Clipper Round the World Yacht Race-De Lage Landen 'embraces the world'

12:45 PM Tue 1 Mar 2011 GMT

'De Lage Landen embraces the world, artists impression' Clipper Ventures PLC &copy

De Lage Landen, a global provider of asset-based financing programmes, announced today at the HISWA Amsterdam Boat Show that it will enter the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race. In addition, their involvement in the race has secured the inaugural stopover for the Netherlands; the ten-strong Clipper fleet will make an official host port visit to the Netherlands in July 2012. Based in Eindhoven, De Lage Landen has recently launched a worldwide engagement programme for their 5,000 employees in almost 40 countries. Aiming to increase synergies across the global network, the Clipper Race programme will support the further development ...

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by Heather Ewing