| Cereals
Andrew Hoy seals new deal
with Kubota sponsorship
Kubota UK, the market-leading supplier of agricultural, groundcare and construction machinery solutions, has renewed
its partnership with brand ambassador and four-time Olympic medal winner Andrew Hoy for a further two years.
he sponsorship will
see Andrew Hoy
and his team utilise
a Kubota M7060
70HP agricultural
tractor to help
maintain his 23-acre Somberby
Stables site in Leicestershire. The
deal will also see Hoy kitted out
with the latest Kubota branded
horse equipment including
customised competition and
training gear.
T
Hoy’s Somberby Stables site is
complete with 32 Monarch
Stables, where they have been
based since December 2013.
Alongside indoor and outdoor
arenas, the Somerby Stables
includes a grass track for hill work,
tack rooms, wash bays and
tacking-up areas, a Monarch
Horse Walker and substantial
turnout facilities.
Hoy commented: “In 2015, the
choice to work with Kubota UK
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was made due to the brand
sharing many similar values to the
team that we have built here over
the years. The emphasis on quality
and reliability translates through
the products and service they
offer, making them one of the
market leaders in the agricultural
industry.
“Kubota has been brilliant to
work with over the past two year’s
and it’s a pleasure to represent the
company when I perform in
competitions. It’s really exciting to
know that this partnership
continues to go from strength to
strength and we are able to evolve
over our joint activities. I am proud
to be a Kubota Ambassador and
very excited to continue working
with the Kubota team, the past two
years have been a huge pleasure
and I am looking forward to the
future and the exciting projects to
come.”
Dave Roberts, Managing
Director of Kubota UK, said,
“Andrew has been Kubota’s brand
ambassador for two years now
and the partnership has been
widely regarded ever since, which
is why we did not hesitate to renew
the sponsorship for a further two
years.
“Hoy’s career is truly
remarkable. His success at
international level, and most
notably the Olympic games, has
been celebrated for a number of
years, making this partnership all
the more beneficial to the Kubota
brand as well as Andrew.”
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