Bristol Bears Announces A Double Deal
Premiership rugby union club Bristol Bears has announced the extension of its sponsorship agreement with telecoms provider Blackstar Solutions.
Under terms of the agreement, Blackstar Solutions will see its branding feature on the sleeve of both the men’s and women’s home and away strips once again in the 2022/23 season.
CEO at Blackstar, Nick Smith, commented, “We’re thrilled to announce the extension of our sponsorship of Bears men and women. We’ve been sponsors of the Bears from the beginning and look forward to supporting them for another season.
“The team at Blackstar are passionate fans, we share many of the same values and are aligned with the club’s vision. This makes our decision to continue our sponsorship an easy one.”
“We’re not only fans and sponsors but also implemented and support the telecoms (phone system, video conferencing, mobiles and internet) at Bristol Sport, including the Robins and Bears High Performance Centres.
“It’s been great to see the support from the fans over the years with record season tickets, crowds at games and shirts sold each year. The experience at Ashton Gate is like no other, and we can’t wait for the opening derby game against Bath. It’s going to be buzzing!”
Bristol Bears has also announced the continuation of its partnership with Bristol-based appliances retailer NE Appliances. For the 2022/23 campaign, it will see it’s branding on the lower back of the home and away shirts.
Ben Gilks, Managing Director of NE Appliances, commented, “As a family business with our roots firmly in Bristol, we are so proud to be able to continue to support Bristol Bears and upscale that support as shirt sponsors for the first time.
“We started supporting Bristol Bears almost 20 years ago when we were a smaller business and the team were still based at Memorial stadium, sponsoring games. Last year we were able to forge a new partnership with the Bears, becoming short sponsors, it was a real kick seeing our logo on the back of the team shorts.
“After a successful year we are now able to increase our support to shirt sponsors, it’s a real privilege to be able to support our team in this way and we can’t wait to see our logo on the shirts.”
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