Minneapolis, MN (4/6/2010) -
Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) today announced
the company was awarded a new competitively
solicited contract with Educational and Institutional
Cooperative Purchasing (E&I). The contract
makes Polaris vehicles available to all E&I
Cooperative members comprised of more than 1,700
colleges, universities, prep schools and other
institutions.
E&I is the largest member-owned buying
cooperative for higher education. E&I
delivers value to educational institutions
by providing high quality, cost-effective
and timely solutions through a diverse portfolio
of competitive contracts and value-added services.
Polaris sees benefit of being part of that
portfolio due to the increasing demand for
its products by colleges, universities and
schools.
"Polaris offers a broad range of work
utility vehicles that will enable enhanced
productivity and value for school groundskeepers,
security and event management," said
Dave Huguelet, director of Business Development
for Polaris. "This contract is an efficient
and effective way to showcase our products
to the education business customer and will
streamline their purchasing process."
The contract went into effect March 1, 2010
and the offering will consist of a full catalog
of ATVs, RANGER Side-by-Sides, snowmobiles
and the Polaris EV LSV, as well as Polaris
parts and accessories. Polaris vehicles will
be available under contract #CNR01246.
About Polaris
With annual
2009 sales of $1.6 billion, Polaris designs,
engineers, manufactures and markets off-road
vehicles (ORVs), including all-terrain vehicles
(ATVs) and the Polaris RANGER(r), snowmobiles
and Victory Motorcycles(r) for recreational
and utility use. Polaris is a recognized leader
in the snowmobile industry, and one of the
largest manufacturers of ORVs in the world.
Victory Motorcycles, established in 1998 and
representing the first all-new American-made
motorcycle from a major company in nearly
60 years, are rapidly making impressive in-roads
into the cruiser and touring motorcycle marketplace.
Polaris also enhances the riding experience
with a complete line of Pure Polaris(r) apparel,
accessories and parts, available at Polaris
dealerships.
Polaris Industries Inc.
trades on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol "PII," and the Company
is included in the S&P Small-Cap 600 stock
price index.
Information about the
complete line of Polaris products, apparel
and vehicle accessories, is available from
authorized Polaris dealers or anytime from
the Polaris homepage at www.polarisindustries.com.