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UK Cloud Computing Company iomart Hosting Recruits Scotland Footballers to Kick off New Campaign
GLASGOW, Scotland, March 9, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
iomart Hosting becomes natural choice for football kit as well as business hosting
UK cloud computing and managed hosting services provider iomart Hosting has recruited
two Scotland footballers to launch its latest community campaign.
'Host Your Kit' [http://www.hostyourkit.com ] is an initiative by the Scottish Digital
IT Company of the Year to give away top quality football kits to youth teams in England,
Scotland and Wales, who for various reasons either can't afford their own kit or
desperately need a new one. The company is giving away the latest adidas strip to 30 teams
who send in the best video or email explaining why their side deserves a new kit. The
adidas [http://www.greavessports.com/football-teamwear-b2669 ] kits, which will consist of
14 outfield players' and one goalkeeper's strip, are being provided by Greaves Sports
[http://www.greavessports.com ], the official retail partner of the Scottish Football
Association.
Phil Worms, Director of Marketing for iomart Hosting, said: "I know that many of our
customers and employees have sons and daughters who play football for their local teams
and that getting new kits season after season is a real challenge for many of the parents
involved. With 2012 being called the Year of Sport, this is the perfect opportunity for us
to get involved with a campaign that combines our hosting expertise with the promotion of
sport in the community. As a leading managed and cloud hosting company we've built a great
reputation for the hosting of physical server kit and count many sporting organisations as
clients, so now we're hoping to make our mark in the hosting of football kits!"
Scotland and Celtic star Charlie Mulgrew and Scotland and Glasgow City Ladies player
Emma Fernon took part in a photo-shoot to promote the campaign.
Charlie, who has just been voted SPL Player of the Month, said: "I'm delighted to be
supporting this great campaign by iomart Hosting. I remember as a young boy how much of a
confidence boost it gave me when I ran out on the pitch wearing a proper kit. Thanks to
iomart Hosting's Host Your Kit campaign, teams across Britain will be able to kick off
their next league campaign with that extra bit of pride."
Emma Fernon said: "I'm really proud to be supporting this great community campaign by
iomart Hosting. It was a real struggle for clubs when I was young. Parents and coaches had
to beg money from local businesses to buy kits so it's great that iomart Hosting is
offering a helping hand to teams."
The company is giving away the latest adidas strip to 30 teams who send in the best
video or email explaining why their side deserves a new kit. The adidas
[http://www.greavessports.com/football-teamwear-b2669 ] kits, which will consist of 14
outfield players' and one goalkeeper's strip, are being provided by Greaves Sports
[http://www.greavessports.com ], the official retail partner of the Scottish Football
Association.
Angus MacSween, CEO of iomart Group plc, the parent company of iomart Hosting, said:
"We're delighted to be launching this campaign. I hope everyone in the UK web hosting
world who has children who play football gets involved with Host Your Kit."
Sandy Greaves, Managing Director of Greaves Sports, said: "This is a fabulous
initiative by iomart Hosting and one we're delighted to be involved in. Hopefully sharing
the same kit brand as great teams like Spain, Argentina, Germany, will inspire these young
teams to bigger and better things."
Host Your Kit is open to able-bodied and disabled boys' and girls' football teams who
play in a recognised youth league in the Under11 (2001s) to Under 16s (1996s) age
categories in England, Scotland or Wales.
You can follow the Host Your Kit campaign on Twitter @hostyourkit or on the Host Your
Kit Facebook page. Details of how to enter are on the campaign website
http://www.hostyourkit.com
To find out more about iomart Hosting visit http://www.iomarthosting.com
Notes to editors
About Host Your Kit
Host Your Kit is a campaign by iomart Hosting to giveaway free adidas football kits to
30 girls' and boys' teams in England, Scotland and Wales. iomart Hosting is passionate
about all things healthy, active and hosting. Host Your Kit captures the sporting spirit
on 2012. Full terms and conditions of Host Your Kit are available at
http://www.hostyourkit.com
iomart Hosting (AIM:IOM) is one of the UK's leading providers of complex managed
hosting and cloud computing services to the enterprise market. It owns and manages its own
network infrastructure, including five UK data centres, offering a unique 100% uptime
guarantee. Services include: Private and Hybrid Cloud, Colocation, Content Delivery
Networks, IP Transit, Cloud Storage and Email.
Clients include: office2office, Misys, Cimex, BT plc, Stagecoach, Skyscanner, SoftCat,
Learndirect, London School of Economics, Newsquest , Shine TV and STV.
News release issued on behalf of iomart Hosting by Jane Robertson, Head of PR for
iomart Group plc. For more information please email jane.robertson@iomart.com or call
+44(0)141-931-6474 (dir), +44(0)141-931-6400 or +44(0)7827948993 (mob).
