The World Cup of Mixed Martial Arts ( WCMMA), canada order has announced that the Combat Factory has been named the official equipment supplier to WCMMA happening at Foxwoods’ MGM Grand on Saturday, ampoule September 15th.

As the official equipment supplier to the event, the Combat Factory will be charged with creating all the customized team uniforms and gear that the international teams will be competing in. This includes MMA gloves, clothing, safety equipment, training equipment, and team leisure wear. Along with supplying equipment, the Combat Factory will also be handling all related merchandise to the event, from T-Shirts, posters, hats, and event souvenirs.

“The Combat Factory is honored to be given the opportunity to showcase our talents” stated Rob Carucci, CEO of Combat Factory. “When it comes to designing the WCMMA team uniforms, our artists, who illustrate for Marvel and D.C. comics, are some of the best in the business, and we are confident that we will create something very memorable for this international team competition.”

“Combat Factory is disabled veteran owned, and their products are made in the U.S.A. In this way they support the hard working men and women of the United States. Combat Factory see’s ourselves becoming a model for athletes who train and sweat to be the best in the world, regardless of what nation they are from, because in the end the discipline of the martial arts is what we stand for.” stated Lino Rosado, President and COO of the Combat Factory.

“The Combat Factory is a company that is on the cutting edge of the industry” stated Edward Catucci, Executive Director of the WCMMA. “For a company that is only two years old to have grown so rapidly is phenomenal, and anyone would be inspired by Rob Carucci, and Lino Rosado, the owners of the Combat Factory, with the plans for the future of the company. It goes to show that American entrepreneurship is alive and well, and passionate young men like Rob and Lino are a testament to what hard work, discipline, and most of all creativity can achieve. We are extremely excited to be working with visionaries such as these men.” stated Catucci.

Southern California’s most glamorous track, see the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, has announced it has acquired a Official Timekeeper in Westime.

The horseracing club is celebrating its 75th year of horse racing on July 18th.

Throughout the seven weeks of races, Westime will showcase a different “Watch of the Week” in the DMTC’s members-only Turf Club. Additionally, the top-performing jockey and trainers of the season will each win a luxury watch from Westime, which will be presented at a trackside ceremony on the final race day. Everyone following the action—at the track or by video feed—will see Westime’s logo alongside the fractional and final times of each race.

“Westime is very proud to partner with the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club,” says Westime President Greg Simonian. “Watches and horseracing have been inextricably linked for centuries–the sport even inspired watchmakers to invent new ways to track time! With our new Westime La Jolla boutique located just minutes from the iconic Del Mar track, the partnership couldn’t be more fitting,” Simonian adds.

Huddersfield Town has joined forces with local design firm Worthington Brown to add a new creative spark to the Club in preparation for the upcoming Championship season. 

The full service marketing communications agency, established in Holmfirth in 1990, will become the Club’s creative consultant and advisor for the 2012/13 season as part of a new commercial partnership between the two organisations.

Worthington Brown, which also has an office in China, is a local design firm that provides creative graphics, branding, web design, multimedia, marketing and brings a wealth of experience to the Club due to its previous work with local Huddersfield industry leaders such as David Brown, Principle Group, Equi-Trek and Wellhouse Leisure, as well as regional initiatives such as Welcome to Yorkshire and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.

Huddersfield Town’s Commercial Director Sean Jarvis and Business Development Manager Mark Davies joined Worthington Brown’s Neil Worthington and Steve Green to celebrate the new deal.

Commercial Director Jarvis explained: “We’re always delighted to team up with industry leaders, but when they share our roots in Huddersfield that makes it all the better and that is certainly the case with Worthington Brown. 

“Over the last few years we have brought control of our design in house to great effect, but Worthington Brown will now act as our ‘guru’ when it comes to new kinds of creative and bring different skills to the table for the Club, such as their ability to build top of the range websites. 

“Fans will see the evidence and gains to be made from our new partnership very soon and I can’t wait to build upon the already excellent relationship we have with Neil and his team.” 

