Forest Green Rovers are delighted to announce that they have agreed a new two-year deal with existing club sponsors EESI Group Services.

The new agreement will take the Stonehouse based firm’s involvement with FGR to over a decade, and sees an extension of EESI Group’s sponsorship of the South Stand at The New Lawn.

EESI’s partnership with the club sees them continue to provide an excellent support on a range of different services including electrical, building maintenance, facilities management, lighting, heating and air conditioning systems. They have also provided their expertise on the more unique needs of FGR; including floodlight repairs and even a custom designed ice bath in the home changing room.

Forest Green Rovers general manager Dane Vince said: “The New Lawn is a busy and complex football venue, as we host National League and cup games, corporate events and tournaments, as well as running an onsite Gym - all of which can happen or change at very short notice.

“I’ve been working with EESI over five years and they are a crucial part of how we manage and maintain the venue: by providing solutions to our ‘normal’ electrical needs and some of our more unique requests. They also provide critical onsite support during every home game, so we have a qualified electrician onsite to help us resolve almost any issue that we may experience onsite.

“What I always look for in a supplier or contractor is their ability and willingness to work with us to solve the issues we have, no matter how unusual or last minute they are. And the true test to me is how they perform when there is a crucial last minute issue; and on both counts, EESI fit the bill brilliantly.”

EESI divisional manager Derek Hyett added: “EESI not only support FGR through our long term sponsorship, but by encouraging staff to come along on matchdays and back the team, so every matchday you’ll find everyone from senior management through to electricians, administrators and family members cheering on Forest Green.

“The sponsorship has given our business a higher profile and improved leads, not only from the local area, but from further afield. FGR are a success story and will continue to succeed, and that’s why we are proud to be part of it. They’ve got the skills on the pitch, but we’re working behind the scenes to maintain the infrastructure and make sure everything works according to plan.”

The new sponsorship agreement will run through until the end of the 2017-18 season, which will mark 12 years of support from EESI for each season Forest Green have played at The New Lawn.