Hotel & Motel Management - December 27, 2007 - (Page 10) » BY HE AT HER GUN T ER, ASSOCI AT E EDITOR Procurement firms focus on client value ore innovation and technology in hotel design is helping to fuel the purchasing business. “[2007] was, in a word, phenomenal,” said Alan Benjamin, president, Benjamin West, a furniture, fixtures and equipment purchasing firm headquartered in Boulder, Colo. “Great demand, great growth and also, great schedule challenges.” The boom in new hotel brands has further fueled the boom in purchasing, he said. The company has seen the most growth in the luxury and resort segments. Dennis Baker, president and c.e.o. of Maryland-based procurement services company Avendra, said it was another record year for his company, approaching $3 bil- M See Procurement | page 17 ADM Associates, which provides interior contracting and asset-management services, opened the Sandpearl Resort in Clearwater, Fla., in August. ADM ASSOCIATES http://www.projectdynamics.com http://www.projectdynamics.com
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