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September 01, 2014
Volume 1, Issue 2 GRW NEWSLETTER
This Newsletter
is private to
GRW agencies
only. The
newsletter is
not for your
clients.
Also since this
newsletter is
dedicated to
R.E. Bradley, as
such, all the
quotes are from
him.
Please read the articles in this newsletter from left to right. This newsletter is best read by printing it out. If not, then please scroll all the way down to read it all.
R.E. Bradley / September 22, 1923 ---January 06,2014
May he rest in peace
The last time R.E. Bradley’s son, J.L. Bradley (CEO) spoke to him at the hospital at 6 pm on January 05, 2014, they reminisced about the company and about his life. They both knew that at age 90 and facing a serious health matter that put him in the hospital, meant he most likely
THE R.E. BRADLEY / FOUNDING CHAIRMAN / STORY
R.E. BRADLEY STORY CONTINUED BELOW:
“When I was old enough I joined the United States Marine Corp and after my basic training I found myself in the South Pacific fighting in World War 2 . I was young and the memories of the war and destruction and the loss of several of my friends in the war are forever in my memory. I fought at the battle to take Iwo
did not have much time left. His son loved hearing about his life and asked him again to tell him about his childhood leading up to the present time at the hospital. His son was trying to etch into his memory the life of his father. Tears ran down his son’s eyes as he R.E. Bradley started this
memory journey 74 years into the past: “I grew up in Sweetwater, Oklahoma, and my friends and I worked at my parent’s farm starting at age 16. I wanted adventure so I started hopping freight trains with my friends to various destinations” (see below for continuation of R.E. Bradley story)
Jima in the South Pacific with the Marines and was there at the official flag raising ceremony When the war was over I was still young and moved to Richmond, California where I worked for the Richmond Housing Authority doing security work for them. I purchased a dump truck and a tractor and I would start
doing some hauling of topsoil and gravel for the housing authority. Before I knew it I had three trucks and several construction equipments. I landed a contract with the Tidewater Oil Company doing all their underground gravel deliveries at all the locations they were putting in underground pipe. Article continues on page 2
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R.E.Bradey was at the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima in World War 2 when in the U.S. Marine Corp “Our GRW agency contract
says agencies must log in a minimum of once a week to the private agency site. Now I ask how hard is that?, but there are some that still do not do it”
“Wake up and be thankful you have another day on this glorious planet with so many opportunities” -R.E. Bradley
“As the years go by, this Union of GRW Agencies will become the most powerful commodities supplier to the world” -R.E. Bradley
“I will sign your ncnd but
I know it is just a piece
of paper, as if a person
is dishonest then it is
worth nothing”’
R.E. Bradley
My business expanded and I had to rent facilities to store my many trucks and many tractors. I at that time had many employees. I had long since left the Richmond Housing Authority and my business was inundated with customers.
R.E. BRADLEY STORY CONTINUES FROM PAGE 1 BELOW:
I remember flying to some countries and bombs had gone off at the airport and even the day before at the hotel I was staying at. I told my wife about it and she wanted me to come home. I was not deterred and stayed and finished my business
R.E. BRADLEY STORY CONTINUES FROM THE ABOVE
but we stopped them in time and I eventually got paid. I have flew on the famous actor and singer Wayne Newton’s private jet with his manager ,
CONTINUED ON R.E. BRADLEY FROM THE ABOVE
I had married and had four children and after many years in the construction business lead me to want new ventures. I retired from construction and in the early 1960’s and started selling tractors . I would buy a few and resell them and before I knew it I had a whole yard of
trucks and tractors I owned for-sale. Clients started coming from overseas and I became familiar with international trade at that time. (Most of the history of the company as you know is on www.grwglobal.com )
and signed multi million dollars of business. Some of the significant memories I have of the business are the time I sold a tractor to a foreign government and they picked up the tractor (it was worth 200,000. USD ) without paying for it.
I had the California Highway Patrol (police) follow the transport truck and they stopped it on the highway (weapons drawn) and impounded it until we were paid. The government buyer almost got the tractor to the docks, continue below
Jay Stream, as they wanted to discuss with me in Las Vegas about financing the new Shenadoah Hotel he was going to build (the name since changed). I have
flown across the world meeting customers, Prime Ministers, Finance Ministers, and others. The rest is history. Continue on page 4 for the R.E. Bradley Story
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I want to start off by
commemorating my father,
R.E, Bradley (founder of
GRW) and his birthday in
the month of September.