Neil Worthington, Managing Director of Worthington Brown, commented: “We pride ourselves on being Huddersfield’s leading creative agency and over the last 22 years have built up an impressive portfolio of leading Huddersfield Businesses – covering most sectors from start-up enterprises to PLCs. 

“We love to ‘keep it local’ and promote the fact that Huddersfield has some of the best creative talent and innovative entrepreneurialism in the country.

“As a lifelong fan of the Club, it’s great to add Town to our client list and to have the opportunity to mirror each other’s forward thinking, like minded ambitions for the year ahead. The whole team at Worthington Brown are looking forward to what will be an exciting season both on and off the pitch and to build on the creative partnership.”

A-League’s Adelaide United FC has revealed Italian clothing company Kappa as the club’s new apparel supplier for an initial two year period.

The agreement is a significant coup for the club in the lead up to the season eight, and with a company of Kappa’s reputation and exceptional product quality.

Adelaide United CEO Glenn Elliott, said: “We are delighted to advise that Kappa have agreed to be the club’s official apparel supplier.

“We welcome Kappa on board and are sure all of our supporters will do likewise. The designs they have come to us with look fantastic and we can advise that the new playing strip and product range will reflect that we are the Reds and that we are South Australian.”

“We are confident and hopeful that it will be a successful and ongoing relationship.”

A global sponsor of a host of professional sporting teams, Kappa Australia expressed its enthusiasm in affiliating itself with Adelaide United for the upcoming season.

“Kappa Australia is thrilled to be partnering with Adelaide United FC as the major apparel supporter,” a statement from Kappa Australia said.

“We are proud to be announced as the apparel sponsor of Adelaide United and look forward to an exciting and successful year ahead with the team in the Hyundai A-League 2012/13 Season and beyond.”

The new kit is due to be available in September prior to the Reds’ AFC Champions League Quarter Final and season eight of the Hyundai A-League.

Earth Friendly Products, order a leader in manufacturing award-winning eco-friendly cleaning products, cialis pills will be sponsoring Vicky Arvaniti and Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece’s top women’s beach volleyball team, who will represent Greece at the 2012 Olympics in London.

The green company, which is planning to open a new facility in Greece next summer, was founded by Greek immigrant Van Vlahakis in 1967 with the simple mission to provide consumers with non-toxic, all natural, affordable, high performance cleaning products that are safe for people, pets, and the environment. This mission has allowed Earth Friendly Products to expand markets and revenues, while remaining true to their eco-conscience infrastructure.

Both Arvaniti and Tsiartsiani have competed in the Olympics before. Tsiartsiani played professional indoor volleyball before starting her professional beach volleyball career in 2003. In 2005 she finished 9th in the world ranking after winning two FIVB World Tour medals and she also participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, once again finishing 9th.

Together since 2009, Tsiartsiani and Arvaniti finished their first season together reaching 7th in the world ranking. 

Earth Friendly Vice President Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks says, “The passion and dedication [Tsiartsiani and Arvaniti] play with is inspiring and they represent Greece in the best light and that is why we are so excited to be sponsoring them.”

Yamaha Factory Racing has secured the services of the BM group as new Official Sponsor’s until 2014.

The BM Group already has strong ties with Yamaha having been a key sponsor of the World Superbike Team. As such it was a natural progression to move across to MotoGP and join forces with the Factory Team. 

The Italian based BM Group has almost 50 years of experience in manufacturing and supplying electrical connections and is a global market leader in its field.

Lin Jarvis, Managing Director, Yamaha Motor Racing, said: “I am very happy to welcome the BM Group back into the Yamaha Factory Racing world and into the MotoGP Championship. Both of our companies share similar values of passion, quality, innovation and teamwork. We enjoyed a successful collaboration in the past in Superbike and we look forward to partnering together in the coming years and to sharing many exciting moments and successes both on and off the track.”

