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WorldSkills Calgary 2009 Announces Car-O-Liner as a Founding Equipment Partner
Calgary, Alberta – WorldSkills Calgary 2009 is pleased to announce Car-O-Liner Company as a Founding Equipment Partner for the 40th WorldSkills Competition from September 1 - 7, 2009.
Car-O-Liner will be providing a large cross-section of equipment for Skill #13 - Autobody Repair at the competition. Along with being named a Founding Equipment Partner, Car-O-Liner will be the Official Sponsor of the Autobody Repair Competition.
"At Car-O-Liner and it's Car-O-Liner Academy there is constant dedication to working closely with education to ensure proper training is provided to everyone in the collision repair industry and it is really important to start at the entry level. WorldSkills is always an exciting event and we are very honored to be involved with WorldSkills Calgary 2009." states Timothy Morgan, Global Director of Technical Training at Car-O-Liner.
WorldSkills Calgary 2009 recognizes industry support such as Car-O-Liner's as crucial in running an event of this size and scope.
"We are very pleased to have Car-O-Liner on as a Founding Equipment Partner," noted Richard Walker, President and CEO of WorldSkills Calgary 2009. "They bring a level of dedication to quality and performance that is the hallmark of WorldSkills."
The Autobody Repair competition falls under the Transportation and Logistics skills category, WorldSkills Calgary 2009 features 45 different skills competitions falling under 6 skills categories. Approximately 900 competitors from 51 countries/regions around the world will be competing for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in Calgary, September 2009.
Backgrounder
About WorldSkills Calgary 2009
- WorldSkills Calgary 2009 Ltd. is a not-for-profit organization that was established to plan and host the 40th WorldSkills Competition in September 2009.
- The Competition will take place from September 1-7, 2009, to be held at Calgary Stampede Park.
- 900 competitors from 51 Member countries/regions (representing 20 languages) will be participating.
- The organization's mission is to engage the passion of Canada's young people to pursue the trades and technology as viable and rewarding career options.
- Nearly 150,000 spectators and 2,500 experts, delegates and judges from around the world will attend the competition.
- It will require 80,000 square metres of space at Stampede Park.
- The Competitors will be housed at the first ever Competitors' Village located at SAIT Polytechnic.
- Operating budget is estimated to be $55 million.
About the WorldSkills Competition
- The first competition was held in 1950 in Madrid, Spain. Canada last hosted the WorldSkills Competition in Montreal in 1999 at the Olympic Stadium.
- Every two years, over 900 competitors from 51 Member countries/regions gather to compete in over 45 skill categories ranging from welding, cooking, autobody repair and landscape gardening to beauty care and web design.
- The Competition attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors including public policy makers, government representatives, employers, teachers, trainers and Experts from around the world.
About Car-O-Liner
- Car-O-Liner is the leading global provider of collision repair systems for more than 35 years providing automotive industry with assured profitable collision repair systems, including Technical Development, Training and Service.
- Over 40,000 Car-O-Liner Collision Repair Systems are in use worldwide.
- Car-O-Liner runs operations of its own in Sweden, Norway, USA, UK, France, Germany, Thailand, India and China and sells through local distributors in more than 67 countries.
- Car-O-Liner products are well known for their high quality, advanced technology and ergonomic design.
The 40th WorldSkills Competition is coming to Calgary, Alberta, Canada from September 1 – 7, 2009. The organizing committee, WorldSkills Calgary 2009 Ltd., is leading the event coordination with support from WorldSkills International, Skills/Compétences Canada, and Skills Canada Alberta.
