The European Handball Federation has entered into a partnership with communication systems supplier Axitour.
The three-year deal runs until December 2019 and names Axitour as the EHF’s preferred supplier of referee communication systems.
Under the agreement, the Axitour and Axiwi brands will gain exposure through referee shirt advertising at official EHF beach handball events, beginning with the EHF Euro competition in Croatia in June.
Referees will be equipped with Axitour’s communications system for matches across the EHF’s club and national team tournaments. Competitions covered by the agreement include the Champions League, EHF Cup, EHF Euro and other beach handball events.
Axitour director Ben Engelen said: “We are already very active in both national and international handball as well as other sports. We supply the Axiwi communication system to the top referees of the Netherlands Handball Federation and have also sold systems to handball federations in Iceland, Austria, Finland, Czech Republic and Slovakia.
“The cooperation with the EHF contributes to our plans for international growth and offers us the possibility to improve the level of officiating at all levels in Europe. Our aim is to supply more national federations with our systems and contribute to the further professionalisation of officiating in the sport.”