Andrea Mario Lodolo, President, BM Group, added: “We have developed a close and exciting relationship with Yamaha. From our first cooperation in 2009 with the Yamaha Superbike Team, our partnership has continued to go from strength to strength as it evolves. This international agreement is very important; it shows that our company is establishing itself as a centre of excellence and that we are going in the right direction. BM Group’s innovation and determination makes it a perfect match for the most prestigious motorcycling event worldwide, which attracts international media coverage.”

Kräfte bündeln und effizient arbeiten: Unter diesem Motto richtet Hannover 96 seine Unternehmensstruktur neu aus und gründet mit Unterstützung des langjährigen verlässlichen Partners protec ein eigenes Sicherheits- und Service-Unternehmen.

Ab dem 01.08.2012 übernimmt die primetec GmbH alle anfallenden Dienstleistungen im Bereich Sicherheit und Sauberkeit in der AWD-Arena sowie bei allen weiteren Veranstaltungen des Klubs. Außerdem wird das Know-how der Gesellschaft im Bereich Sicherheit und Reinigung auch anderen externen Unternehmen angeboten werden.

Hannover 96 wird über die Hannover 96 Sales & Service GmbH & Co. KG aber nicht der einzige Träger der neuen Gesellschaft. Auch der Niedersächsische Fußballverband (NFV) wird über seine Tochtergesellschaft NFV Beteiligungs- und Verwaltungs GmbH Anteile an der GmbH halten. “Indem wir das Know-how unseres langjährigen Partners protec im Bereich Sicherheit und Sauberkeit in eine eigene Gesellschaft integrieren, health können wir langfristig gewährleisten, troche dass die Qualität in der AWD-Arena weiterhin auf hohem Niveau bleiben wird. Das erwarten einerseits unsere Zuschauer und Fans, andererseits setzen es die Verbände, also DFB und DFL, voraus”, erklärt Martin Kind, Präsident von Hannover 96. “Ein weiterer Nutzen: Die primetec-Dienstleistungen stehen auch Dritten zur Verfügung.”

Karl Rothmund, Präsident des NFV, ergänzt: “Das Thema Sicherheit wird immer wichtiger im Fußballsport – auch in den unteren Ligen. Die Intensivierung der Zusammenarbeit mit der protec war für uns daher ein logischer Schritt, um flächendeckend für ein hohes Niveau zu sorgen.”

Das Wachstum der protec im Drittgeschäft kollidiert auf Dauer mit den europäischen Vergabenormen, denen die üstra als Muttergesellschaft der protec unterliegt, und lag zuletzt über dem maximal zulässigen Anteil von 20 Prozent am Konzernumsatz. Für den Mutterkonzern hat die Übertragung der externen Aufträge in die neue Gesellschaft daher ebenfalls Vorteile: Die protec konzentriert sich mit den knapp 171 dort verbleibenden Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter im Wesentlichen auf ihr ursprüngliches Kerngeschäft, nämlich auf die Sauberkeit und Sicherheit in den Bussen, Bahnen und Stationen des Nahverkehrsunternehmens üstra. “Gleichzeitig kommen wir unserer sozialen Verantwortung nach und können alle rund 650 Arbeitsplätze der Beschäftigten sichern”, erklärt André Neiß, Vorstandsvorsitzender der üstra.

Von den langjährigen, vielfältigen Erfahrungen der protec in den Bereichen Security, Facilitymanagement und Veranstaltungsschutz mit anderen Klienten aus den Bereichen Handball- und Reitsport, aber auch mit öffentlichen und privaten Auftraggebern wird die neue GmbH in Zukunft ebenfalls profitieren.

“Langfristig gesehen ist diese Lösung aber der richtige strategische Schritt, um weiterhin erfolgreich am Wettbewerb teilnehmen zu können und für ein wirtschaftliches Wachstum der neuen GmbH zu sorgen”, weiß protec-Geschäftsführer Dietmar Götze. 574 Beschäftigte der protec, von denen allein 517 Personen bisher bei den Heimspielen von Hannover 96 in der AWD-Arena tätig waren, wechseln in die neue Gesellschaft.

