PANGKALPINANG -- PT Timah Tbk again facilitates fostered partners to market products at the Old House UMKM Gallery located in Pengkalpinang. Dozens of PT Timah Tbk Development Partners' products are marketed in the LaTerasse and Hotel Swis-Belhotel Pangkalpinang areas.
The products of PT Timah Tbk's Fostered Partners which are marketed in this Gallery are a variety of various foods such as brittle, chips, chips, handicrafts, batik, and various other products.
Swis-Belhotel is working with PT Timah Tbk and PT Angkasa Pura II to help market MSME products that can be offered to hotel guests. Located in the center of Pangkalpinang City, the Old House MSME Gallery can be an option for buying souvenirs or typical Bangka food.
The owner of Swis-Belhotelm, Hongky Listiadi said that with the Rumah Tua UMKM Gallery, it was hoped that could help market MSME products, making it easier for hotel guests to fulfill their souvenir needs.
"We don't accept suppliers, everything here is MSME products so that tourists and hotel guests can easily get Bangka-style souvenirs. In addition, MSME products are increasingly recognized and we hope there will be an increase in their turnover," said Hongky during the Soft Opening of the UMKM Home Gallery. Old, Monday (20/3/2023).
Meanwhile, the General Manager of Swis-Belhotel Andy Asoka Pradana Putra added said that the Old House MSME Gallery was an innovation program that they carried out to support MSMEs. This also optimizes opportunities where many hotel guests want to prepare souvenirs.
"Hotel guests often ask for souvenirs, so with this gallery, we make it easy for those who don't have time to go buy souvenirs, we will prepare them right here. In addition, the location close to this hotel makes it very easy for them and we also want to help SMEs," he said.
According to him, in the future, the number of MSME products in this gallery will increase. They also plan to offer souvenir packages directly to hotel guests. In this way, it is hoped that it can increase the turnover of MSME actors.
"We also curate MSME products starting from packaging, quality, halal standards, BPOM, and others. We want to support MSMEs and currently, we are only working with PT Timah Tbk and Angkasa Pura," he said.
Meanwhile, one of PT Timah's fostered partners, Tri Siska Febriyanti, said that she was very grateful that her product, which has the 3 She's Ca Decoupage brand, could be present at the Old House UMKM Gallery.
"I am grateful to PT Timah Tbk for facilitating us as fostered partners to market their products. Moreover, this is at the Rumah Tua UMKM Gallery which is very strategically located, close to the hotel. This certainly helps us in marketing and promoting our products," she said.
The woman who is often called Yiyi hopes that having their products in this gallery will increase their turnover and make them known to the public.
"Hopefully our turnover will also continue to increase and we appreciate PT Timah Tbk for coaching us, not only here. PT Timah Tbk also facilitates us in marketing products at Tins Gallery," she said. (*)
