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Oberhofen, 11 September 2019
CONTINEST BECOME BRING CHILDREN TO THE SNOW PREFERRED SUPPLIER Since 2007, FIS together with over 1’000 Organisers have staged 7’722 events and actions in 53 countries to give children the chance to explore, enjoy and experience snow sports as part of the Bring Children to the Snow campaign. To aid the Organisers in their events FIS has established the Preferred Supplier programme to connect manufacturers with Event Organisers and simplify the process of ordering equipment needed to execute events. Currently the Preferred Supplier programme has four members and now pleased to welcome a fifth, Continest. Founded in Hungary, Continest is a market-leading foldable container solution, specially developed for the purpose of relatively short-period usage anywhere there is a need for handling large crowds for lodging, office/meeting, cash desk, but even storage, cooling and heating purposes. As well as producing a reliable and useful productive the company has a large focus on sustainability and minimizing the impact of events, all items which the FIS values highly. FIS Bring Children to the Snow Coordinator Andrew Cholinski commented “The Bring Children to the Snow Organisers have done a great job with their events. We hope the addition of Continest we ease their work load and make execution of even easier”
For more information on Continest visit www.continest.com
Or contact
Andrew Cholinski Coordinator Bring Children to the Snow worldsnowday@fisski.com +41 (0) 33 244 6161
About FIS FIS is the governing body for international skiing and snowboarding, founded in 1924 during the first Olympic Games in Chamonix, France. Recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FIS manages the Olympic disciplines of Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined, Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding, including setting the international competition rules. Through its 128 member nations, more than ’500 FIS ski and snowboard competitions are staged annually. Specific initiatives are undertaken by FIS to promote snow activities as a healthy leisure recreation, notably for the young. For more information, please visit www.fis-ski.com.