Corporate Express Press Releases - 2003

News Release - February 24, 2003 Corporate Express Canada Selects Fitz Construction World's largest B2B office products company to build new facility in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Mississauga, Ontario – February 24, 2003 – Corporate Express Canada, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corporate Express, Inc., a Buhrmann company (NYSE:BUH), the world’s largest business-to-business supplier of essential office and computer products and services, has selected Dartmouth-based Fitz Construction Ltd. as its general contractor to build a 27,000-square-foot facility in Burnside Industrial Park, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The building will have 22,000 square feet of warehouse space and 5,000 square feet of office showroom space with provisions for future expansion. The new Dartmouth facility will be ideally situated to service the business requirements within the Maritime Provinces. This modern facility features 24-foot minimum clearance heights and is designed to accommodate more than 10,000 different office products, with the capacity to handle more than 60,000 lines per month. From this facility, Corporate Express will distribute to all major centers throughout the Maritimes and provide local deliveries to customers. “We are excited by the opportunity to combine three facilities and bring our employees together under one roof,” said Michael MacDougall, Atlantic Division President for Corporate Express Canada. “This new distribution center will allow for state-of-the-art warehouse technology which will create greater efficiency and productivity while allowing us to continue providing the superior distribution expertise and highest quality service our customers have come to expect. Our investment in the new facility is the perfect example of our customer value proposition and our commitment to the local market. This provides more accurate inventory, and most importantly, delivers accurate and timely orders for our customers.” About Corporate Express Canada Corporate Express Canada, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Corporate Express, Inc., a Buhrmann company (NYSE:BUH and AEX: BUH), the world’s largest business-to-business supplier of office and computer products and services. Corporate Express Canada’s product offering includes office and computer supplies, imaging and computer graphics supplies, office furniture, document and print management, desktop software, promotional products, and other similar products. Corporate Express Canada has operations in 19 facilities, including 9 distribution centers located in Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Boucherville, Quebec; Saint John, New Brunswick; St. John’s, Newfoundland; Vancouver, British Columbia; Winnipeg, Manitoba and Mississauga, Ontario. Corporate Express Canada employs more than 1,000 people, approximately 350 sales and customer service representatives and owns approximately 70 delivery vehicles. The Company’s Web site address is www.CorporateExpress.ca. ### Contact Information: Van Hindes Vce President Corporate Communications (303) 664-3989 Maria Borges Vice President Marketing (905) 696-4259