JCDecaux signs exclusive contract to be the media partner for Edinburgh
13 Noviembre 2014 - 12:16PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
JCDecaux SA (Paris:DEC) (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one
outdoor advertising company worldwide, announced today that it has
signed the contract to be the media partner for the city of
Edinburgh. The 10-year contract (with an option to extend for five
years) was awarded by the City of Edinburgh Council, following a
competitive tender.
The contract covers the design, installation and maintenance of
436 advertising bus shelters and management of all non-advertising
bus shelters in the city. This will include the first network of
digital screens in the city centre. JCDecaux will also provide
interactive “LiveTouch” screens in the main hub of Princes Street
providing tourist, local and council information.
JCDecaux will also provide 60 large-format billboards including
the first large-format digital screen and consult with the city for
the provision of wayfinding signage and a city-wide bicycle-hire
scheme.
Working with the City of Edinburgh, JCDecaux will market
sponsorship and experiential advertising for key city events
including the Edinburgh Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Edinburgh will draw upon JCDecaux’s design experience to deliver
street furniture products that will enhance the cityscape. The City
of Edinburgh has selected bus shelters from JCDecaux’s Foster
range, designed by Foster.
Councillor Alasdair Rankin, Finance and Resources Convener
for the City of Edinburgh Council, said, “We’re very pleased to
be working in partnership with JCDecaux to revitalise public
advertising and street furniture across the city. Through this
joint venture, we will truly be putting Edinburgh on the map as a
forward-thinking, creative Capital city.”
Jean-François Decaux, Co-CEO of JCDecaux, said, "JCDecaux
is delighted to have been awarded this exclusive contract to be the
media partner for the city of Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital city
and a major financial, cultural and tourist hub. We look forward to
working in partnership with Edinburgh to install well-designed and
maintained street furniture and billboards, including the first
digital screens in the city centre, benefiting residents, visitors
and local businesses. JCDecaux works with cities across the world
to create advertising-funded services that answer civic needs and
enable brands to meet their communication goals.”
Key Figures for the Group
- 2013 revenues: €2,676m ; Revenues for the first nine months of
2014: €1,974m
- JCDecaux is listed on the Eurolist of Euronext Paris and is
part of the Euronext 100 index
- No.1 worldwide in street furniture (480,400 advertising
panels)
- No.1 worldwide in transport advertising with more than 145
airports and more than 276 contracts in metros, buses, trains and
tramways (379,000 advertising panels)
- No.1 in Europe for billboards (191,000 advertising panels)
- No.1 in outdoor advertising in the Asia-Pacific region (211,400
advertising panels)
- No.1 in outdoor advertising in Latin America (30,000
advertising panels)
- No.1 worldwide for self-service bicycle hire
- 1,082,400 advertising panels in more than 60 countries
- Present in 3,700 cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants
- 11,900 employees
Communications Department:Agathe Albertini, +33 (0) 1 30
79 34 99agathe.albertini@jcdecaux.frorInvestor
Relations:Nicolas Buron, +33 (0) 1 30 79 79
93nicolas.buron@jcdecaux.fr
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