A model business letter

   

   the sender´s address -> ->-> can move to the centre of the page

   DVB

   Correnstrasse 250

   D- 40000 Munster                    

   

   Tel: (+49)251-86613

   Fax: (+49)251-90271

   Email: schubd@dvb.co.de

     
                                                                                                                            20
   May 2006 (1st option)

   the recipient´s address

   Ms D. van Basten

   Direktor

   D. van Basten S.A.

   Heidelberglaan 2

   Postbus 80.115

   NL-3508 TC

   Utrecht

                                                                               
                                                20 May 2006 (2nd option)

   

   Dear Ms van Basten

   

   Dear Sir                         when you don´t know the name or even the sex of the recipient

   Dear Sirs                                             -v

   Dear Madam                                       -v

   Dear Sir/Madam                                 -v

   

   Dear Richard                 when you know the recipient well

   

   

   Thank you for your letter of 15 April regarding our February statement and April invoice
   No.7713.

   

   We are sorry to hear about the difficulties you have had, and understand the situation.
   However, we would appreciate it if you could clear the account as soon as possible, as we
   ourselves have suppliers to pay.

   

   We look forward to hearing from you soon.

   

   Yours sincerely

   

   Yours faithfully -- when you don´t know the name/sex of the recipient

   

   Kind regards --      when you know the recipient well/ want your letter to sound friendly

   Regards                                             -v

   With kind regards                             -v

   

    signature in writing

   

   Dieter Schubert

   Director

   

   

   

   Zdroj: Ashley, A.: Oxford Handbook of Commercial Correspondence, p.90