Pindar Joins World Tour As Official Sponsor
20/07/2007 |
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The World Match Racing Tour announced that Pindar, leading print and electronic media company and well known sponsor of international sailing campaigns, has joined the Tour as Official Sponsor.
As part of the sponsorship, Pindar will assist the World Tour in producing a new range of promotional and print literature to promote the Tour to its worldwide audience.
The sponsorship follows Pindar’s partnership with World number one match racer and regular Tour competitor Ian WILLIAMS (GBR). Ian competes as Team Pindar’on the World Match Racing Tour and is currently third in the Tour Rankings. Andrew PINDAR, Chairman of the Pindar Group commented, 'Our sponsorship of the World Match Racing Tour is a natural addition to our support of Ian WILLIAMS and his team. The Tour events take place worldwide and provide an ideal platform for us to entertain our own customers in a unique environment, as well as supporting Ian and his team at world class events'
Pindar is a family-owned printing company, founded in 1836 in Scarborough, great Britain, where its head office remains today. As a global player in the print and electronic media market, Pindar employ 2,000 people in three continents worldwide. Pindar has an enviable track record in sports sponsorship and successfully supports a number of initiatives that focus on helping individuals realise their sporting potential. Ambassadors include record-breaking round-the-world yachtsman, Mike SANDERSON (NZL), recently voted ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year, world #1 match racer WILLIAMS, Emma SANDERSON (née Richards) MBE, and Olympic sailing hopeful, Hannah MILLS (GBR).
'We are delighted to welcome Pindar as an Official Sponsor of the World Tour,' said Tour President Scott MACLEOD. 'Their partnership will help us to raise the profile of the Tour to a much wider audience by utilising Pindar’s print resources.'
Pindar joins other Tour sponsors Travel Places (Official Travel Supplier) and Wedgwood (Official Trophy Supplier).
(Source: Sailing.org)
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