Garmin Teams Up With Southampton Football Club
Garmin is pleased to announce a global partnership with Southampton Football Club as its Official Navigation Partner and Official Fitness Device Partner.
Garmin has long been at the forefront of the navigation industry, leading the way in a multitude of sectors, while its unique line of fitness devices help support athletes at various levels and encourage customers across the world to maintain a healthier lifestyle.
Garmin is looking forward to engaging with Southampton Football Club on a number of initiatives that will benefit each other and the city we share.
Gareth Rogers, Chief Executive Officer at Southampton Football Club, commented: “We are excited to be working with such a dynamic and progressive organisation as Garmin.
“Based in the same city but both recognised the world over, our shared values around innovation, performance and integrity offer the perfect foundation for a partnership.
“The formation of this partnership is another sign of the club’s continued commercial progression through collaboration with market-leading businesses.”
Dawn Ramsay, UK General Manager at Garmin, added: “Garmin is proud to be sponsoring the south coast’s premier football club – Southampton FC.
“As the Official Navigation Partner and Official Fitness Device Partner, we will be working closely with the club and we feel our ethos of encouraging healthy living through sport and active lifestyles works well with Saints’ culture.
“We are particularly impressed with the club’s commitment to training youngsters to become players of the future, supporting them in their goals and general wellbeing.
“By teaming up with Southampton, we hope to inspire football fans to see the benefits of a healthy, active way of life as well as enjoying the beautiful game.”
About Garmin International Inc.
Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation. Since 1989, this group of companies has designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation, communication and information devices and applications – most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin’s products serve automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and OEM applications. A component of the S&P 500 index, Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at http://garmin.blogs.com/ukpr/ Garmin is a registered trademark. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
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