HospitalityBex secures deal with Kimberly-Clark

HospitalityBex Private Limited, a business-to-business electronic Procurement marketplace for the hospitality and service industry managed by Raffles International, today signed an agreement with Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Professional Sector to manage tissue product purchases for clients in the lodging segment. 

Kimberly-Clark Professional products range from bath and facial tissue to air freshening systems, liquid soaps, bath tissue, wiping cloths and hand towel dispensing systems designed for use in hotel rooms, public washrooms and back of house.

Under the terms of agreement, Kimberly-Clark Professional will provide site needs analysis on tissue product purchases of Hospitalitybex's clients. Based on these site analyses, Hospitalitybex will work with the operations department of hotels, service apartments and corporate offices to determine operational efficiency solutions for the management of tissue products.

With the site analyses provided by Kimberly-Clark Professional, Hospitalitybex will be able to streamline tissue product purchases for its clients, thereby resulting in a smoother demand pattern, reduction of wastage and lower total costs associated with careful product purchase planning and deployment.

Mr. Wayne Jones, President (South Asia), Kimberly-Clark Corporation, said, "We believe that our icon brands such as Kleenex® Tissue products, deliver a promise to hotel guests. All over the world, Raffles and Swissôtel guests will know the brand and can feel assured that they are being offered home like comfort away from home." 

Mr. Simon Yong, Chairman of Hospitalitybex and Senior Vice President, Technical Services at Raffles International, said, "We are excited with this partnership as it benefits hotels and resorts under both the Raffles and Swissôtel brands as well as many of our partners in the hospitality industry. The alliance of two global companies, Kimberly-Clark and Raffles International, will serve to fulfil our value objectives of direct and indirect cost savings for all our partners."