AkzoNobel named as Official Supplier to The Volvo Ocean Race Boatyard<\/p>\n
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AkzoNobel sign a deal to ensure that the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean fleet will be coated with the company\u2019s International and Awlgrip range of products<\/p>\n
AkzoNobel will be the official coatings supplier to the Volvo Ocean Race Boatyard in 2017-18, after signing a deal to ensure that the fleet of Volvo Ocean 65 racing yachts will be coated with the company\u2019s International and Awlgrip range of products<\/p>\n
The competing boats \u2013 including team AkzoNobel\u2019s brand new Volvo Ocean 65 \u2013 have already been coated with Awlgrip products, while the keel on each boat is protected with International coatings.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the world\u2019s leading supplier of marine and yacht coatings, we\u2019re delighted to be partnering with the Volvo Ocean Race as an official Boatyard supplier,\u201d said\u00a0Alberto Slikta, Managing Director AkzoNobel\u2019s Specialty Coatings business.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe race is the ultimate test of performance and, given our long association with the sea, it\u2019s the perfect showcase for the company\u2019s market-leading products.\u201d<\/p>\n
The boats that competed in the 2014-15 edition have been through a million-euros-per-boat refit process at The Boatyard shared service centre in Lisbon. Team AkzoNobel\u2019s newly built Volvo Ocean 65 has also received its final fitout at the Lisbon facility.<\/p>\n
AkzoNobel has developed unique and eye-catching custom colours for every team in the race, and the partnership ensures that the boats will continue to look the part even as they race through the toughest oceans on the planet, thanks to expert aftercare service from AkzoNobel\u2019s International yacht business.<\/p>\n
The company will supply all coatings required for repairs and maintenance in each stopover, and will also provide technical expertise when required to supervise the application process in Host Cities around the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re excited to be part of such a thrilling and captivating sporting event,\u201d continued Collins. \u201cIt\u2019s the kind of extreme test of high performance that our products are made for.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Volvo Ocean 65 fleet will leave Alicante in October 2017 and race around the world, taking in Lisbon, Cape Town, Melbourne, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Auckland, Itaja\u00ed, Newport, Cardiff and Gothenburg, before the big finish in The Hague at the end of June 2018.<\/p>\n
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