He would have been 91
years old in this month of
September.. He passed
away January 06, 2014.
I wish to say also may the
Almighty bless any and all
of those in Africa that
contracted the Elboa virus
and that they may be
healed and others may be
protected from this virus.
Samples: Please be aware
that policy is that those
who want 1 kg or 2 kg
samples must either
Joe Bradley / CEO
So to continue I will go
over some things that
could be useful to your
GRW agency.
On this newsletter there
are many countries that
provided the top two
products exported and
imported to and from their
countries. You could
check over the products ,
especially countries that
are nearer to you and see
if you have buyers for
those products. Or you
could see if you can
provide from direct
producers, products that
Article from J.L. Bradley continues below:
“I arrived at my
destination country &
bombs had gone off at
the airport and also the
day before at the hotel,
but I was not deterred”
provide their DHL courier
account number or pay for
the courier sample.
Courier sample freight
costs run between 125 to
150 dollars approximate.
There are some agencies
that are just putting the
answers to the three
questions on their monthly
report but not the
numbered questions. Mr.
Chavez asked if you could
please put the three
question template on the
monthly report and then
answer under each
question with fresh
information. He
appreciates those who
send in their reports by the
fifth of the month so he
does not have to email
asking for it.
Someone said that the
maiden issue of the GRW
agency newsletter
(August) basically just
revisited most of the things
on the private GRW
agency website other than
given useful information to
them. Yes this was true
and since it was the first
newsletter, we felt it would
be more sureness in you
seeing them than taking
for granted you were
reading them on the
private site.
.
those agencies in other
countries are wanting to
import as their top two
imported goods. You
could then notify GRW
Main at
and the ball starts rolling
on trying to put together a
sale together.. This is how
you as a GRW agency
can benefit. Any countries
not shown on the list or
only shows exports or
imports is because they
did not reply further to our
request in time for
insertion on this
newsletter even though
we emailed asking for it.
How else can this
newsletter help you.. You
could look at the Product
of the Month section of
this newsletter and try
hard to find buyers for
them in your country..This
month the product is
sugar. You can find all the
data under sugar on
www.grwglobal.com .You
can find the freight rates
under the FREIGHT LIST
QUOTE section of our
public website.
Continue this article on Page
7 under Joe Bradley / CEO
Caption describing picture or
graphic.
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“I knew clients wanted product direct from the factories, miners, growers, and other direct producers, so I made it a point to ask our GRW agencies to not deal with traders to get products and only from direct producers. “
“If a customer can google
a product and see the price is lower from the direct producer than what we are offering it at should make us use our common sense. We should ask the factories for a discount and use that discount as our commission so the price quoted is the same list price the direct producers would quote the clients if they asked them.” --R.E. Bradley
“ I loved getting up to go to
work every single day as I was anxious to explore new possibilities and new ventures” --R.E. Bradley
As the years went by and after my wife died I spent time traveling the world and lived in the UK, Amsterdam, Taiwan and other parts of the world for various durations. I expanded assignment of GRW agencies
R.E. BRADLEY STORY CONTINUED BELOW FROM PAGE 2
and retired.” R.E. Bradley’s son was recording the whole conversation and also taking notes and he noticed his father was growing tired and also the nurse came in and
Early the next morning at 1.30 A.M. May 06, 2014 , R.E. Bradley passed way. When his son was called and informed about it at 6.am on May 06, 2014 , he felt his whole world had collapsed as he had spent the majority of his life speaking to his father,
R.E. BRADLEY CONTINUED FROM ABOVE
Conclusion of the R.E. Bradley Story
“I am the type of person
who likes a clean desk
and work and finish one
thing perfectly rather
than many things and
not so perfect”
“Being retired now,it
makes me think back a
lot over the 50 years of
the business since that
first day. We really have
done a good thing. ”
worldwide as we added commodities with direct producers for our clients. I continued to groom my son to eventually take over. As I began the age of 80 my son urged me to quit traveling and perhaps
retire and take it easy. I felt the company had grown and grown and I had seen the world in those many years since day one when I started GRW that I listened to my son Continue below:
said visiting hours were going to be over so R.E.Bradley and his son finished off the memory history of his life. He looked over at his son, and noticed his grief, and grabbed his hand and
said, “ I know this hard on you Joe, but things are going to be ok”. They agreed they would talk at 8 am the next morning. Continue below
R.E. Bradley,and seeking his counsel on business matters every single day. He idolized his father and it is his goal to keep the memory of his father, R.E. Bradley, alive forever and ever. He knows they will meet again some day in Heaven. Long live the memory of
R.E. Bradley , founding and honorary chairman of GRW. May he rest in peace. Condolences came in from celebrities and officials and clients and agencies from many countries all mourning the lost of R.E. Bradley This concludes the
R.E. Bradley story…..
