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Emerging utility player hooks up with Burnley FC ahead of new season

Burnley FC in the Community has announced that Hartlepool-based energy firm Utility Alliance has become the charity’s first official principal partner.

In the first deal of its kind for Burnley FC’s official charity, the partnership will see Utility Alliance enter into a two-year deal as the Community’s official energy supplier.

Quickly making a name for itself in the North East, the business was set up in February 2015 with a team of just six staff.

Now operating with a workforce in excess of 200, and a turnover in excess of £6m per annum, the firm is looking to expand its presence in the North West.

Ian Willis, PR & Marketing Executive for Utility Alliance, said: “We are delighted to be linking up with Burnley FC in the Community.

“We have worked hard to complete this deal, and we have been very impressed by the plans that Neil Hart, Ryan Bradley and the rest of the team have in taking what is already a fantastic scheme further forward.

“Utility Alliance is a relatively new company, but we have made great strides in raising our brand awareness since the turn of the year and to have the opportunity to link up with a Premier League club is something we are very proud of.

“We are genuinely excited to be working with the club’s official charity, and we wish Sean Dyche and his team every success for the new season.”

Neil Hart, Chief Executive Officer at Burnley FC in the Community said: “We are absolutely delighted to have Utility Alliance on board as our principal partner.

“This key investment from a fantastic organisation will be crucial to the development of our work – work that is already touching the lives of over 20,000 people locally.

“The fact they are so enthusiastic to give something back demonstrates the kind of company Utility Alliance are. We are really looking forward to working closely with them over the next two years.”

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