Keeping commitments will get benefits
Keeping commitments will get benefits
Buyers Consolidators Ltd -- Agents: PT Natabhayu
Many businesses have been forced to buy goods from other countries due to Indonesia's unstable condition, a condition which deteriorated even more because of recent riots. The activities of many factories were disrupted during this time and customer confidence suffered as a result.
This message was given by David Pawlan, representative of the owners of Buyers Consolidators Ltd, and Joachim Nova Jusung, the director of PT Natabhayu.
But the two companies which have been partners since 1987, with PT Natabhayu acting as the general agent for Buyers Consolidators LTD, are convinced that the economic crisis which has devastated Indonesia will be over in a short time. That way, they said, we will have the opportunity to increase export volumes.
As a company which is active in labeling, repacking and quality control services; and distribution services: garment on- hanger services, state of the art EDI services, air cargo and freight forwarding services, bar-code scanning, garment finishing services and consolidation, Buyers Consolidators Ltd has increased the volume of its exports this year by approximately 30 percent on last year.
"We are having a good export year this year," said Pawlan.
Garments have become a good commodity for Buyers to export and now make up 80 percent of its total exports. Also in demand is branded footwear made by companies like Reebok and Adidas. With the motto The Best in Global Consolidation, and the support of 110 members of staff in Jakarta and Surabaya, Buyers has expanded its export markets to include America, 16 European countries, 17 Asian countries, Australia and parts of the Middle East.
Its success in reaching a wide market has led Buyers to be optimistic that it will be at the forefront of a future national export drive. Indonesia offers Buyers enormous potential through the availability of professional workers, immense reserves of natural resources and its strategic location.
The most important improvements which need to be made in the export sector, according to Pawlan, are to stabilize economic and political conditions and to provide quality sea transportation services. These improvements would help ensure that exporting activities run smoothly and offer the country opportunities to benefit from increased international trade in the future.
Nova Jusung added that PT Natabhayu was committed to the strategy for the future mapped out by Buyers and said both companies were set to face the challenges that lie ahead. He explained that was why PT Natabhayu made giving the best possible service a matter of principle and worked to protect the good relationship it has with Buyers.
Through its cooperation with Buyers, the value of PT Natabhayu's exports increased from 10 percent to 15 percent at the end of 1997. This demonstrates the professionalism of PT Natabhayu's staff of 300 who work at the companies six branch office in Medan, Panjang, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, Denpasar, and at its head office in Jakarta.
PT Natabhayu, established by George Jusung, started in the sea transportation business in 1978. By 1980, the company's business activities had been narrowed down to agency services, where it found a niche in a fast-growing market. It is, therefore, not surprising that PT Natabhayu chose Relations are Everything as the company motto.