Barnsley Football Club is delighted to announce a new Technical Kit partnership with PUMA and Genesis Sports. The contract commences at the start of the 2015/16 season and will see PUMA supply the club with their Technical and Replica Kit and Training wear.
Barnsley FC Chief Executive Ben Mansford said: “We are thrilled and delighted to have entered into a partnership with such a leading brand as PUMA.
“This new Technical Kit deal once again demonstrates the significant progress that has been made commercially here at Barnsley Football Club.
“We’ve been working closely over last few months with PUMA and Genesis Sports to design and produce a great quality Kit and Training-wear range that our supporters will be really proud of.”
For over 65 years, PUMA has been designing, developing, selling and marketing footwear, apparel and accessories and in addition to football, offers performance and sport-inspired lifestyle products in categories such as running, training and fitness, golf and motorsports.
Ruth How, Head of Marketing UKIB, said: “We are happy to become the official kit and training wear provider for Barnsley Football Club. It is a good club with a strong heritage and we're looking forward to working with all aspects of the Club.”
The partnership will be managed by Genesis Sports, PUMA Teamsports' licensee in the UK and Ireland since 2002.
Barnsley Football Club's retail operations partnership with Just Sport Pro Club comes to an end on 31st May 2015.
The opening of the new Barnsley FC retail store will see the launch of the 2015/16 season Barnsley FC home kit which will be on sale, in-store, and online in early June, closely followed by the away kit launch to be on sale, in-store, online early July.
PUMA is one of the world’s leading Sports Brands, designing, developing, selling and marketing footwear, apparel and accessories. For over 65 years, PUMA has established a history of making fast product designs for the fastest athletes on the planet. PUMA offers performance and sport-inspired lifestyle products in categories such as Football, Running, Training and Fitness, Golf, and Motorsports. The PUMA Group owns the brands PUMA, Cobra Golf, Tretorn, Dobotex and Brandon. The company distributes its products in more than 120 countries, employs more than 10,000 people worldwide, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach/Germany. For more information, please visit http://www.puma.com
