Household Products

German UCI Pro Continental cycling team Bora-Argon 18 has signed a title sponsorship agreement with bathroom appliances manufacturer Hansgrohe as part of its effort to join the top-tier WorldTour circuit in 2017.

German Handball Bundesliga club HC Erlangen has secured a new main sponsorship deal with Fackelmann, a manufacturer of household goods and bathroom furniture, and extended an agreement with industrial services provider Heitec.

The personal care sector is one of the smallest researched by Sports Sponsorship Insider in the last 18 months with an annual sponsorship deal value of €97.95m ($110.2m) at an average of €2.3m per year, despite the presence of some of the world’s biggest consumer brands, Unilever (Dove and Rexona), P&G (Braun, Gillette, Head & Shoulders) and Johnson & Johnson.

Skincare brand Nivea Men has extended and expanded its partnership with Italian Serie A football club AC Milan.

Kitchen appliances manufacturer KitchenAid has extended and expanded its partnership with golf organisation the PGA of America, signing a deal under which it will step up its association with the Senior PGA Championship.

US consumer goods manufacturer Procter & Gamble has agreed a partnership with German Bundesliga football club Bayern Munich.

Sports training and nutrition company Exos has signed a year-long partnership with the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.

Sun care company Nestlé Skin Health is the latest sponsor to join an ATP World Tour portfolio that has undergone serious upheaval in the past six months.

Nivea Men South Africa, the regional division of skincare brand Nivea Men, has entered into a partnership with Spanish LaLiga football club Real Madrid.

The Association of Tennis Professionals, which operates the top professional men’s tour, has entered into a partnership with sunscreen brand Daylong.

Vitamin and supplements brand Swisse Wellness has enhanced its association with the Australian Rugby Union by becoming the official vitamin and supplement partner of the Super Rugby club competition in the country.

Shampoo brand Head & Shoulders has struck a deal to become a sponsor of the Turkish Basketball Federation.

Scottish Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in the country, has renewed its partnership with male skincare brand Dove Men+Care.

World Rugby, the global governing body of rugby union, has unveiled a partnership with beauty and aromatherapy brand Puressentiel.

French Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain has entered into an 18-month partnership with electrical goods manufacturer and retail store chain Boulanger.

Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma has extended a sponsorship agreement with golf’s PGA Tour.

Italian Serie A football club Juventus has entered into a partnership with grooming products manufacturer Rowenta for Men.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Corinthians has entered into a shirt sponsorship deal with cleaning products manufacturer Klar.