Aggreko Supplies Power to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter
Games Opening Ceremony
Leader in Events Power Celebrates 10th
Olympic Games
VANCOUVER (February 15, 2010) – Aggreko, the global leader
in temporary power and temperature control, played a crucial role
in supporting the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic
Winter Games.
Aggreko was responsible for the main supply of power for the
Opening Ceremony at BC Place as well as stand-by power to the
International Broadcast Center, which was responsible for
transmitting the ceremony to an estimated three billionviewers
worldwide.
As the Official Supplier of Temporary Power
and Temperature Control Solutions, Aggreko will be providing
temporary power, heating and cooling equipment at all of the
Vancouver and Whistler venues throughout the Games. Aggreko
will also be distributing power generated from renewable sources
around 30 Olympic venues using 500 miles of cable and more than
1,800 electrical distribution panels. Aggreko has installed
over 90 MW of primary and stand-by generators at venues, enough to
supply power to a large town. Aggreko has over 100 people
working in Vancouver and Whistler supporting the Games.
Rupert Soames, Chief Executive,
Aggreko, said:
"We are proud to have played a central
role in supporting the Opening Ceremony and look forward to
providing power and temperature control for the sporting events in
the coming weeks. This is the 10th Olympic Games
that Aggreko have worked on and we are excited to be helping the
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games host a special and memorable experience."
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 Olympic Games, 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.
For more information, please visit the company
website at www.aggreko.com or www.aggreko.ca.
Media
Contacts:
David Nesmith
Richards/Carlberg
David_Nesmith@RichardsCarlberg.com
713.964.3606
Amy Stine
Aggreko, LLC
Amy.Stine@Aggreko.com
281.985.8286
Simon Lyons
Aggreko Plc
Simon.LyonsATaggreko.co.uk
+44.141.2255900