Financial Releases
Aggreko to power US Presidential Inauguration
15 Jan 2009
Aggreko, the global provider of temporary power and temperature
control solutions, announces that it has been awarded a number of
contracts which will make it the principal supplier of temporary
power and temperature control equipment to support ceremonies
related to the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President
of the United States in Washington DC.
Aggreko will be installing some 45 megawatts of power –
enough to power 450,000 homes – as well as 25 megawatts of
heating, 35 miles of cable and 500 electrical distribution panels.
The equipment will support broadcasting, security and VIP logistics
along the Parade Route as well as the ceremonies around the Lincoln
Memorial.
The award of these contracts follows Aggreko’s success as
the supplier of temporary power at the Beijing Olympics, and its
selection as supplier of temporary power and temperature control
for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. Aggreko was also
responsible for providing temporary power for several key events
during the 2008 Presidential campaign including the
Democrat’s election night rally in Chicago, all three
Presidential debates and the Democrat and Republican Party
conventions.
Rupert Soames, Chief Executive of Aggreko, said: “We
are delighted and proud to be entrusted to provide critical power
and temperature control for this historic event, which it is
estimated will be attended by over two million people, and watched
by hundreds of millions more on television. We have worked on the
last three Inaugurations and they are extremely demanding,
requiring large amounts of equipment to be installed in a very
short period of time.”
Enquiries:
| Aggreko plc |
+44 141 225 5900 |
| Rupert Soames, Chief Executive |
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| Angus Cockburn, Finance Director |
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| Maitland |
+44 20 7379 5151 |
| Neil Bennett |
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| George Hudson |
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