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Newton Aycliffe FC scores sponsorship with British washing machine manufacturer

Newton Aycliffe washing machine manufacturer Ebac is sponsoring the town’s football club for the 2017-18 Northern League first division season.

The deal stands as a breakthrough for the club according to Chairman Allan Oliver who commented: “Ebac have helped us out massively here and it has taken a monumental weight off my shoulders.

Ebac, which manufacturers washing machines, dehumidifiers and water coolers at its Aycliffe site, already sponsors the Northern League as well as Durham County Cricket Club’s Academy.

Oliver continued: “Support like this will certainly help. And with the size of this business park, we’d be eternally grateful if other businesses got on board.

“There are a lot of places up and down the country where you’ve never been, but you’ve heard of the football team, and we’d like to put Newton Aycliffe on the map.

“More support from businesses will help us to do that by improving the team as well as our facilities.”

The company’s chairman John Elliott said: “I think it’s very important to support grass-roots sport in the North-East. We’re famous for sport, we’re very good at it and the more we can do to support it the better.

“Newton Aycliffe is Ebac’s local team and I think Allan Oliver has done a great job there over many years. I’ve known him for a few years and I think he’s really performed well. It’s a real grass-roots club with real people working together.”

Elliott has urged other business to follow suit and back the town’s local club.

“You mustn’t look at this as a commercial venture,” he added. “It’s not about making money, it’s about putting money back into society and into the community.”