FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Robinson Lumber Company and Bozovich Announce Exclusive Partnership Long-Standing Relationship Unites Families in Strategic Sales Agreement
NEW ORLEANS, LA – October 7, 2015 – Robinson Lumber Company (RLC), a leading importer / exporter of lumber, decking, and flooring, and Bozovich, an award-winning leader in sustainable forestry practices, today announced an exclusive partnership agreement. Through this strategic partnership, Robinson Lumber Company will become the sole distributor of Bozovich’s high quality, responsibly sourced products east of the Mississippi River. Robinson will distribute Prefinished and Unfinished solid hardwood flooring, decking and lumber from Bozovich including, Incadex, Santos Mahogany and Brazilian Teak. Robinson and Bozovich are both well-known and respected family owned companies in the lumber industry. This partnership will allow for expanded customer service, a strategically located inventory, and focused sales and marketing of products in the eastern half of the country. “The Robinson and Bozovich families have been working together for three generations and thanks to our exciting new partnership, will continue to do so in a much more expanded capacity for many generations to come,” said Garner Robinson, President of Robinson Lumber Company. “We look forward to our continued growth, expansion and collaboration as partners in both the U.S. and Perú.” “Our strategic partnership with Robinson, in both the Eastern U.S. and Perú, is just one step closer towards a deeper cooperation and integration that started more than 30 years ago between our families,” said Drago Bozovich, CEO of Bozovich. “Our many shared values and principles have been the glue of our ever evolving relationship. I am confident that the synergies generated by this alliance will be powerful, creating a more efficient and dynamic logistics and distribution process that will serve our newly combined customer base.”
About Robinson Lumber Company: Robinson Lumber Company has operated since 1893 and is in its fifth generation of family ownership. The company is widely recognized as a leader in wholesale international wood products purchasing, manufacturing, processing and transportation, working to serve customers and suppliers in over seventy countries. Robinson Lumber Company is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana and operates 1|Page
globally. The company’s experienced team offers institutional product knowledge, innovation, and a sophisticated understanding of global trade. For more information, please visit: www.roblumco.com. About Bozovich: Bozovich is an award-winning leader in sustainable forestry practices with more than 55 years of experience in the production and distribution of fine and exotic wood products around the world. Since inception, the company has been committed to providing high quality products and services, generating long-term relationships with clients and suppliers, and making Bozovich one of the world’s foremost tropical wood trading groups. Bozovich is headquarted in Lima Perú and serves international markets, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Asia and the Pacific Rim, the Caribbean and Europe. For more information, please visit: http://www.bozovich.com For Media Inquiries: Contact: Hannah Topping Bond Public Relations & Brand Strategy (504) 897-0462 hannah@bondpublicrelations.com
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