International Schools & Consolidators

Schools for Service Children, usually in BFPO bases are treated exactly as if they were based in the UK, benefitting from all the educational discounts we can find!   BFPO delivery costs are not as subsidised by the Govt these days as they were, so delivery costs for the bulkier items can be expensive, but Starland Music has had Army Movement contracts for many years, and our Export Dept provides quotations to BFPO schools anywhere in the world.

Every city throughout the world has “International Schools” which teach the British, American or Baccalareat syllabus to children of ex-pats wherever they may be.  Many are part of an organisation (such as ECIS, NordAnglia etc) and a high proportion of these schools already have accounts with Starland. For example, we have supplied four International schools in Beijing, over thirty international schools in the Gulf states, and there is hardly a country in the world which does not have a single Starland school customer.  Often, the Director of Music is a past friend of ours, having trained in the UK before going on to a career teaching overseas.

Sometimes, it is obviously cheaper for them to purchase locally, but we are surprised by how much we can save our customers in certain parts of the globe. Usually, electronic equipment can be sourced locally with full local technical support – we do not seek to supply if this is the case. In many occasions, the selection is just not available in the country, so our export department can provide a quotation for consideration. Contact them on export@starland.co.uk

There are a small number of UK firms who gather together educational orders for various departments in a school, and consolidate the orders in a UK warehouse before shipping a container to the school wherever they may be. Starland’s Managing Director, Nick Kilby, works closely with consolidation firms to source equipment which is sturdy enough for global travel, and affordable enough to be good value even after travelling thousands of miles.

For those international schools who have a contract to use a particular consolidator, please send an email to export@starland.co.uk which helps us work closely with the consolidator to effect timely and affordable solutions anywhere in the world.