Austrian Post wins European football championship contract
Austrian Post said it has been contracted to provide postal and logistics services for the European football championships 2008 which will take place jointly in Austria and Switzerland.
The company said that it would support the UEFA EURO 2008 event with postal, parcel and logistics services in Austria. A high standard of postal delivery with a 95% next-day delivery rate would ensure communications between the championship organiser, partners and viewers, it commented.
Special “fan zones” away from the stadiums would be set up for live public viewing. Selected fan items for the European football championship would be sold through the network of 1,334 post offices and 609 partner outlets, and there would be special stamps celebrating the event.
The UEFA EURO 2008 championship will take place from June 7-29, 2008. Matches will be held in Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Klagenfurt along with Zurich, Basel, Berne and Geneva in Switzerland.