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I want to say some words
on our founder R.E.
Bradley first:
Brad (as his friends called him) always seemed to know more people than anyone else I ever knew. They were project developers, lenders all over the world, equipment suppliers, & their families. They remembered him, both professionally and personally. He was also extremely knowledgeable on domestic and foreign laws and regulations regarding import/export, lending and developing projects, and what government agencies to contact and often a specific person in that
Ray Porter / President
Our CEO speaks about
this too in his article for
this month.
We would like to see our
GRW agencies utilize the
monthly newsletter to gain
ideas and suggestions on
how to better their GRW
agency. But we would
also like to see GRW
agencies come up with
suggestions for us on what
to add to the newsletter.
You can email our CEO
with your suggestions.
I would like to see you
take the time to go thru our
whole public GRW web
site www.grwglobal.com
Ray Porter continues below:
“I was proud of my son
after I retired, with the
creative vision he had
for the future of GRW. I
pray I am here to see it
grow under him.”
agency. He also had an uncanny ability to know who to trust and why. He was a most trustworthy gentleman, but never any snobbery, just a regular guy who treated everyone equal. R.I.P. R.E. “Brad” Bradley.
There are some GRW
agencies that are hitting
the Contact Us button on
the public GRW website
www.grwglobal.com
thinking it is the one (per
agency contract) that they
are to do so weekly..IT IS
NOT. The private agency
site of
www.grwagency.com and
then the Contact Us
button is the proper
website for doing the
weekly log in Contact Us
confirmation.. When you
do it there then it goes in
your agency file and you
receive an auto
confirmation of logging in.
You will notice Sugar is
the Product of the Month
on this site. I hope you
read that section and avail
yourselves of the
opportunity to secure
sales on sugar.. You will
also see the top two
Exports and top two
Imports for various of our
GRW agencies further
down the newsletter.
and get to know the
products we do have and
then develop a marketing
plan to market them in
your country. (We have
said it often and Mr.
Bradley has said it, that
there are marketing ideas
on the private GRW
agency web site
www.grwagency.com and
on my old President
reports on the private site
too.
If you are approaching
direct producers of product
in your country for bringing
to GRW to promote, then it
is essential that you
please read the data on
the private site as there
are templates there on
what to say to producers
so the proper GRW way is
followed in any transacting
with producers in your
country. How can you
make money as a GRW
agency? By selling the
product on
www.grwglobal.com into
your country and by
bringing GRW approved
direct producer product to
us for our promotion of
same to buyers worldwide
and via our GRW
agencies.
(end of article)
(end of article)
Ray Porter
President
Page 6 GRW Private Web Site: www.grwagency.com
FURTHER CONTENT: Page 7 J.L. Bradley Continuation Page 8 Bi-Lateral Trade Page 9 Country Product Report. Page 11 Conclusion of the GRW September 2014 Newsletter
SUGAR:
http://www.grwglobal.com/
sugarrefined.htm
Is there a product that is in
demand worldwide and
can bring in sales for you?
Yes there is. If you click
WANTED:
aluminum billets
. padouk wood
. used truck and transport
trailer for hauling cars for
Mauritania
. milk powder
. buckwheat
. wood pellets
PRODUCT OF THE MONTH:
sell the product. We encourage you to study our Product of the Month and secure buyers for this in your country. The origin is Pakistan. The sugar meets Icumsa 45
E-MAILS: From Africa:
[email protected] from all other areas
Our President:
Monthly Reports: grwmonthlyreports@grwglobal.
com
GRW Public Web Site
See us at:
www.grwglobal.com
durable able to withstand harsh treatment. . used cars . copper cathodes . blisters . fertilizers . cotton (fine) from Usa
(Additional wanted items are on
page # 11)
.
We need small portable generators with power ratings varying from kVA 5.00 to 300 kVA; Terms and conditions; Minimum purchase must be a single unit. compressors, grinders, drills, saws, spades hammers, ladders, nuts, bolts, pumps, cables etc which are strong and
on the link above you can
see all about this product
that some have referred to
as “White Gold” . Do you
want to make money? I
am sure you do. Then we
are suggesting you read
the sugar section of
www.grwglobal.com
thoroughly and find buyers
for it in your country.
