The mayor of Vitoria, Javier Maroto, has awarded Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia, Prince and Princess of Asturias, a very special treat: the first deck of cards that Fournier Playing Cards has manufactured to commemorate a historical occasion. Fournier has produced this deck to mark the award held this year by the city that gave birth to the company in 1868. The European Green Capital 2012, Vitoria-Gasteiz, maintains an important role during this week in Fitur, the tourism fair in Madrid, the most important of which are held in Spain.
The Prince and Princess of Asturias have shown their interest in the "green" project of Vitoria, a project which was awarded on October 21, 2010 with the appointment of Vitoria as European Green Capital 2012 by the European Commission. Vitoria is the first Spanish city to get this award and it succeeds Stockholm in 2010 and Hamburg in 2011.
This award aims to recognize those cities that have a consistent record of meeting environmental standards, are committed to raising new ambitious targets for environmental improvement and sustainable development and can act as a role model to inspire other cities and promote best practices all other European cities.
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Javier Maroto awards Fournier Green cards to Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia
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Since 1868, Naipes Fournier has been awarded numerous prizes at worldwide exhibitions and has become the global reference in gaming playing cards, as the production process follows a pattern where each detail is created by artist and experts in printing methods. In the 90’s, Naipes Fournier followed a process of integration with USPC to become the leaders of the market with the best playing cards like Bicycle, Fournier, Kem, Bee or Aviator.
Nowadays Fournier means quality, service, security and durability and within those parameters, continue working to help not only to give security to casinos and projection to companies, but to assists in the enjoyment of social meetings and helping parents educate their children. Nowadays, USPC has a share of more than 35% of the global market. (E-01.20.12)
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