VANCOUVER (May 12, 2008) – The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) welcomed Aggreko, the world’s leading supplier of temporary power and temperature control solutions, to its team as an Official Supplier.
Aggreko will provide Vancouver 2010 with temporary power and temperature control equipment at all of the venues throughout the Games, including BC Place Stadium for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies; various celebration sites; the International Broadcast Centre; the Whistler Broadcast and Press Centre; the Olympic and Paralympic Villages in Vancouver and Whistler, as well as all competition venues.
“Successfully staging the 2010 Winter Games requires an enormous amount of behind-the-scenes work and equipment including the temporary power and temperature regulation. With Aggreko’s vast experience providing temporary power to past Olympic Games and other major events, we can’t think of a better company to help us deliver smooth, seamless Games that will inspire our nation and a global television audience of three billion,” said Dave Cobb, VANOC executive vice president, Revenue, Marketing and Communications.
To ensure temporary power and temperature control at all 2010 Winter Games venues, Aggreko will supply and maintain an estimated:
- Minimum of 34 megawatts of generators and power distribution
- 31 megawatts of electric heat
- 750 distribution panels
- 250 miles of cable
- A crew of approximately 100 dedicated Aggreko employees, approximately 20 of whom will be recruited locally for the installation and operation of the equipment
“Aggreko has a rich history with the Olympic Games, including the successful Atlanta 1996 Summer Games and the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Games. We are currently installing the temporary power infrastructure for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games,” said George Walker, Aggreko’s President of North America. “Our experienced team is working with the Organizing Committee and other suppliers to put together an outstanding plan that will ensure uninterrupted power, comfort and security for the 2010 Winter Games, its broadcast and surrounding events.”
Aggreko’s team of experts will begin the lengthy process of installing the complex array of temporary power and temperature control equipment beginning in September 2009. The dismantling is expected to take another two months following the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games Closing Ceremony.
Aggreko has a wealth of experience providing power and temperature control to high-profile events, including the presidential inauguration, the US Open, the Ryder Cup, the Super Bowl and the Daytona 500 NASCAR race.
Editor’s Notes
Aggreko plc is the world leader in the supply of temporary power and temperature control solutions. Aggreko employs over 4,000 people operating from over 133 locations. In 2008 we served customers in over 100 countries, and had revenues of approximately £950m (USD $1.6bn or Euros €1.1bn). Aggreko plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (AGK.L), is a member of the FTSE-100 index, and is headquartered in Scotland. For more information, please visit the company website at www.aggreko.com.
Aggreko provides power and temperature control solutions to customers who need them either very quickly, or for a short or indeterminate length of time. Examples would be the supply of power to an industrial site which needs to service its permanent power supply, supplying a whole city in times of power shortage, or providing a major sporting event with power and cooling systems. We serve our customers either through 120 service centres, which we call the Local Business, or globally through our International Power Projects business.
In the Local business, which accounts for about 60% of our revenues, we hire our equipment to customers, who then operate it for themselves, although we retain responsibility for servicing and maintaining it. In the International Power Projects business, which accounts for about 40% of revenues, we operate as a power producer. We install and operate power plants and we charge our customers both for providing the generating capacity, and for the electricity we produce. We design and manufacture equipment specifically for these requirements in our factory in Dumbarton, Scotland.
Recent customers include the Beijing 2008 OlympicGames, the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the power utilities in over 50 countries including the UK, France, Angola, Kenya, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Venezuela, Chile, Brazil and the USA.
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