Freight rates are on the
public GRW website too.
There is an old saying
whereas as you have to
study a product before
you can adequately
standards. The sugar mill does not give a performance bond, but they do provide a SGS inspection report from loading. The business is done by documentary
letter of credit at sight of the loading documents. I am sure you want success so I am sure you will take advantage in promoting our Product of the Month: Sugar
Reach us on skype: grwglobal
INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION: In many countries there exists the need for construction of large projects. Via the connections of our GRW agency Malta we can bring forth a international construction firm for those various construction projects. They prefer projects that do not require any tender bidding, and for sure the adequate and strong payment guarantee in place to guarantee payment for the construction work. Email: [email protected] or [email protected] for more information
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Joe Bradley / CEO/ Continued: This is the continuation from Page 3
You could then contact the Chamber of Commerce offices in each big cities of your country and ask for importer lists of those who import sugar. You could ask your banker to refer you to customers of the bank that they know import sugar. There are other government and non governmental agencies that can help you with lists of sugar importers. You can go down to your ports and talk to the port authorities about who the big , medium or small sugar importers are that are bringing in sugar to your country. You could go to their offices if you can afford to travel. If finances are an issue and you cannot travel then you could email them or call them or if they have skype (skype is free) you could skype call or skype chat them. You could ask them to visit the sugar section of www.grwglobal.com . It would also behoove you to study the sugar section of the GRW public website so you know all about the sugar so you can properly promote this sugar to your potential clients in your country. Remember this is Icumsa 45 sugar and there are three grades of sugar shown on our website,. So promoting the Product of the Month from this newsletter is another way this newsletter can be useful to you. I personally know of GRW agencies that get up each morning, and they are ready to start the day and see if they can find a new factory product, a new grain, or ore or other product from a direct producer so GRW can promote it to their clients worldwide. They also study the public GRW agency website to see what they can sell into their country. They make phone calls, send emails, hold skype conversations with potential clients (it is free) and if they can afford it then they go see the potential clients. Now this is important: If a GRW agency has another business and they spend little or no time on GRW agency matters then they cannot expect any success with their GRW agency. Respectfully I ask you to seriously consider my preceding statement out of consideration for your GRW agency and out of consideration and respect to GRW Main. There are many countries where there are big opportunities if you are willing to explore them on the things mentioned above. I am hoping many will do everything possible to avail themselves of the opportunities available to you if you put the effort into applying the data on this newsletter, the things showing the GRW way on the private agency site, and any and all things involving the GRW in and out program. Lastly, I want to repeat that for those who are having financial difficulties, we wish to say that you do not need to leave your office or home to reach potential clients. You can email, call, or Skype chat with them or Skype talk with them. The starting point is a marketing plan put together by you to reach your whole country divided into marketing zones. Getting the customer importer and producer exporter lists via the methods previously suggested is the starting point. (end of J.L. Bradley article)
Page 8 SETTING UP GRW BI-LATERAL TRADE PROGRAM: GRW sends out emails to GRW agencies letting them know about various programs. Many of the GRW agencies do not avail themselves of the various programs we offer. The GRW Bi-Lateral trade program is one of them. This is where two GRW agencies promote the products of the other country into their respective countries. It is a good way to get business with a country nearby to your country. Someone asked why we quote Pakistan or heavily promote Pakistan goods. The answer Is that Pakistan GRW is the first to reply, the first to offer ideas, the first to try to promote goods from his country.. There are goods like rice, cement, sugar and more all direct from the mills in Pakistan. We wish to also give credit to other agencies that also provide us information and ideas. Pakistan GRW is saying if GRW agencies in Africa want to work together to get goods from Africa and to find solutions to get buyers in your country in Africa for Pakistan goods then if they will follow the below and he will guide them with ideas on securing business for goods from Pakistan into your country: The goal is sales right? Then please read the below.
Sub: Business with African Countries
In order to judge how serious our African Agencies are on wanting to find buyers for Pakistan produced products, then as a first step I would suggest that they follow the suggestions below.
