Construction & Dev.

US speciality paint retailer Sherwin-Williams has opted to extend its partnership with North American stock car-racing series Nascar.

Major League Soccer team Chicago Fire has announced a renewed multi-year partnership with global speciality steel distributor Magellan Corporation.

Japanese gas appliance manufacturer Rinnai has reached an agreement to become an official sponsor of the International Skating Union’s 2015 World Figure Skating Championships.

Korean engineering and construction company Hyundai Construction has agreed to become an official partner of the Gwangju 2015 Universiade multi-sport event.

Irish Pro12 rugby union team Ulster has signed four-year shirt sponsorship deals with sustainable building materials manufacturer Kingspan and the Bank of Ireland financial institution.

English county cricket team Warwickshire has agreed a shirt sponsorship deal with tool and plant hire company Selco Builders Warehouse.

Builders’ merchants Travis Perkins have extended their title sponsorship of European Senior Tour golf event the Travis Perkins Masters.

The Huddersfield Giants English rugby league club has renewed a sponsorship deal with Bond It, a building chemicals producer.

English Elite League speedway champion Poole Pirates has signed a two-year title sponsorship deal with construction and railway industry equipment hire company Readypower Engineering.

Transport, utilities and private construction business QTS Group has reached a deal with the Scottish Professional Football League to serve as the presenting sponsor for the closing stages of its 2014-15 League Cup club competition.

Asphalt contracting specialist Newpave Asphalt has agreed a shirt sponsorship deal with Australian National Rugby League team Newcastle Knights.

Forklift truck dealer Malcolm West Forklifts has expanded its sponsorship of Hull Kingston Rovers to secure a shirt sponsorship berth with the English Super League rugby league team in 2015.

English Super League rugby league club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats has entered into a shirt sponsorship deal with Yorkshire-based heating firm Plumbcare.com and has extended an existing kit deal with building chemicals manufacturer Everbuild Building Products.

Indian manufacturing giant Tata Steel has signed on as an associate sponsor of men’s hockey tournament the 2014 Champions Trophy, which takes place in the city of Bhubaneswar from December 6-14.

French Ligue 1 football club FC Metz has entered into new partnerships with telecommunications company Orange and the Blue Habitat subsidiary of domestic real estate firm Blue Group.

Construction materials producer Kingspan has renewed its sponsorship of English Premier League football team Hull City for the 2014-15 season.