Press release
TNT officially sponsors the Dutch pavilion at Shanghai Expo
(Shanghai, China Jan. 13, 2009) Today, the world’s leading express and mail services provider, TNT, announced that it will become the official express sponsor of the Dutch Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo (Expo), of which TNT will support the Dutch government with all its express delivery needs during the period of the Expo.
The signing of the official sponsorship agreement between the State of Netherlands and TNT was held in the presence of Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade Frank Heemskerk and the senior officials from the Shanghai Municipal Government and Shanghai Expo Bureau.
To kick off this exclusive partnership, TNT was tasked with the delivery of the Dutch Pavilion giant model from Shanghai to Den Haag in the Netherlands today. Thereafter, the model will be transported to Madurodam theme park for long term display, allowing both Dutch locals and tourists to celebrate the anticipation and excitement of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
"The 2010 Shanghai World Expo is an important international event for China as well as for people around the world. As a Dutch company that has been deeply rooted in China for 20 years, we are proud to leverage our international delivery expertise to support the showcase of Dutch culture” said Michael Drake, regional managing director, TNT North Asia.
"TNT is one of the most iconic Dutch brands in the Chinese business landscape. We are looking forward to even closer collaboration with TNT as preparations intensify for the construction of the Dutch Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo," said Walter van Weelden, Commissioner General of The Netherlands to the World Expo 2010 Shanghai. "With the help from TNT, I am confident we can help ‘bridge’ the people in China and the Netherlands, by allowing visitors at the Expo to journey through the Dutch experience, by visiting the distinctive houses along ‘Happy Street’. Specifically for today, I am excited that through the professional support of TNT, we are delivering a piece of the Expo back to the Netherlands."
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