Contract With Boise Will Help Cooperative Meet Its Goal of Helping Higher
Education Obtain Better Value and Lower Cost for Products and Services
ITASCA, Ill., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Office products distributor BOISE(R)
Office Solutions announced today an exclusive five-year contract to provide
Educational & Institutional Cooperative Service (E&I), a not-for-profit
educational buying cooperative, with office supplies and copy paper products.
E&I chose Boise Office Solutions to take advantage of Boise's discounted
pricing, ease of ordering, and more personalized service. The group-
purchasing program offers E&I's more than 1,500 member colleges, universities
and prep schools throughout the United States enhanced discounts on more than
12,000 products. Additionally, the competitively bid nature of the agreement
provides a greater opportunity for the nation's publicly funded institutions
to participate in the contract.
According to Tom Fitzgerald, chief executive officer at E&I, bringing
outstanding value to the membership is a top priority at the cooperative, and
E&I's new contract with Boise Office Solutions delivers those results.
"Providing value is more than just offering a good product at a good
price," Fitzgerald said. "Others can do that. This new agreement with Boise
Office Solutions not only provides deep discounts on the thousands of office
products that colleges and universities use, it simplifies ordering and brings
Boise's renowned customer service and quality to E&I members nationally. From
start to finish, this program delivers the value that our members expect E&I
to provide."
Chris Milliken, division president and CEO of Boise Office Solutions said,
"Boise Office Solutions is very excited to partner with E&I to simplify the
office products procurement process for its members while providing the
benefit of customized, individual service that will allow each organization to
concentrate on their core business."
Over the next three months, Boise Office Solutions' representatives will
contact all 1,500-member schools to discuss the benefits of the new program.
About Boise Office Solutions
Boise Office Solutions is a premier multinational distributor of office
and technology products, office furniture and paper, with annual sales
totaling $3.5 billion. Boise Office Solutions reached domestic e-commerce
sales of more than $1 billion in 2002. The company, headquartered in Itasca,
Ill., has customers ranging in size from small organizations to multinational
corporations. Boise Office Solutions has operations throughout the United
States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico, and serves customers in 19
European countries through a partnership with Ahrend Office Products. Boise
Office Solutions is recognized for its outstanding commitment to customer
service and is the recipient of Gartner Inc.'s inaugural CRM Excellence Award.
Boise Office Solutions has demonstrated leadership in supporting minority- and
women-owned business development since 1972. For more information, visit
http://www.BoiseOffice.com .
Boise Office Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Boise Cascade
Corporation (NYSE: BCC). Boise, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, provides
solutions to help customers work more efficiently, build more effectively, and
create new ways to meet business challenges. Boise is a major distributor of
office products and building materials and an integrated manufacturer and
distributor of paper, packaging, and wood products. We own or control more
than 2 million acres of timberland, primarily in the United States, to support
our manufacturing operations. Visit the Boise website at http://www.bc.com .
About E&I Cooperative Service
E&I Cooperative Service, the United States' only national, not-for-profit
group purchasing organization for higher education, aggregates the buying
power of its more than 1,500 member institutions to secure advantageous
pricing on a wide range of products and services. E&I's extensive portfolio
of competitively bid and negotiated contracts delivers lower prices for higher
education. For more information, log on to http://www.eandi.org .
CONTACT: Bill Bonner of Boise Office Solutions, +1-630-438-8584, or
Media, Cari Trayner of Bader Rutter & Associates, +1-262-784-7200.
SOURCE Boise Office Solutions
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http://www.boiseoffice.com
http://www.bc.com http://www.eandi.org
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CONTACT:
Bill Bonner of Boise Office Solutions,
+1-630-438-8584, or Media, Cari Trayner of Bader Rutter &
Associates, +1-262-784-7200
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