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I / Vol 10 - 2011

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I / Vol 10 - 2011 Sourcing Bali News - 2011

Dear Friends,

It is a great pleasure to welcome you to a new decade and a new edition of Sourcing Bali News.  This year is the 10TH Anniversary of Sourcing Bali.. and we thank you for your wonderful support throughout the years.

We've started 2011 off with a bang and a record number of containers for January - unlike previous years we had buyers in town until the very end of the year, making us busy in January and February. It's a great way to start the year.

In this edition, we proudly bring you news of new projects that are underway in Bali, as well as news of our latest growth, some additions to our website, a new facelift for Rim Cargo offices and some new additions to our crew.

As always, we say a special thanks to all of you who have supported us over the past decade.  We have become close, committed friends with many of you and we look forward to working closely with you over the next 10 years.

And....as they always say, if you're happy with us tell others, if not, tell us.

Warmest regards,

Desmond & Crew

New products

We have added an assortment of new products to the site over the past few weeks - here's a few examples of these.  As always, we try to find products that are not no common, not so easily found, and which reflect a varieties fo styles. 

There is so much product available in Bali, we try to keep you informed of new trends, new suppliers etc - but if you dont find what you're looking for on our site, please let us know and we'll try to source it for you or suggest some alternatives.

   
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New Lamps and Candle sticks

We were very pleased when we came across these lamps and candle sticks - and have happily added them to our Sourcing Bali range.

The custom made lamps are made from a variety of metals, including brass, nickel plating, aluminium and glass.  They are available in a range of shade types, shapes and fabrics.  All of these designs have been added to our website - for details, please email me at desmond@sourcing-bali.com

Busy at Bespoke

Our crew at Bespoke have been busy with a number of high profile projects in Bali. 

We're delighted to be working with Sentosa Villas to design and outfit their refurbished restaurant and bar.  Works began last week - and are expected to be completed by EASTER.

Also commencing this week is the demolition and rebuild of the poolside restaurant and bar of the Bali Dynasty Resort.  This long established family resort has already undergone a complete refurbishment of rooms and public areas.  The pool restaurant is the last of the refurbishment programme and will include an adults only 2nd storey bar / lounge. 

We look forward to bringing your exciting progress images of these two projects over the coming months. 


Bali Dynasty Resort

Bali Dynasty Resort

Sentosa Villas

Sentosa Villas

Hospitality Essentials - new retail outlet

Hospitality Essentials - is a specialist range of accessories for the hotel industry.  Our dedicated website includes over 1300 designs that we have created.

Whilst specifically designed for hotels, restaurants and spa's, these ranges do have minimum quantities for wholesale orders.  We do however receive many requests from buyers for smaller quantities, particularly from local villa owners and small boutique resorts.

We'll soon be making these exciting designs available to the retail market, opening a new store in Jalan Laksmana (Oberoi) in March.  We look forward to sharing news and images of the new store in coming weeks - here's a preview of things to come.


Bamboo Collection

Sydney Collection

Manhattan Collection

Cirebon Collection
   
Jimbaran Collection

Rim Cargo - Office and QC Room Facelift

After more than two months renovation, the new offices and QC room at Rim Cargo are finally completed.

This long awaited change has been 2 years in the planning, complying with a visit from a Feng Shui Master, who insisted that the previous office needed to be moved.  Timing and finances were not ideal at the time, but we were committed to making the change, and now, 2 years on.. the new, bright and spacious offices are ready.. as well as a brand new Quality Control room. 

The new QC Room is more than double it's previous size, (130sqm) plus we've added extra storage space, extra aircondtioning, additional lighting and additonal QC tables.  Quality Controlling is the MOST IMPORTANT role of all, it's vital that our QC room is properly equipped, and our QC crew have all they need to ensure that each and every item we source is perfect !

Be sure to come and visit on your next trip to Bali.. 

Testimonials

We love to hear from our customers - good or not so good - it's important to hear when we do well, and when we need to improve. 

Recently we were delighted to received some great response from a dear and valued client in Mexico who had just finished two projects.  Here's what he had to say....

 "I just got home yesterday and have been able to see the final products.  It is so awesome I cannot tell you, I still have goose bumps from seeing it.  I know we all put a huge amount of work into this and let me tell you, it paid off."
ED NEWELL - MEXICO

""Thanks again for everything. The experience I had dealing with you and your staff was amazing and will look forward to working together again in the future!"
BRETT SLAUGHTER - AUSTRALIA

Public Holidays

Nyepi is the Balinese day of Silence.  Unique to the Island of Bali, Nyepi requires that everyone remains indoors, in silence, without the use of lighting, fires, cooking facilities.  Devotees would use this special day to meditate and fast, whilst for most of us, it is a day to stop, conserve, refresh and relax.  Interestingly, there are no cars, no traffic, no-one is permitted outdoors, even flights are diverted from the island on this special day.

On the evening before Nyepi, villagers parade in the streets, carrying oversized effergies of demons and witches (ogoh Ogoh) - banging drums and making as much noise as possible - in the belief that the noise will attract the attention fo evil spirits, who will come to see what the noise is about.. the next day, being silent and deserted, the spirits will leave realising that there is nothing to see.

It's a very special, quiet, mysterious day, and one of the wonderfully unique things about Bali.

This year, Nyepi falls on Saturday March 5th.  Of course, our offices will be closed.

Selamat Hari Raya Nyepi.

Upgraded Vehicles

Your safety and comfort is important to us and for that reason, we're proud to annouce the upgrade of our second guest vehicle.  SB2 is the latest new addition to our fleet.. and joins SB1 as the top of line passenger vehicles.  ONLY Sourcing Bali has such a modern, large fleet of vehicles - all in top condition, all branded with our Sourcing Bali logo. 

We look forward to your next buying trip so that you can experience the comfort of of our new fleet.


SB1

SB2

New Crew

Meet the newest crew to join the Sourcing Bali family..  we have two newly created positions.

Angkon joins the crew at Bespoke (Interior Design division), becoming the fourth member of the team.  Angkon will be working with Chung, Kadek and Rina and will be helping to create shopdrawings, 2d and 3d renderings for our very important interior design projects.. we wish him every success in his new role.


Angkon  Muliawan

Johan joins the accounting team as Internal Auditor.  As you can imagine, with a company the size of Sourcing Bali, and the millions of dollars of products that we source and export per year, we need to ensure that all of our purchase orders and invocies reconcile perfectly.  Johan joins Sheny, Raka and Anik.. and we also wish him every success with his new position.  

 
Johan Emanuel

(We're still looking for a new Account Manager (Sales) for Sourcing Bali, a Sales Executive for Hospitaltiy Essentials, plus a data entry clerk for Rim Cargo)

Sorry for the heavy hand

We do apologise for our recent mailing... it seems our emailing system was a little bit ambitious, and it sent the message about some teak wood side tables .. TWELVE TIMES.  !!!  we got a few comments about that, and all we can say is SORRYYYYYY.  It wont happen again.

Word Of Mouth

I am very pleased to share news of a new supplier which has emerged in Bali.  The company is ‘word of mouth’ and it’s quite a gem. Their unique and funky designs are a bit ‘off the wall’ but I thought it would be fun to share some news of these crazy items. 

 According to their sales blurb.. ‘the development of our work has been positively affected by the sky, geometry, evolution, revolution, chilli, space, philosophy, food, light, plants, sex, humor, history and Leon. You gotta love it… Please feel free to email Valentina and Abishake  directly if you have any questions about their wonderfully zany designs..  www.wordofmouthbali.cominfo@wordofmouthbali.com

 

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