| G4S, the world’s leading secure solutions group and an official ‘Back the bid’ Supporter of England’s 2018 World Cup bid, has today been tasked with delivering the 2018 World Cup Bid Book to the headquarters of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in Zurich, Switzerland.
A highly
specialised, secure vehicle left Wembley Stadium this morning to transport
copies of the Bid Book and supporting materials to the headquarters of the
football world’s governing body in time for the bid’s scheduled delivery slot on
14 May. The 18 ton truck will transport the bid materials from Wembley Stadium
987 km (613 miles) across mainland Europe to FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich. The
vehicle will pass through France and Belgium, en route to delivering the bid in
to the hands of Sepp Blatter, President of FIFA. The official bid documents are
secured in 42 specially designed flight cases and G4S has been responsible for
securing international customs clearance for this precious cargo. The project
will draw on the combined expertise, operational network and ability to provide
secure logistics services worldwide of G4S’s UK-based Secure Solutions, Cash
Solutions and International Logistics businesses.
David
Taylor-Smith, Chief Executive Officer, G4S Secure Solutions (UK & Ireland)
commented: “We are delighted to be an official ‘Back the bid’ Supporter for
England 2018 and welcome the opportunity to deploy our specialist expertise to
transport these valuable documents to FIFA’s headquarters and to have provided
security input into the process. G4S manages the security at some of the
world's most prestigious sporting events and we transport billions of pounds of
valuable cargo each day through hundreds of countries across the globe. The
Football World Cup is a fantastic spectacle, which captures the hearts and minds
of millions of supporters across the globe, and we are delighted to play a part
in bidding to bring the event to England.”
England 2018
Chairman, Lord Triesman said: “This is a significant week for the bid which will
end with the presentation of England’s official bid to the FIFA President, Sepp
Blatter. G4S are a highly valued Supporter and we’re delighted the Bid Book is
in their professional care.”
In addition, G4S
will take responsibility for delivering a copy of the official England 2018 Bid
Book to each of the 12 candidate host cities on 14 May. These documents will be
delivered to ambassadors of each bid city.
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