Please secure a list of goods that are being imported from Pakistan into the respective country of each GRW agency in African Region. They may get in touch with CUSTOMS from where they can easily find a list of products imported in a year from different origins. Or they may contact Chamber of Commerce, from there too they could get required information. Or from different shipping companies operating in each respective territory (shipping companies normally keep complete record based on Bills of Lading per voyage. They should also contact Air-Customs for air shipments.
Each agency interested in trade with Pakistan should respond regardless whether zero import from Pakistan, but they should confirm what sort of sources they used for getting the required information. We will have fairly good idea which agencies are keen to develop their business and how serious they are doing business under the umbrella of GRW's platform. If you think my first step's idea would not work then we will have to think some other ideas, and I am open to suggestions.
On receipt of genuine response from the GRW Agencies to GRW Main from the African Region, I will have a plan to promote Pakistan origin goods in the African, or any other country wanting to do business with Pakistan.
Sincerely,
GRW Representative Pakistan
Editor Note: (This same method applies to any GRW agency in any area of the world wanting to do the GRW Bi-Lateral trade program with a country nearby to them) . Please email [email protected] with your questions on the above or your interest in business with Pakistan or your interest in a joining the GRW Bi-Lateral trade program with a country close to your country.
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COUNTRY LIST OF TOP TWO IMPORT/EXPORTS (There are some GRW agency countries not listed below or some product data not complete because the GRW agency did not reply to a few emails asking for it before we finished this newsletter)
TOGO:
Exports: Shea Nuts & Cassava Flour Imports: Pharmaceuticals & Used Garments SOUTH AFRICA
Exports: Fruits & Fish (Mackeral-Tilapia-Sardine) Imports: CONGO:
Exports: Tapioca Chips & Wood Chips Imports: Horse Mackeral & Used Garments HONG KONG:
Exports: Textiles (Fabrics & Yarn) & Household Products (both plastic and metal) Imports: Rapeseed / Sunflower oil & Petroleum Products (D2, Mazut, etc) GUINEA BISSAU:
Exports: Cashews & Timber Imports: MAURITANIA:
Exports: Frozen Dry Fish & Hms 1 & 2 scrap Imports: Arroz-milk powder &Vegetable fruits
UGANDA: Exports: Coffee & Broadcasting Equipment Imports: Dried & Fresh Fruits & Tilapia Fish MOZAMBIQUE: Exports: Aluminum scrap & Various Woods Imports: Chemical Fertilizers & Paper Bond BURKINA FASO: Exports: Sesame Seeds & Shea Nut Shea Butter Imports: Canned Tomato Paste & Spagetti and Macaroni MOROCCO:
Exports: Argan & Prickly Pear Oil & Pomace Olive Kernnels Imports: Detergent Powder / Bulk MALTA: Exports: Sea Bass & Sea Bream Imports: Whole Chickens /Chicken Parts from E.U. & Fresh Fruits from E.U. (Bananas too)
Page 10 VIETNAM:
Exports: Coals & Coffee Impots: Soybean Meal & Chicken Quarters GUINEA:
Exports: Coffee & Scrap Metals Imports: Rice & Sugar ZAMBIA:
Exports: Cotton & Coffee Imports: Cement & 2
nd hand clothes
KIRIBATI:
Exports: Sea Cucumber & Imports: Used Clothes & Cheap Calrose Rice from USA or other area KENYA: Exports: Coffee & Tea Imports: Rice & Sugar PAKISTAN:
Exports: Rice & Sugar Imports: Plastic Granules & Fertilizers GREECE:
Exports: Live Stock & Ores Imports: Wood & Beverages GAMBIA: Exports: Cashews & Ground Nuts Imports: Sugar & Rice GHANA: Exports: Aluminum Ingots & Bauxite Imports: Sugar & Rice NIGERIA: Exports: Battery Lead Plates & Illmenite Sand Imports: Thai Rice & Assorted Motor Spare Parts CAMEROON: Exports: Pannar Seed & Timber and Logs Imports: BOTSWANA:
Exports: Salt and Soda Ash Imports:
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ADDITIONAL WANTED ITEMS: 1. Copper : Mainly scraps (mill berry, berry, candy, birch/cliff)
2. Aluminium : Some ingot + mainly scraps (Tense, Taint/Tabor, Wheels etc)
3. Lead : Remelted ingot + scraps (Rains, Rink, Rails)
4. Brass : Mainly scraps (lake, lace, label, pales, pallu, night etc)
THIS IS THE CONCLUSION PAGE
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Please email if you would
like an article about your
country in a future GRW
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End of Newsletter for Sept 2014