kong's office supplies market. Established since 2000, bigboXX.com is one of the few companies in the industry that has successfully overcome the market challenges, and achieved a leading position with a number of long-standing premium customers, including HSBC, Midland Realty, Goldman Sachs and Federal Express.
To cater for the changing market demands, bigboXX.com continues to broaden its range of services. Records Management has been launched in light of the rising demand for information management from companies, particularly in the banking & finance, securities & legal industries. It is a value-added document management, storage and logistics solution that offers secure information storage, efficient document delivery and comprehensive reporting functions for management of critical information assets.
"The service is built on our unique strengths in the integrated IT platform, logistics and warehousing system. So far we have secured many key clients from our existing base, and are planning to further promote the service to more potential customers," continued Mr. Ronnie Fung.
Apart from Records Management, bigboXX.com operates a Print Centre, which caters for digital and offset printing, and a Premium Centre that sources gift items for promotions, providing a total office solution to its customers.
In addition, bigboXX.com has recently kicked off a number of initiatives targeting the SME sector. The first one was launched in August 2004, offering SMEs free product delivery and waive of minimum purchase value. More SME promotional offers are on the way.
"Our goal is to provide a complete office supplies procurement solution to our customers. Be it a big corporation, a medium-sized business or a small office set-up, they will be able to get anything they need for office operations from bigboXX.com," concluded Mr. Ronnie Fung.
bigboXX.com is currently one of the largest office services provider serving over 40,000 corporate customers in Hong Kong. The company is committed to offering one-stop solution to its customers through the continual expansion of service portfolio and the use of innovative technology to better manage their changing business needs.
About bigboXX.com
-
bigboXX.com is a leading office supplies and services provider, offering 8,000 products to more than 40,000 customers in Hong Kong. Dedicated to serving office administration and finance managers, bigboXX.com focuses on providing customers with comprehensive product ranges at highly competitive prices.
-
bigboXX.com operates on a technology platform based on a number of mySAP.com enterprise applications, specifically designed and built for the business.
-
Web features offered include customised favourite items lists, standing orders, group account workflow for multiple users (orderers), authorisation limits, approval workflow, order status tracking (warehouse/transit/delivered), order history analysis by order point/category/product, and payment status of past deliveries.
-
bigboXX.com uses a state-of-the-art e-payment solution provided by HSBC. All financial transactions are direct with HSBC in a completely secure environment and no credit card information will be lodged with bigboXX.com.
-
In addition to office supplies, bigboXX.com has launched the Print Centre in 2001 and the Premium Centre in 2002.
- Records Management service was launched in November 2003.
For media enquiries, please contact:
bigboXX.com
Abe Yuen
Tel : 2121 5533
Email : abey@bigboxx.com
iPR Asia Ltd.
Veronica Ng
Tel: 2131 8961
Email : veronicang@iprasia.com.hk
Mr. Ronnie Fung, Chief Operating Officer of bigboXX.com
at bigboXX.com Press Briefing on 2 September 2004