Glasgow 2018 secures latest partner

GL Events Field & Lawn has agreed a deal to support the 2018 edition of the European Championships multi-sport event, which will be co-hosted by the Scottish city of Glasgow and Berlin, Germany.

GL Events will serve as the official main overlay supporter of events in Glasgow, with the city set to host golf, aquatics, cycling, gymnastics, rowing and triathlon competitions. Berlin will host athletics events during the inaugural European Championships.

The deal includes provision of temporary seating, scaffolding and staging for Glasgow 2018 competition and non-competition venues. Infrastructure will be installed at venues across Scotland, including Edinburgh’s Royal Commonwealth Pool and the main Festival 2018 site at George Square.

GL Events also provided services for Glasgow’s staging of the 2014 edition of the Commonwealth Games multi-sport event. It joins Atos, Gleneagles, Harper Macleod LLP, Avid, NVT Group, Xerox, Aggreko, Arco, Glasgow Airport and Avi.tv as Glasgow 2018 sponsors.

The European Championships will run from August 2-12.