Ever marvel what occurs to all of the sports activities gear, furnishings, and different gadgets used to furnish the varied venues at main sporting occasions? Furnishings and gear from the olympic village and sporting venues in Paris are getting a second life courtesy of B-Inventory and our accomplice, RGS Occasions (discuss supporting the round economic system on an olympic scale!).
In assist of its sustainable occasion administration initiatives, Olympic Sponsor, RGS Occasions – the official FF&E Venture Supervisor of the Video games – is promoting over 45,000 items of furnishings, fixtures, and gear used to furnish the athlete residences, olympic village, and sporting venues. The gadgets, which embody arcade video games (pool tables; ping pong tables, foosball tables), chairs (desk chairs, barber chairs, workplace chairs), sofas, tables, and benches, amongst different items, are being offered in bulk portions to the very best bidders and can be delivered following the Video games.
In reality, as of this weblog going reside, the vast majority of gadgets have already been bought and can be discovering a second life by 4 totally different enterprise patrons, all positioned in Europe!
Listed below are some extra enjoyable info in regards to the sale (showcasing what it takes to construct a village of olympic proportions!):
- One purchaser bought 10 full truckloads of stock
- 6,000 chairs – together with desk chairs, barber chairs, workplace chairs, exterior chairs, and ornamental chairs – have been up for grabs
- 3,000 sofas in various colours and sizes have been offered
- The variety of belt obstacles took the highest spot, with near 10,000 models out there
- 1000’s of lockers have been out there
- The remaining gadgets are open for bidding at: https://bstock.com/majorsportingevent/
Check out among the gadgets up on the market:
This partnership between B-Inventory and RGS Occasions goals to redefine occasion administration and sustainability practices for main sporting occasions and displays each firms’ dedication to lowering waste and selling a second life for items. Enjoyable truth: within the first half of 2024 B-Inventory has offered over 350 million gadgets through our recommerce platform, stopping over 700 tons of stock from going into the landfill.
Right here’s what our two firms needed to say:
“We’re proud to accomplice with RGS Occasions to provide our enterprise patrons across the globe the chance to safe a chunk of historical past,” stated Eric Moriarty, Vice President of Account Administration at B-Inventory. “This partnership exemplifies the facility of collaboration in advancing sustainability initiatives. Collectively, we will maximize the worth of surplus stock and decrease waste, contributing to a extra sustainable future.”
“This collaboration permits us to not solely ship a memorable occasion but additionally to advertise sustainability and accountable consumption. By giving our furnishings and gear a second life by B-Inventory, we’re contributing to a extra round economic system,” stated Elliot Ramler, Head of Business of RGS Occasions.
The furnishings and gear is being offered by B-Inventory’s a number of secondary market gross sales channels, together with a web-based public sale storefront: https://bstock.com/majorsportingevent/.
With a whole lot of hundreds of transactions accomplished yearly, we allow a second life for thousands and thousands of products, protecting them out of landfills. Companies of all sizes leverage the B-Inventory platform to promote and purchase returned, trade-in, overstock, and different extra merchandise. Our clients vary from the world’s largest manufacturers and retailers that need best-in-class extra stock administration to entrepreneurs seeking to supply invaluable merchandise for his or her resale companies.
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