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Mobile power energises the Ryder Cup this September 2018
Aggreko, the global provider of modular, mobile power, will power its seventh Ryder Cup this Autumn at the competition in France from 25th-30th September, 2018. A contract is already in place to make it eight in 2022, reports WIP.
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines for up to 6 months, spending 1,441 days on installation, monitoring and decommissioning. This is only the second Ryder Cup to be held in continental Europe and the first since 1997. In addition to the main event,
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a 38-strong Aggreko team, with experience working on the last four European Ryder Cups, will be providing 23MVA of temporary power via 154km of cable to a series of tournaments in the run-up to The Ryder Cup itself. The team will be powering all facilities across 6,700-plus meters of the 18-hole course, including catering, hospitality, fan screens and the Grand Stand. In addition, Aggreko will install
ggreko will be onsite at the Albatros Course of Le Golf National in
“Aggreko will be powering the facilities to look after approx
275,000 spectators during the week of the event, and almost 8,000 staff.”
just under 2,000 light fittings throughout the site both in Hospitality and behind the scenes for security and safety. Last year, Aggreko and the
European Tour agreed a six- year partnership, making Aggreko the European Tour’s temporary power and climate control supplier until 2023. The current contract
includes a minimum of 12 tour- naments per year between 2017 and 2023, where Aggreko will provide related design and project management services. The deal also includes The 2022
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Ryder Cup. Aggreko will be powering the
required facilities to look after approximately 275,000 spectators during the week of the event, as well as almost 8,000 staff and volunteers and some 2,000 accredited media serving the needs of a global broadcast and online audience Robert Wells, MD Events
Services, Aggreko, said: “Powering the 2018 Ryder Cup is a real highlight of our work on the European Tour and illustrates our commitment to golfing events. “ We’re proud to continue
Aggreko’s successful delivery of the last 7 Ryder Cups and demonstrating our wealth of experience on the European Tour and in events services globally. “Our involvement so far has already spanned six months,
covering site design, setup and delivery. A lot of work goes into providing the necessary power for these events while keeping the courses immaculate, a challenge which we relish.” Richard Hills, European
Ryder Cup Director, said: “We are delighted to be working with Aggreko once again to deliver a premium event in Paris this year. Hills concludes: “Having
worked on a wide range of events from the Olympics to Glastonbury, Aggreko is globally renowned for contributing to the success of world-class experiences. We look forward to enhancing the overall spectator experience of The Ryder Cup together.”
www.aggreko.com www.gmp.uk.com
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