Technogym new partner for McLaren

The McLaren Group is pleased to announce that Italian company, Technogym SpA, a market leader in the fitness and biomedical rehabilitation equipment field, has entered a long term agreement to become an Official Partner, Fitness Solutions, to the McLaren Group's new headquarters, the McLaren Technology Centre.

Technogym®, positioned as The Wellness Company, will supply a comprehensive range of fitness equipment to the in-house training facility at the McLaren Technology Centre. The facility has been developed to ensure that the West McLaren Mercedes drivers David Coulthard, Kimi Raikkonen, Alex Wurz and Pedro de la Rosa as well as all employees of the McLaren Group, perform at the highest level through a managed and structured training programme.

Technogym® was established in 1983 and is the sole "Total Wellness Solution" supplier in the fitness and wellness industry with the most comprehensive offer of products, software and services. The company has supplied more than 27,000 fitness and wellness centre and 30,000 prestigious homes in over 80 countries, with 15 million regular users. Technogym is also a supplier to the Olympic Games, Americas Cup, a number of leading European football teams as well as the Ferrari Formula One team.

"We are pleased to be recognized and chosen by McLaren to become an Official Partner, Fitness Solutions to the McLaren Technology Centre," said Nerio Alessandri, President and Founder of Technogym®. "We are proud of our outstanding track record providing support to athletes and others in helping them fine-tune their performance for more than 20 years and our involvement with the West McLaren Mercedes Formula One drivers and McLaren Group employees is another milestone for Technogym. In a competitive sport like Formula One human performance can make a difference, and we are convinced that Technogym can help the team to further enhance this aspect."

"I'm always very proud when a new company joins McLaren's extensive and prestigious Partner portfolio and am delighted to welcome Technogym®," said Ron Dennis, CEO and Chairman of the McLaren Group. "The fact that Technogym®, decided to join McLaren at this time, shows their strong belief in our Group and the McLaren Technology Centre. This contribution by Technogym®, together with our other partners, will help us achieve our long term goals of winning World Championships -- this is vitally important for everybody within the McLaren organisation and the West McLaren Mercedes team."

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