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Hotelworks.com Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Leonard Parker Company, to Provide Procurement Services for the Fullerton Hotel, Singapore
Business Wire, March 8, 2000
Business Editors/Travel & Technology Writers
CORAL GABLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2000
Hotelworks.com, Inc. (AMEX:HWS) announced today that its subsidiary specializing in project-managed procurement, The Leonard Parker Company; has been awarded the contract to provide the Fullerton Hotel, Singapore with procurement services.
The Leonard Parker Company will be purchasing all necessary Operating Supplies & Equipment (OS&E), public area furniture and guestroom amenities for the property in the amount of approximately $6-$7 Million Dollars. The hotel is scheduled to open at the end of 2000.
The five star property consisting of 390 rooms and suites is located at the mouth of the Singapore River, in the heart of the Central Business District. It is a complete refurbishment on the site of the historic General Post Office, a Singaporean landmark built in 1928. The building's existing facade and structure are being retained and incorporated into the new construction.
"Securing a project of this magnitude in Singapore further reinforces our position as the leading procurement service provider in the international marketplace. The contract procurement business will provide an excellent opportunity for the follow-on service offerings available through Hotelworks.com," states Douglas Parker, Hotelworks President and CEO. "We are pleased that Orchard Parade Holdings Ltd., the owners of the Fullerton Hotel, are confident in our ability to meet their specific needs."
The Hotel's decor and ambience will reflect a `New Asia' theme, which will feature simple and clean lines with South-East Asian touches.
About Hotelworks.com
Hotelworks.com (AMEX:HWS) is the world's largest independent provider of hotel procurement services. The company has leveraged its 30-plus years of servicing the procurement needs of the hospitality industry through a vertical e-commerce solution that has established it as a global business-to-business leader in hospitality procurement and fulfillment.
Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries - Leonard Parker Company, Parker Reorder Online and Bekins Distribution Services - Hotelworks.com affords the hospitality industry a variety of services, including; Furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E) procurement; Operating supplies and equipment (OS&E) procurement; On-line reordering of operating supplies; Warehousing; Transportation; On-site coordination; and Installation. For more information on Hotelworks.com, please visit our web-site at www.hotelworks.com
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