Peter Cooper Motor Group signs partnership with Hampshire Football Association

By Stephen Emerson

29 July 2022

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Left Hampshire FA Chief Executive, Neil Cassar, with right Darren Cooper MD Peter Cooper Motor Group

The Peter Cooper Motor Group has been confirmed as the Hampshire FA’s official Vehicle Suppliers.

The partnership will see the Southampton-based firm provide Hampshire FA with a Volkswagen Transporter van which will be used to transport kit and equipment at events including the Grassroots Football Awards ceremony and all Cup Finals in the 2022/23 season.

Peter Cooper Motor Group will retain exclusive naming rights as Hampshire FA’s Official vehicle suppliers for the 2022/23 season.

Hampshire FA has three main sites across Hampshire, including the Stoneham Lane Football Complex (Southampton), Winklebury Football Complex (Basingstoke) and the Front Lawn Community Hub (Havant).

Darren Cooper, managing director at the Peter Cooper Motor Group, said: “This partnership will focus on supporting and developing the local community which we as a group have now been doing for over 40 years.

“We are really looking forward to getting further involved in grass roots football. This is further testament to our commitment to growing our local engagement through the Peter Cooper Motor Group Foundation. We celebrated our 40th year in business last year and throughout the year the staff helped raise £40,000 for charities, which was an amazing achievement and one I am extremely proud.”

Last year, the Peter Cooper Motor Group launched its Foundation which showcases the company’s commitment to local businesses, schools, charities, and sports organisations which underlines its engagement in the community.

Hampshire FA Chief Executive, Neil Cassar, said: “We are delighted to partner with the Peter Cooper Motor Group for the new season ahead as the Official Vehicle Partners of the Hampshire FA. The sponsored van is essential to everything that we do as an organisation and required by every department in the entire association.

“Hampshire FA is experiencing a significant period of growth, with new hub sites across the county to cater to the football community and bring the association closer to the diverse communities in which it serves. The van is significant therefore in driving that very purpose. By helping us transport goods, equipment and getting our staff to locations, helping us facilitate our vision to provide football For All. We look forward to the new season ahead in what should be a very fruitful partnership.”

By Stephen Emerson

Stephen Emerson is the Managing Editor of The Business Magazine and is responsible for the publication's print publications and online properties including the newly launched Biz News websites in Hampshire and Dorset.

Stephen has been a journalist for 20 years and has worked at local, regional and national publications and led a team which made The Scotsman website one of the fastest growing news sites in the UK with over eight million monthly users.

He has a keen interest in technology, property and corporate finance and telling the stories of the people behind the successful firms in these sectors.