Shanduka-Aggreko announced
as final National Supporter of the 2010 FIFA World
CupTM
South Africa, April 2010 - The
final National Supporter of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM
has been revealed as Shanduka-Aggreko. Shanduka, a leading African
investment holding company, through its subsidiary Shanduka Energy,
and Aggreko, the global leader in the provision of temporary power
rental services, have formed a joint-venture which is the official
supplier of rental power for broadcasting of the FIFA World
CupTM tournament. The tournament will be held from 11th
June to 11th July 2010 across 10 stadiums in South Africa.
The Shanduka-Aggreko joint venture
energy rental contract was announced on 1st March
and will see Shanduka-Aggreko provide temporary
power and temperature
control for broadcast and technical services for the
tournament. The contract involves providing broadcasting power in
all 10 World Cup Stadium Venues, the International Broadcast Centre
(IBC) and FIFA headquarters, as well as temperature control at the
IBC. This will support the broadcasting of the 64 matches of the
competition to over three billion people world-wide.
As a National Supporter, the
Shanduka-Aggreko joint venture will benefit from a number of
marketing rights including the ability to promote its’ association
directly with the tournament alongside a select group of other FIFA
sponsors and National Supporters.
Julian
Ford, Director Marketing
and Sales Development, Aggreko International, commented: “With our
joint venture partners, Shanduka, we are extremely proud to be a
National Supporter for this prestigious and high profile event,
which will support the development of our business in South Africa
and demonstrates our vision for growth in the country . This
sponsorship builds on our previous contract for the supply of
temporary power during the 2009 Confederations Cup and further
underlines our long-term commitment to the global major events
sector. The tournament will put South Africa firmly on the
world stage drawing fans and spectators from almost every nation on
earth. We are proud to play our part in supporting the global
broadcasting of the FIFA World Cup.
“Shanduka’s
partnership with Aggreko for this particular project was based on
our understanding of their capability to handle the magnitude and
complexity of the event,” said Phuti Malabie, Managing Director,
Shanduka Energy. “We are confident that our partnership with
Aggreko, the leading provider of temporary power to the world's
most prestigious sporting events, will ensure faultless performance
at the World Cup.”
Aggreko has been active
in Africa for over a decade and in 2006 formed a partnership with
Shanduka Energy in order to enhance its operations in Southern
Africa. Aggreko now generates over 800 megawatts across over 20
African countries and employs 450 people on the continent, of which
over 80% are African nationals. In 2009, Aggreko opened its first
permanent depot in South Africa, located in Midrand.
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Editor’s Notes
Aggreko plc is the world leader in
the supply of
temporary power and
temperature control solutions. Aggreko employs over 3,500
permanent people operating from over 144 locations. In 2009 we
served customers in about 100 countries, and had revenues of
approximately £1.0bn (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 our 144 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 Olympics, the Vancouver 2010
Olympics 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.co.za