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Corporate Express US Inc company history timeline

1987

Corporate Express was launched in 1987 in Boulder, Colorado, as a business to business stationery products supplier.

In the fall of 1987, after seeing the success of his corporate strategy, Rysavy hired a researcher to collect material on the office supply industry.

1988

Boyhood friend and computer software developer Pavel Bouska came from Munich to Colorado to help in 1988.

1992

But at the end of 1992, the company posted revenues of $420 million.

1994

In 1994, the company completed six acquisitions in exchange for 1.7 million shares of stock swapped and revenues skyrocketed to $1.145 billion.

1995

In 1995, the company moved forcefully into the international market with several foreign acquisitions.

1996

In 1996, approximately 300 systems architects and engineers were on the payroll of Corporate Express, showing the strength of the company's commitment to ongoing systems development and implementation.

1999

In 1999 Corporate Express merged with Buhrmann to become the largest office supplies company in the world.

2001

2001 saw further expansion into Europe with the acquisition of the European office products division of the Samas Group.

2003

In October 2003 Brian Macaluso was appointed the new Managing Director in the UK.

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