Corporate Express Press Releases - 2008

News Release - May 13, 2008 Corporate Express Attains ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System Recertification Company is nationally certified to this standard and now plans to pursue ISO 14001:2004 for environmental management system.

Broomfield, Colorado – May 13, 2008 –Corporate Express US Inc. announced today that it has just attained recertification for its quality management system to the ISO 9001:2000 international standard. This recertification covers the company’s US office products and facility supplies operations nationwide. Corporate Express US Inc., part of the Dutch-based Corporate Express NV (NYSE: CXP), is a leading business-to-business supplier of office and computer supplies, office furniture, facility supplies, document and print management, imaging and computer graphic supplies, promotional products and other similar products. "ISO 9001:2000 is a key component of our business strategy,” said Jay Mutschler, president of Corporate Express US. “The ISO 9001:2000 system helps ensure that we have consistent processes in our operations, which is critical to deliver high-quality products and services to our customers in a consistent and quantifiable fashion." ISO 9001:2000 represents international consensus on a set of standardized requirements for a quality management system. Recertification to ISO 9001:2000 requires a company to demonstrate its ongoing commitment to customer satisfaction through continuous improvement. “Attaining recertification validates the significant progress we’ve made with continuously improving our operations,” said Tim Beauchamp, senior vice president of customer care and distribution operations, “and we are committed to continue progressing by pursuing ISO 14001:2004 certification next.” ISO 14001:2004 represents international consensus on a set of standardized requirements for an environmental management system. These guidelines define methods to minimize a company’s environmental impact while performing daily business activities. Attainment of ISO 14001:2004 is a key component of the company’s sustainability commitment, which outlines comprehensive plans to reduce environmental impact through goals for facilities, distribution operations, sustainable forestry, environmentally sustainable products and social responsibility. These plans are outlined in the company’s US Sustainability Policy, which can be found online at www.CorporateExpress.com/sustainability.html. About Corporate Express Corporate Express provides customers with a single source of business products and services, so that they can focus their resources, energy and time on their core business. Corporate Express helps organizations to save time and maximize their productivity. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Corporate Express NV generated 2007 sales of EUR 5.6 billion. The company has a widespread global distribution network spanning North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, has close to 18,000 employees and has operations in 21 countries. Corporate Express is listed on Euronext Amsterdam (Euronext: CXP) and in New York (NYSE: CXP). For more information, please visit www.CorporateExpress.com. Safe Harbour Statement Statements included in this press release, which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbour provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are made based upon management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting Corporate Express and therefore involve a number of uncertainties and risks, including, but not limited to industry conditions, changes in product supply, pricing and customer demand, competition, risks in integrating new businesses, currency fluctuations, and the other risks described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2007. As a result, the actual results of operations or financial conditions of the Company could differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements.