Construction & Dev.
Downer title sponsors World Club Challenge
Engineering and infrastructure group Downer has been unveiled as the title sponsor of this year’s World Club Challenge rugby league match.
Northampton Saints score renewal with shirt sponsor
Materials trading specialist GRS Group has extended its long-term sponsorship deal with English Premiership rugby union club Northampton Saints.
Arsenal secures first Egyptian partner
Egyptian property company Hyde Park Developments has agreed a partnership with English Premier League football club Arsenal.
Chennai Super Kings sign kit sponsor for IPL return
Building materials company HIL has agreed a sponsorship deal with Indian Premier League franchise the Chennai Super Kings, which is making a comeback in the Twenty20 cricket competition following a two-year absence.
Altrad signs on as permanent shirt sponsor of French rugby team
The Altrad Group, which sells and hires out equipment for the building and construction industry, has signed a long-term jersey sponsorship deal with the French Rugby Federation (FFR) following a successful trial period.
German Handball Federation lands new partner
The German Handball Federation (DHB) has entered into a partnership with building materials retailer Eurobaustoff.
Hoffenheim builds new partnership
German Bundesliga football club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has struck a sponsorship deal with construction company Bien-Zenker.
Whelen renews wide-ranging Nascar partnership
Nascar, the North American stock car-racing series, has agreed a multi-year extension to its partnership with US signaling devices manufacturer Whelen Engineering.
Aggreko backs Glasgow 2018
Temporary power provider Aggreko has agreed a deal to sponsor the 2018 edition of the European Championships multi-sport event, which will be held in Glasgow and Berlin.
Rangers add latest sponsor to new partnership platform
Scottish Premiership football club Rangers has entered into a partnership with Octopi Engineering, which specialises in the design and supply of doors, windows and hatches for the marine industry.
Aland becomes main sponsor of Parramatta Eels
Residential property development and construction company Aland has upgraded its partnership with the Parramatta Eels by becoming the Australian NRL rugby league team’s new main sponsor.
UK Sport seeks further ‘marginal gains’ with BAE Systems extension
UK Sport, the body that oversees the investment of public and National Lottery money into British Olympic and Paralympic sport, has renewed its partnership with defence, aerospace and security solutions company BAE Systems.
Altrad Group in talks to replace RBS as Six Nations sponsor
The Altrad Group, which sells and hires out equipment for the building and construction industry, is in talks to become the title sponsor of the Six Nations rugby union tournament, the company’s chairman has confirmed.
Vestas steps up backing of Volvo Ocean Race
Danish wind turbine supplier Vestas has signed on as the data analytics partner for the 2017-18 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race.
Chinese firms back Indonesia’s Asian Games
Chinese companies Biau Bang, Beautiful Tomorrow and New Energy have agreed deals to sponsor the 2018 edition of the Asian Games multi-sport event, which will take place in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta and Palembang.
Dragons secure more kit sponsors
Dragons, the Newport-based Welsh Pro14 rugby union club, has strengthened its commercial portfolio by renewing a deal with Industrial Automation and Control (IAC) and signing up Gwent-based GOS Engineering as a new sponsor.
Pro14’s Dragons sign new shirt sponsor
Construction services provider Cuddy Group has agreed a shirt sponsorship deal with the Dragons, the Newport-based Welsh Pro14 rugby union club.
Title sponsor signs on for Hockey World League Final
Auckland-based home building company Sentinel Homes has been named as the title sponsor of this year’s Hockey World League Final, which will take place in the New Zealand city next month.