05 April 2004. Reed Business Information (RBI) in the Netherlands has acquired Info Sales, a Dutch publishing company that is based in Amsterdam.

Info Sales has a unique database that provides sales leads to companies that supply furnishings and materials to the Dutch construction and industrial markets. The Info Sales database works by collecting materials and furnishings data from building and reconstruction projects and matching the data to the companies that supply these products and services. This provides the Info Sales customers with in-depth and customised sales leads.

The Info Sales database fits perfectly alongside Bouwplannen which is RBI?s project planning database for the Dutch building industry. Info Sales will start where Bouwplannen ends, by providing a follow-up service for the projects. RBI will now be able to provide all the information needed for the whole of the construction project, from the erection of the building to its furnishing and maintenance.

Info Sales enriches the current RBI combined portfolio of Bouwplannen (projects) and AanbestedingsKrant (tenders) and has potential not only within the construction market but also in other markets.

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