For
Immediate Release
PBB
Prepares for Third Delegation
Countdown Begins for China: Trade Mission 2002
Fort
Erie, Ontario September 30, 2002 -
PBB Global Logistics is gearing up
for its third privately led delegation
- China:
Trade Mission 2002.
The Mission is an excellent tool for
executives, new business managers and
export development professionals seeking
to access the Chinese market for the
first time or expand their existing
trade networks. It is an excellent
alternative to official government
trade missions, particularly for Small
and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) exploring
the Chinese market for the first time.
Running
from November 1st to November 16th, PBB's privately
led trade mission will visit several key Chinese
commercial and industrial centers including Beijing,
Dalian, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Wuhan.
Participants will meet one-on-one with high-level
Chinese government and business officials to
develop new business agreements and ventures.
"Our
mission will allow participants the opportunity
to leverage PBB's extensive network of established
Chinese contacts to match their business needs," says
Mike Scott, President & CEO, PBB Global
Logistics. "Participants will have the
unique opportunity to meet strategically selected
buyers, suppliers, distributors and manufacturers."
Expert
translators will accompany the delegation throughout
the mission, ensuring effective communication
with potential business partners. PBB's China:
Trade Mission 2002 is also
an extremely cost-effective way of travelling
to China on business. With travel, luxury accommodations
and entertainment organized by PBB's Corporate
Travel experts, participants can benefit from
significant cost savings and efficiencies.
Isabel
Alexander, President of Phancorp, a global
chemical wholesaler is one of several North
American companies who will be participating
in the mission and is looking forward to the
opportunities it will provide to her company. "PBB's
Trade Mission is perfectly aligned with Phancorp's
mandate for growth and development."
With
China's rapidly expanding market and entry
into the World Trade Organization, this is
an opportune time for North American companies
to look at sourcing from China. New business
opportunities are developing at an incredible
pace. "PBB has been doing business in
China for more than a decade," says Mr.
Scott. "We've learned that to succeed
there, you need the assistance of experienced
professionals with a proven track record in
that country. That's why PBB's China:
Trade Mission 2002 is the key to
the Chinese market."
China:
Trade Mission 2002 is PBB's
third business delegation to China and
is supported by Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters,
Team Canada Inc, Canadian Association
of Importers and Exporters and Ontario
Exports Inc. In the past, participating
companies have made valuable business
contacts and many participants continue
to reap the benefits from previous missions. "From
the political scene to the business world,
it is impossible to find either the quality
or the volume of contacts I did in just
two short weeks," says 2001 mission
participant Rod McMillan, International
Sales Manager, Darcor Ltd., a Toronto-based
manufacturer of casters and other related
components.
PBB
Global Logistics is a leading provider of third
party international logistics services, facilitating
the movement of goods across North America
and around the world. Founded in 1946, PBB
has expanded its core Customs brokerage operations
and now provides supply chain solutions from
the point of origin of goods to their point
of consumption. With approximately 900 employees
in over 70 strategic locations across Canada
and the United States and an established global
network of logistics service providers, PBB
is well positioned to capitalize on the increasing
demand for third party international logistics
services. PBB Global Logistics is a wholly
owned subsidiary of PBB Global Logistics Income
Fund, with units trading on the Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbol PBB.UN.
For more information
on PBB's China:
Trade Mission 2002,
visit www.pbb.com/china.
For
more information contact:
1-800-924-4466 ext. 3634
info@pbb.com
www.pbb.com
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