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III / Vol 8 - July 2009

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III / Vol 8 - July 2009 Sourcing Bali News

We are proud to bring you the latest news from Sourcing Bali and our supplier partners.

In this edition, we bring you details of our recent website overhaul, updates on new products, new regulations for exporting timbers, plus detals of our newest renovations and service upgrades for buying trips.

We take this opportunity to thank you for your support.  We understand that for some of our customers there has been a turndown, however  we do contuinue to receive orders from exisiting customers as well as new customers..thankfully July is shaping up to be busy..and we have a number of projects in the pipeline.

If you are planning a buying trip to Bali, now is the perfect time. The days are clear and bright, the cloudless skies bring out the best of Bali's scenery and the evenings are cool with the clearest, starry nights.  My favourite time to be in Bali.

Thank you again for your great support, we look forward to being of service.

Warmest regards
Desmond & Crew

Website overhaul

We are undergoing a major overhaul of products on the website - please bear with us.  Whilst we try to keep the products on the site up to date, the sheer volume of products that we source makes that task impossible. 

Ray is busy with the new uploads and we are proud to present some of these new products below - for further information on these or any of our NEW products, please email desmond@sourcing-bali.com. or visit the site www.sourcing-bali.com

Our site represents only a very small % of the types of products that we source for our customers - if you don't find what you are looking for, please feel free to let us know and we will be happy to source it for you.

Custom orders are welcome.
 

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New Showroom - renovations complete

We've been busy with some significant renovations and upgrades to the office space and showroom areas.  We are proud to say that these are now complete and we have a BRAND NEW LOOK !   
 
Guided by the laws of Feng Shui, we've revamped the entrance, moved offices upstairs and removed partitioning walls.  The result is a clean, sleek, modern showroom - with over 250 sqm of display space. 
 
We've set up new displays of accessories from the Hospitality Essentials range, as well as some special selections of indoor and outdoor furniture for personal or commercial installations.  We will continue to rotate the stock - as new and creative designs are added.  All items in the showroom are FOR SALE from the showroom floor  - ideal for container fillers or ready stock purchases.
 
For details on ANY of the showroom items, please email desmond@sourcing-bali.com

New products - Water fountains

We are pleased to present a new range of contemporary freestanding water features.  Made from combinations of materials: cement, copper, stainless steel, and glass.  These new designs are ideal for indoor or outdoor installations and are extremely popular - particular with our Australian friends who suffer water restrictions from ongoing drought etc.

Prices start from Rp 1.540.000 (approx. US$ 171) to Rp 1.980.000 (approx. US$ 220) and sizes vary from H.150cm to H.146cm - custom orders are possible

For details of these new designs or any of our pots / urns - email robert@sourcing-bali.com
 

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New supplier - Holili

We are proud to feature a new supplier - called HoLiLi Outdoor Emotions.  This is a German owned company based in Bali with production in Java.  The company combines German quality standards with the highest levels of Indonesian weaving skills; setting new standards for outdoor synthetic rattan furniture.

All internal framing and weldings have been designed and tested for strength and to maximise weaving techniques.  All pipes and trusses are made to 1.5mm-2.mm thicknesses to guarantee optimal stability and endurance.

All pieces are GTD with a 4year warranty on the frame and materials !!   Ideal for commerical installations of high traffic.

We are deligthed to feature these new, quality products as part of the Sourcing Bali range of preferred suppliers.

For more information, email desmond@sourcing-bali.com
 

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Restrictions on timber exports - oversized

With the frequent changes to regulations in the export industry in Indonesia, is it important to be kept to date. Some recent revisions to the laws relating to the exporting of timbers have just been made. 
 

Plain tree blocks/ logs  eventhough they  have been coated (finished),  as long as their diameter is bigger than 40 cm2, they can not be exported.  But when they have been designed by adding carvings, they can be categorized as handicrafts or furniture and can be exported.

It is true that it is confusing because it is very subjective to consider the logs or blocks as handicrafts/furniture  or still as wood logs/blocks.
 


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Last container to Aitutaki

We recently said goodbye to the last containers of furniture, marble and accessories for a boutique hotel project in Aitutaki, Cook Islands. This luxury boutique villa  is scheduled to open in August 2009.

Sourcing Bali assisted with the sourcing and supply of all guest room, poolside and dining room furniture, as well as accessories for bathrooms, and public spaces.  We even sent 6cbm of toilet tissue and toilet rolls !!

We thank Carolyn, Tanya and Grant for their support and we wish them every success with the installation and opening. 

Fleet upgrade

It's important for us to maintain a modern fleet of cars for our customers and crew - ensuring maximum safety for all. 

We can hardly believe how quickly time flies - our premium vehicle used for buying trips turned 5 yrs old  last month so it was time to retire her and upgrade  - please meet the NEW 2009 - SB1  !!
 


 

Featuring safety airbags, double air-con and adjustable seating - the new SB1 adds even more comfort for our customers when on busy buying trips.  Our caring drivers and our attentive Account Managers take the stress out of what can potentially be overwhelming - given the wide range of products available in Bali.
 

Also new to the fleet is HE1 - this BIG BLACK DELIVERY VAN is easily recognised with its HUGE RED HELICONIA logo - delivering Hospitality Essentials products to hotels, resorts, and villas around Bali.
 

"SETTING NEW STANDARDS IN SOURCING AND BUYING SERVICES"

New Crew - SB / Rim / HE

We are proud to introduce the newest members to our crew. 

Made Hermawati has joined us as the new Customer Service Manager at our Oberoi sales office for RIM CARGO.  Herma has many years of experience in freight forwarding and will be a tremendous asset to the RIM CREW. Welcome aboard Herma.
 
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New to the Hospitality crew is Anto - as Sales Executive. Working alongside Puteri, Anto also handles local and overseas inquiries for the HE brand of products. Welcome Anto !


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And finally, we say a warm welcome to Mario and Ali to our all important Quality Control crew. This is certainly the most important division of the company - thus ensuring that each and every product that we send for our customers is 100% correct.    (We have 7 dedicated QC crew !)
 

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Staff Party

Sourcing Bali proudly turned 8 this year and so, to mark this special occassion, the entire crew got together to celebrate.  This year's theme was 'Working together to be the BEST'.

With a crew of over 80, plus partners and kids, we're nearly 200 !!  -We had loads of games and prizes for the kids - including face painting, competitions, etc 

The crew were divided into teams and competed for prizes. They were asked to perform to a theme song - all costumes had to be hand made using ONLY packing materials - single face carton, foam sheet and bubble wrap.  As you can see, we have a very, very creative team.  It was loads of fun and everyone is already talking about next year !

 

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Exchange rates and public holidays

The Indonesian currency strengthened during May and June with highest levels for many years - the rates fluctated between 9.600 - 10,000 (to US$) - however this seems to have stabilised again to Rp10,000-Rp10.200.  For more information on exchange rates - you can use the converter on our website - after logging on, or email sheny@sourcing-bali.com

Forthcoming public holidays in Bali for July / August / September >>>

Wednesday 8th July - Presidential Elections
Monday 20th July - Isra Mi'raj of Prophet Mohammed - Islamic Holiday
Monday 17th August - Indonesian Independence Day
Wednesday 19th/20th August - Ramadan fasting month begins
Monday 21-22 September - Idul Fitri - end of Ramadan*
* Many of our suppliers will be closed for 2-3 weeks over the Ramadan period - so if you are planning visits or orders over this time, please keep this in mind.

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