Client Solution: 2000 Olympics

Macquarie was approached by The Woolmark Company to become a key partner in providing the Australian Olympics uniforms for the Sydney 2000 Games. Macquarie's expertise in textile solution design, manufacturing, production flexibility and adherence to high quality standards clearly set the company apart from its local and international competitors to be chosen to support this international event seen by billions across the globe.

Macquarie is well known in the national and international textile markets for its strength in textile preparation, dyeing and finishing through its state of the art, vertically integrated manufacturing facility. The challenge faced by Macquarie in designing and manufacturing a more casual and fashionable Techno type fabric for the Sydney 2000 Olympics would be critically dependant on these characteristics.

"Macquarie can be proud of its contribution to the well accepted Sydney 2000 Olympic, formal dress uniform", Athletes, Media and Public, released June 2000. Macquarie can also be proud of its impact on the Sydney 2000 Olympic opening ceremony. The unforgettable moment when Australia's elite athletes entered the Olympic stadium, wearing the tight-fitting, ochre Techno casual jacket, was not just a credit to our athletes but also to Macquarie's commitment to excellence in design, manufacturing and quality.

Macquarie won Olympic Gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. 3.5 billion viewers across the globe witnessed Macquarie's ability to utilise a natural resource wool to design and manufacture high quality, innovative textile solutions that can service any market from high class super 150's suiting to casual wool techno fabrics for the younger generation.