Océ document partner at Floriade 2012 Horticultural World Expo in Venlo
25 January 2011
Océ and Floriade announced that Océ will be the document partner for the Floriade 2012 Horticultural World Expo, which will be held in the vicinity of Venlo from April 5 thru October 7, 2012.
Océ official document partner at Floriade 2012
Océ to provide and service decentral printing systems in the Floriade office
Océ also runs front office for document management activities on the Floriade grounds
Themes sustainability and innovation in line with Océ strategy
Floriade 2012 Horticultural World Expo anticipates two million visitors
Quotes
“As the Floriade 2012 document partner, we see tremendous value in contributing to the success of this Horticultural World Expo in the heart of our homebase. There is a natural fit between Océ and Floriade, whereby the themes of sustainability and innovation are fully in line with our strategic objectives.”
Rokus van Iperen, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Océ.
“We are delighted that Océ supports our efforts to create a green experience in the region, during which Education & Innovation, Environment and the Green Engine are prominent themes. We want to reach out to a broad public of some two million visitors, from all over The Netherlands and across our borders as far away as Japan.”
Paul Beck, managing director of the Venlo Region Floriade 2012 initiative.
Contact information
For more information, please contact:
Océ
Nick Gale
Manager Media Relations
Tel +31 77 359 5628
Email nick.gale@oce.com
Floriade
Robert Bouten
Manager Communications & Public Relations
Tel. +31 77 399 8145
e-mail robert.bouten@floriade.nl
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Océ document partner at Floriade 2012 Horticultural World Expo in Venlo
Venlo, The Netherlands, 25 January 2011 - Océ, an international leader in digital document management, and Floriade, the World Horticultural Exhibition held once a decade, today announced that Océ will be the document partner for the 2012 Floriade event.
Floriade will be held in the vicinity of Venlo from April 5 thru October 7, 2012. Océ will provide and service the decentral printing systems in the Floriade office as well as run the front office for document management activities on the Floriade grounds.
Floriade is organized in The Netherlands once every 10 years. In 2012 it will be held for the first time outside the Amsterdam-Rotterdam conurbation. During Floriade, national and international companies, provincial authorities and the horticultural sector promote their products and services to an anticipated two million visitors to the event. The objective is to positively position the Dutch horticultural sector.
“‘Natural fit’ between Océ and Floriade,” says Océ CEO Van Iperen
“As the Floriade 2012 document partner, we see tremendous value in contributing to the success of this Horticultural World Expo in the heart of our homebase,” said Rokus van Iperen, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Océ. “There is a natural fit between Océ and Floriade, whereby the themes of sustainability and innovation are fully in line with our strategic objectives.”
“Two million visitors,” enthuses Floriade managing director Beck
“We are delighted that Océ supports our efforts to create a green experience in the region, during which Education & Innovation, Environment and the Green Engine are prominent themes,” said Paul Beck, managing director of the Venlo Region Floriade 2012 initiative. “We want to reach out to a broad public of some two million visitors, from all over The Netherlands and across our borders as far away as Japan.”
The commercial value of the partnership was not disclosed.
Editors’ note:
Photo caption: The Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Océ, Rokus van Iperen (left), and the Managing Director of the Venlo Regio Floriade 2012, Paul Beck (right), sign the agreement in which the partnership between Océ and Floriade is established.
About Océ
Océ is one of the world's leading providers of document management and printing for professionals. The broad Océ offering includes high speed digital production printers and wide format printing systems for both technical documentation and color display graphics, as well as office printing and copying systems. Océ is also a foremost supplier of document management outsourcing. Many of the Fortune Global 500 companies and leading commercial printers are Océ customers. The company was founded in 1877. With headquarters in Venlo, The Netherlands, Océ is active in over 100 countries and employs some 22,000 people worldwide. Total revenues in 2009 amounted to €2.6 billion. Océ is listed on Euronext in Amsterdam. For more information on Océ, visit the corporate website www.oce.com.
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Floriade 2012 - Living Nature
Floriade, the Horticultural World Expo held in The Netherlands every 10 years, will take place in Venlo from April 5 to October 7, 2012. With its approximately two million visitors, Floriade is the country's largest event. Floriade 2012 allows you to experience nature. More than 100 national and international participants enable visitors to enjoy the most beautiful and spectacular trees, plants, flowers, vegetables and fruit in the impressive pavilions and breathtaking gardens. By watching, listening, testing, feeling and smelling, you experience the influence of horticulture on the quality of daily life.
“Be part of the theatre in nature, get closer to the quality of life”
www.floriade.nl