In a few days the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games will begin. In addition to our sportsmen and women involved in the competition, did you know that eight Belgian businesses, including three from Wallonia, are involved in organising these games?

The businesses present in Sochi are Automatic Systems, Barco, Bioracer, EVS, Lancer Europe, Schréder, Stageco and Vergokan.

• Automatic Systems is a world leader in the automation of secure entry control. The business designs and produces equipment for pedestrian, vehicle and passenger access.
• EVS is a Liege based business that specialises in manufacturing and handling video servers designed to record professional images on digital media.
• Schréder is a Liege based company that produces lighting systems.

According to Peter Demuynck, International Business Director at Agoria, signing such contracts demonstrates outstanding performance. This highlights the quality of Belgian businesses and the fact that the contacts signed at an early stage (in 2009) are proving useful.