Focus on 'World-Class' Customer Service Earns Office Supplies Company National
Recognition
ITASCA, Ill., April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Boise Office Solutions(R) has been
named a Finalist in the Best Customer Service Team category in the second
annual American Business Awards.
Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post
(September 22, 2002), The American Business Awards are the first national,
all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the
workplace.
Nicknamed the Stevies(TM) for the Greek word "crowned," winners will be
announced during presentations on Monday, May 10 at the Sheraton New York
Hotel & Towers in New York City. The ceremonies will be videocast live on the
Internet and will be broadcast nationwide on radio by the Business TalkRadio
Network.
More than 800 nominations from companies of all sizes and in virtually
every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories.
Boise Office Solutions was selected as a finalist in the Best Customer Service
Team category based upon its nomination regarding the company's award-winning
services that have helped it attract and retain customers.
"Boise Office Solutions is committed to providing world-class service and
tools to help customers streamline and gain greater control of their office
products purchases. We are proud to be recognized as a finalist for our
commitment," said Chris Milliken, divisional president and CEO of Boise Office
Solutions and its retail arm, OfficeMax.
Boise has a history of award-winning customer service, having recently
earned World-Class customer service recognition by the SQM Group. The office
supplies distributor also is the recipient of Gartner Inc.'s inaugural CRM
Excellence Award.
About Boise Office Solutions and OfficeMax
Boise Office Solutions, a leader in business-to-business office product
solutions, has combined with OfficeMax, a leading office products retailer, to
provide office supplies, technology products and solutions, paper, and
furniture to large, medium, and small businesses and consumers. The combined
business serves all customers through direct sales, catalogs, Internet, and
nearly 1,000 superstores. Combined, the business had revenues of $8.3 billion
in 2003, more than 40,000 employees, and more than 1,000 retail outlets. Boise
Office Solutions is a division of Boise Cascade Corporation (NYSE: BCC).
About Boise Cascade Corporation
Boise, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, provides solutions to help customers
work more efficiently, build more effectively, and create new ways to meet
business challenges. We own or control more than 2 million acres of
timberland, primarily in the United States, to support our manufacturing
operations. Boise had sales of $8.2 billion in 2003. Visit the Boise Web site
at http://www.bc.com .
Boise Office Solutions Contact: Media Contact:
Bill Bonner Nicole Miller, Bader Rutter & Associates
630 438 8584 262 784 7200
SOURCE Boise Office Solutions; OfficeMax
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http://www.boiseoffice.com
http://www.bc.com
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CONTACT:
Bill Bonner of Boise Office Solutions,
+1-630-438-8584, or Media, Nicole Miller of Bader Rutter &
Associates, +1-262-784-7200
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