The Maui Marathon announced Saturday that it has reached a three-year deal with Japanese travel agency JTB to serve as the event’s title sponsor.

“We’ve been working on this since January of this year,” said race director Rudy Huber. “They came out in June, and we had a big meeting with my staff and their staff, and we came to an agreement.”

Huber said the deal is for close to $80,000.

The marathon is part of a weekend of events that also includes a half marathon, 10-kilometer run, 5K run and walk and one-mile race on Front Street. This year’s marathon, which begins at the Queen Ka’ahumanu Center and finishes at Whalers Village, is scheduled for Sept. 16.

The marathon will be run for the 42nd time this year.

Huber said last year’s events had approximately 2,700 participants, with about 1,000 in the marathon. He said he hopes to reach 5,000 by the end of the sponsorship agreement, with the bulk of the increase coming from Japanese runners.

Huber said he has also tried to generate a bigger field by attending expositions on the Mainland.

“Right now, we have about 20 percent that come from Japan. Another 19-20 percent come from Hawaii, and the rest from the Mainland, with a small percentage from Canada,” Huber said.

“We didn’t want a one-year deal. That doesn’t give them enough opportunity. We’re going to work together, let’s do something a little longer. Let’s do a three-year deal. Let’s get these athletes to come out, and see this event is worth coming to. A three-year deal is just enough to make the change.”

The weekend of events has other significant sponsors, among them two title sponsors for shorter races – Maui Tacos for the 5K, and Hard Rock Cafe for the 10K.

MyClassicGarage, drug U.S. leading online resource for car collectors is set to become the primary sponsor for NASCAR driver Brian Vickers during the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup race on July 15, case at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

“MyClassicGarage is the perfect place for car collectors to keep track of their investment”

“Brian Vickers is not only a serious racer, he’s a serious car guy,” commented Jim Dodge, marketing director of MyClassicGarage. “Brian even shares ownership of a classic 1966 Corvette with his dad. He is now one of many collectors using technology to make collector car ownership easier and more fun.”

MyClassicGarage is the ultimate online tool for classic, muscle and high performance collectors. It allows enthusiasts to manage every aspect of a collection from service, logistics, events, financials and documentation. MyClassicGarage will display Vickers’ Corvette as the “Feature Car of the Day,” today through Saturday, and the No. 55 Toyota Camry on Sunday.

“MyClassicGarage is the perfect place for car collectors to keep track of their investment,” noted Vickers. “There is everything from service records to car show calendars that need to be kept in order. MyClassicGarage can help take care of all of this. It’s a great online recordkeeping tool for them and also a great way to showcase their car to other enthusiasts. I have signed up, along with my Dad, and put our 1966 ‘Vette in the virtual garage.”

Liverpool Football Club have secured a new partnership with Garuda Indonesia with the Asian business becoming the Global Official Airline for Liverpool FC.

The partnership provides Garuda with access to LFC’s global brand awareness and international fan base which will enable the airline further opportunities to grow its business throughout the world.

Ian Ayre, Liverpool FC managing director, said: “This is a fantastic partnership for both parties. Liverpool Football Club has a huge international following and we are looking forward to working with Garuda Indonesia across many markets in order to capitalise on their rapid growth.

“It is an honour for us to be associated with a brand that has become a leading player in global aviation, and in particular, a brand that has its base in a region where we enjoy such a passionate fan base. Indonesia is an ambitious country with a rapidly growing economy which the Club has great affiliation with and where we hope to hold next year’s pre-season tour.”

Emirsyah Satar, President & CEO Garuda Indonesia, added: “As part of our continued efforts to build Garuda Indonesia into one of the global players in airline industry, this partnership provides us with great exposure in international markets. The global scale that LFC brings will support the initiative to increase exposure while LFC’s huge fan base all over the world enables us to introduce Garuda Indonesia and Indonesia in general to the world.”