Robert Wells, Aggreko and Temporary venue Q&A panel - Global Sports Summit

I think first and foremost, I don't know how many of you know Aggreko or what we do, but we're very proud and honored to be the official temporary energy supplier to the London Olympic and Paralympic Games for 2012. It's been an amazing journey. We're a global business specializing in energy services, running two business models: one in mature markets like the UK for events and utilities, and another in emerging markets lacking utility services. We operate in over 100 countries with a market capitalization of around 5.5 billion pounds and have been the fastest growing company in the FTSE 100 for the last five years. However, that doesn't make the Olympics easier; it raises expectations. We have a track record with organizing committees, from Barcelona and Albertville in 1992, which has built knowledge and skill within our business. The key message is that if you're on the Olympic journey, you must fully commit with no half measures. We're now working with Sochi and Rio to continue our Olympic legacy. For London, we provided the biggest scope of temporary power at any games, including over 50,000 sockets. The investment was huge, over 30 million pounds, with a lot from our new manufacturing facility in Dunbarton, contributing to the UK economy. Keys to success include putting experienced people in your organization, focusing on design and early delivery planning, and embracing sustainability. We transported over 130 containers by rail and invested in particulate filter technology for generators. Lessons learned include getting the team engaged early, venue knowledge being critical, and being prepared for change. Involving the supply chain early helps deal with changes. I'll finish with a time-lapse video.

Duncan, sorry I didn't recognize you; I haven't got my right glasses on this morning. Good morning. Duncan was the client. I think, Joe, if you could sum that up in about 30 seconds, and then I'll say something about that too.

Yeah, very much so. As I started off the presentation, we were called in at pre-tender stage, at concept stage by LOCOG and Populous team, just to see if this was possible. And we were then part of the team all the way through. There was a gap; there was a tender process that had to be adhered to. We were part of the tender process; it was a publicly tendered opportunity, of which we took part. Arena won that tender and then moved forward with the rest of the project. But it was also part of our job at the end to get people like you involved, because we called our supply chain to ask them of the possibilities of how we would deliver this mad thing.