Corporate Express
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| Corporate Express, a division of Buhrmann N.V. | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Broomfield, Colorado |
| Key people | Mark Hoffman, Pres. and CEO |
| Industry | Office Products |
| Products | Paper, Furniture, Office supplies |
| Operating income | 171 million EUR |
| Net income | 3,628 Million EUR |
| Employees | 10,544 |
| Parent | Buhrmann |
| Website | www.corporateexpress.com |
Corporate Express is a multinational division of Buhrmann N.V. that sells business-to-business office supplies.
[edit] History
Corporate Express was founded by Jirka Rysavy in 1986 in Boulder, Colorado. Initially a regional office products retailer with 11 employees located in one small building, the company quickly established a program of strategic procurement solutions as an important industry innovation.
Initial growth was rapid. In 1994, Corporate Express became a public company with reported revenues of $621 million. Through acquisition of approximately 200 companies by the end of 1998, the company quickly and seamlessly added to its product lines, customer services and geographic breadth to serve a growing group of national and international businesses, including many of the world's largest and best known organizations.
Today, Corporate Express is the North American operating arm of Buhrmann NV, the world’s leading business services and office supply company. Buhrmann, based in the Netherlands, acquired Corporate Express in October 1999 and combined it with its subsidiary, BT Office Products.
In May 2001, Corporate Express acquired substantially all of the US Office Products (USOP) North American office products assets, including certain stand-alone furniture businesses. USOP's North American office products operations were integrated into Corporate Express, resulting in expected revenues of approximately $5 billion in North America.
[edit] Current
With one of the premier distribution infrastructures in the world—including almost twice as many delivery vehicles as its nearest competitor as well as advanced information systems and state-of-the-art warehouse technology—today's Corporate Express is positioned to grow with and lead the business-to-business office products and services sector. In North America, Corporate Express is the market leader in terms of size, facilities, staffing and product offerings. Globally, the company has a leading market position in North America (#1), Australia (#1) and Europe (#2).
