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Purolator Courier to help deliver the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games |
VANCOUVER (March 6, 2008) – The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) today welcomed Purolator Courier Ltd. to its Official Supplier category as the exclusive supplier of courier services for the 2010 Winter Games. As part of the Official Supplier partnership with VANOC, Purolator will also be the official courier for the Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Olympic team at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Purolator will use its expertise and network of more than 12,500 employees, 3,000 trucks, 140 operations locations and more than 1,300 shipping locations across Canada to ship event tickets, as well as an estimated 130,000 packages containing merchandise ordered through the Vancouver 2010 website (www.vancouver2010.com). Purolator will also provide courier and distribution services to support the day-to-day operations leading up to and during the 2010 Winter Games, including working with VANOC to provide services from the Athletes’ Villages and Media Centres.
“Purolator’s support of Canada’s dream to host the 2010 Winter Games started five years ago when we first helped deliver the Vancouver 2010 Bid Books to the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland,” said Bob Johnson, Purolator president and Chief Executive Officer. “It was an honour for us to play a part in the successful bid process that brought the 2010 Winter Games to Canada and today we are delighted to announce that we will continue to apply our distribution expertise and network of resources to help ensure the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are a model of excellence and efficiency.”
Purolator will support VANOC’s commitment to delivering sustainable Games through its fleet of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), fuel optimization policies and recyclable packaging. Purolator will also promote the Games with uniquely decorated trucks and by placing the Official Supplier logo on packaging.
“Our goal is to share the spirit of the 2010 Winter Games with all Canadians and Purolator is the perfect partner to make that happen. Purolator employees will be personally delivering the excitement of the Games in the form of event tickets and Games merchandise to large and small communities throughout Canada,” said John Furlong, VANOC Chief Executive Officer. “We’re proud to have a partner like Purolator that clearly shares VANOC’s values of excellence and sustainability by investing in environmentally-friendly technologies.”
The Vancouver 2010 mascots, Miga, Quatchi and Sumi, will also rely on Purolator’s network to support their travels to each province and territory across Canada. Purolator’s Calgary, Toronto and Montreal depots will occasionally serve as temporary homes for the mascots over the next two years as they fulfill their commitments as ambassadors of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
“As Canada’s largest courier, we come into contact with millions of Canadians from coast to coast as part of our daily business operations. This makes us well-suited to help make the 2010 Winter Games truly Canada’s Games,” said Paul Merrick, General Manager of Purolator in British Columbia. “Our dedicated employees will play a big role in helping to spread the spirit of 2010 and by delivering the Games to Canadians’ doorsteps across the country.”
Today’s announcement was made in front of 100 Purolator employees and guests at an event held at Purolator’s facilities in Richmond, BC, hosted by Purolator president Robert C. Johnson and VANOC CEO John Furlong. The event also featured Olympic speed skater Brock Miron, Paralympic wheelchair curler Sonja Gaudet and guest appearances by Vancouver 2010 mascots Miga, Sumi and Quatchi.
© Source: Vancouver 2010 - Text and images property of respective owners.
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