Skelwith to sponsor Leeds Carnegie

22/07/2010

York property investment firm Skelwith Group has secured a key sponsorship deal with Premiership rugby union team Leeds Carnegie.
The group, which specialises in residential, leisure and mixed use projects, will the main sponsor of the rugby side this season.
Managing director Paul Ellis said: "We are proud to support Leeds Carnegie and it is a great club to be associated with.
"This partnership will significantly raise our profile and we look forward to many joint initiatives with the club. We have strong sporting connections so this feels like a natural fit."
Rob Oates, commercial director of Leeds Carnegie, which was promoted to the Premiership in 2009, said they were "looking forward to a close working relationship over the coming years".
The Skelwith Group is currently involved in several high profile projects including the £100 million Flaxby Country Resort near Harrogate and the five star Raithwaite Hall Country Retreat project in Sandsend.
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