Source: iomart Hosting
UK Cloud Computing Company iomart Hosting Recruits Scotland Footballers to Kick off New Campaign
GLASGOW, Scotland, March 9, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
iomart Hosting becomes natural choice for football kit as well as business hosting
UK cloud computing and managed hosting services provider iomart Hosting has recruited
two Scotland footballers to launch its latest community campaign.
'Host Your Kit' [http://www.hostyourkit.com ] is an initiative by the Scottish Digital
IT Company of the Year to give away top quality football kits to youth teams in England,
Scotland and Wales, who for various reasons either can't afford their own kit or
desperately need a new one. The company is giving away the latest adidas strip to 30 teams
who send in the best video or email explaining why their side deserves a new kit. The
adidas [http://www.greavessports.com/football-teamwear-b2669 ] kits, which will consist of
14 outfield players' and one goalkeeper's strip, are being provided by Greaves Sports
[http://www.greavessports.com ], the official retail partner of the Scottish Football
Association.
Phil Worms, Director of Marketing for iomart Hosting, said: "I know that many of our
customers and employees have sons and daughters who play football for their local teams
and that getting new kits season after season is a real challenge for many of the parents
involved. With 2012 being called the Year of Sport, this is the perfect opportunity for us
to get involved with a campaign that combines our hosting expertise with the promotion of
sport in the community. As a leading managed and cloud hosting company we've built a great
reputation for the hosting of physical server kit and count many sporting organisations as
clients, so now we're hoping to make our mark in the hosting of football kits!"
Scotland and Celtic star Charlie Mulgrew and Scotland and Glasgow City Ladies player
Emma Fernon took part in a photo-shoot to promote the campaign.
Charlie, who has just been voted SPL Player of the Month, said: "I'm delighted to be
supporting this great campaign by iomart Hosting. I remember as a young boy how much of a
confidence boost it gave me when I ran out on the pitch wearing a proper kit. Thanks to
iomart Hosting's Host Your Kit campaign, teams across Britain will be able to kick off
their next league campaign with that extra bit of pride."
Emma Fernon said: "I'm really proud to be supporting this great community campaign by
iomart Hosting. It was a real struggle for clubs when I was young. Parents and coaches had
to beg money from local businesses to buy kits so it's great that iomart Hosting is
offering a helping hand to teams."
The company is giving away the latest adidas strip to 30 teams who send in the best
video or email explaining why their side deserves a new kit. The adidas
[http://www.greavessports.com/football-teamwear-b2669 ] kits, which will consist of 14
outfield players' and one goalkeeper's strip, are being provided by Greaves Sports
[http://www.greavessports.com ], the official retail partner of the Scottish Football
Association.
Angus MacSween, CEO of iomart Group plc, the parent company of iomart Hosting, said:
"We're delighted to be launching this campaign. I hope everyone in the UK web hosting
world who has children who play football gets involved with Host Your Kit."
Sandy Greaves, Managing Director of Greaves Sports, said: "This is a fabulous
initiative by iomart Hosting and one we're delighted to be involved in. Hopefully sharing
the same kit brand as great teams like Spain, Argentina, Germany, will inspire these young
teams to bigger and better things."
Host Your Kit is open to able-bodied and disabled boys' and girls' football teams who
play in a recognised youth league in the Under11 (2001s) to Under 16s (1996s) age
categories in England, Scotland or Wales.
You can follow the Host Your Kit campaign on Twitter @hostyourkit or on the Host Your
Kit Facebook page. Details of how to enter are on the campaign website
http://www.hostyourkit.com
To find out more about iomart Hosting visit http://www.iomarthosting.com
Notes to editors
About Host Your Kit
Host Your Kit is a campaign by iomart Hosting to giveaway free adidas football kits to
30 girls' and boys' teams in England, Scotland and Wales. iomart Hosting is passionate
about all things healthy, active and hosting. Host Your Kit captures the sporting spirit
on 2012. Full terms and conditions of Host Your Kit are available at
http://www.hostyourkit.com
iomart Hosting (AIM:IOM) is one of the UK's leading providers of complex managed
hosting and cloud computing services to the enterprise market. It owns and manages its own
network infrastructure, including five UK data centres, offering a unique 100% uptime
guarantee. Services include: Private and Hybrid Cloud, Colocation, Content Delivery
Networks, IP Transit, Cloud Storage and Email.
Clients include: office2office, Misys, Cimex, BT plc, Stagecoach, Skyscanner, SoftCat,
Learndirect, London School of Economics, Newsquest , Shine TV and STV.
News release issued on behalf of iomart Hosting by Jane Robertson, Head of PR for
iomart Group plc. For more information please email jane.robertson@iomart.com or call
+44(0)141-931-6474 (dir), +44(0)141-931-6400 or +44(0)7827948993 (mob).
Source: iomart Hosting