UNITED SPONSORSHIPS EXTENDED

Dundee United have announced that Calor and GA Engineering have both extended their shirt sponsorship agreements for a further two years, writes Neil Robertson.

Chairman Stephen Thompson said: “We are delighted that our two main club sponsors have extended the partnership.

“It is important for our brand that we have a strong relationship with our sponsors and that we can work together and enhance the brand exposure within our respected fields.

“Calor and GA Engineering have been an integral part of what we are achieving here at Dundee United and it is great to have both of them on board at this exciting time.”

The Calor logo will once again feature on the player shirt fronts and the company’s managing director Stephen Rennie, said: “Calor is strongly linked with exceptional energy production and that has been mirrored in Dundee United’s performances on the pitch.

“The youthful exuberance shown by the team is exactly the kind of energy we can relate to.”

GA Engineering’s name and logo will again feature on the back of both the first team’s home and away shirts.

The company’s managing director, Gordon Deuchars, said: “The partnership has been superb for the profile of GA Engineering over the past two years.

“The forthcoming Scottish Cup final will be a historic day and to see thousands of United strips with our company name on them will be fantastic.”

Meanwhile, there was brisk trading yesterday as Scottish Cup final tickets went on sale to season ticket holders with lengthy queues of fans snapping up thousands of the precious briefs.