MDF AND SMARTPLY OSB ARE GOING FOR OLYMPIC GOLD

7th August 2008 - Medite MDF and SmartPly OSB panelling

At the moment, a bright orange bus, driven by Bento Mol, is leading a convoy of vehicles that are heading towards Beijing to encourage the sportsmen and women there and to support the charity Right to Play.

Before the journey started, the bus was given a special ‘vehicle makeover' in the 8th edition of the popular Veronica TV programme ‘De Grote Beurt' [The Big Event]. Coillte Panel Products sponsored the charity by providing Medite MDF and Smartply OSB panelling.

This activity by Bento is supported by several Olympic Sportspeople including Anky van Grunsven, Jeroen Delmee, Pieter van den Hoogeband, Marleen Veldhuis and the complete men's Dutch hockey team.

The make-over was designed by top designer Alexander Bannink. The mechanics from Bergland Uitzendorganisatie [temporary agency] carried out the make-over itself.

The Orange convoy will trek through about 50 countries. The journey lasts 50 days and the distance to be travelled amounts to about 17,500 km.

On the longest day of the year, 21 June, the bus left with 40 other vehicles from the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. On 1 August, the participants want to watch the sun go down in Yiwu, close to Hami. They are expected to arrive in the Beijing Olympic village on 10 August. Once there, the bus will be used for a week to support the Dutch sports people during the start of the games (The Olympic Games are from 8– 24 August).

You can follow the bus on the website http://www.amsterdambeijing.com .