Club Partners

Pontypridd RFC's Partnerships are many and varied, but all are of immense importance to the Club as it strives to be the leaders in and on; the field.

Our Partnerships, along with their association with Pontypridd RFC can be viewed in further detail at:

www.ponty.net/partnership-news

We can tailor a Partnership package to suit your company's needs. Find out more at:

www.ponty.net/client-intro

To discuss a possible Partnership with Pontypridd RFC, or for more information on any of the Partnerships listed below, please contact:

• Gareth Howells
  – Sponsorship & Marketing Manager
  t: 07974 873 683
  e: 

Amber Electrical and Mechanical Contractors Ltd

We are an electrical and mechanical contractor working in and around the Rhondda Cynon Taf area. Our core business is in the industrial and commercial sector carrying out electrical, mechanical, fire and security, data, CCTV, inspection and testing, as well as air conditioning and ventilation systems.

We continually improve our systems, the service delivery and our company alike. We take our responsibility to the environment very seriously and take an active role in the sustainability and regeneration of the Rhondda Cynon Taf area.

www.amberelectrical.co.uk 

Bandog Media Ltd

Bandog Media Ltd’s aim is simple; to provide our clients with the very best, cost effective, creative media solutions available.  Since 2005, our creative team has delivered photography, film and new media services to clients throughout the public and private sectors, focusing on service quality and client satisfaction.  This dedication to excellent business practice has earned Bandog Media the title of ‘Best New Business Start-up’ at the Rhondda Cynon Taf Business Club Awards 2008.

Whatever service you require; an innovative promotional website, search engine optimisation, corporate branding, marketing materials, interactive DVD’s or those essential head-shots, Bandog Media will deliver the right creative solution for you.

www.bandogmedia.com

Bass Brewers

The legendary status of Bass is symbolized by its iconic red triangle, recognized as the first registered trademark in the United Kingdom.

Bass is the most famous ale in the world, and has been brewed in Burton, England since 1777. It is a full-flavoured ale that is still brewed to an original recipe, using only the finest ingredients and the experience of generations. It is brewed with two strains of yeast to produce a complex, nutty, malty taste with subtle hop undertones, and which has widespread appeal to repertoire drinkers and beer lovers around the world.

The brand has had an incredible pedigree for centuries. It has been painted by Manet, fought over by Napoleon, and served on the Titanic. Throughout history, it has inspired greatness. It challenges consumers today to reach for more, to reach for greatness with Bass. 

www.bass.com

Dragon Aerospace Cymru Ltd

International Aerospace Asia (UK) Ltd was founded in 1999 by Roy Galton, with a commitment to quality and service.

We handle all types of civil aircraft although we look after some very large customers and we have a very dedicated team of professionals who are friendly and responsive to any requests and all enquiries.

We are aircraft industry stockists, supplying parts to the commercial aircraft trade, such as Boeing, Airbus, Aerospatiale, Fokker. We also stock hardware such as nuts, bolts and washers which are universal and for all aircraft types.

Our services include:
Spare parts procurement, sales and exchange; Engine procurement, sales and exchange; Rotables exchange; Consignment sales of excess inventory; Engine repair and overhaul management; OEM distribution.

We provide added value customer services, competitive prices, and up to date technology in the Aerospace sector. Our 35,000 sq ft warehouse is packed full with over $100 million worth of components.

With a sound management base and having years of experience and knowledge in the sector, the company has many strong working relationships with other organisations. This ensures International Aerospace Asia (UK) Ltd can grow to its fullest potential, (as has been shown since formation in the steady yet rapid growth of its reputation and clientele), whilst maintaining its customer-orientation at all times. Customers include British European, ThomsonFly, BAL Aviation, Euro Celtic, Pakistan International Airlines and Monarch.

A qualified and professional workforce, a dedication to quality and customer satisfaction, with a proven track record and an enviable reputation, showing client referrals and repeat business.

In July 2003 International Aerospace Asia (UK) Ltd gained BS EN ISO 9001:2000 status, recognising the quality of their administrative and management systems.

International Aerospace Asia (UK) Ltd in May 2004 founded Dragon Aerospace Cymru Ltd and Dragon Aerospace Asia Sdn Bhd. in order to accelerate progress in South and South East Asia.

www.intlaerospaceasia.com

Edwards Coaches Ltd

Edwards coach tours has operated in South Wales since 1925. The first coach or "charabanc" as they were commonly known, was a 1920 Spa.

During the next 20 years or so, the company's main source of income was the "local bus service" into the market town of Pontypridd. Business increased as the nearby Treforest Industrial Estate expanded, where many factory workers were transported to work and also to the munitions factory at Bridgend during the Second World War by Edwards Coaches.

The fifties and sixties brought new ambitions for the company and indeed its clients. Edwards Luxury coaches boasted a heater and radio, travelled from all over the South Wales Valleys to popular holiday destinations, such as London, Blackpool, Bath and Stratford. During the early sixties the company organised tours as far afield as Paris, Belgium and Austria.

Since those early days, Edwards has expanded progressively. We now operate a fleet of over 100 buses and coaches from our operating centre at Pontypridd, employing 150 personnel. Last year we carried over 5,000 students to school each day and provided over 50,000 clients with our own customised package holidays. We also undertake day excursions and transfers for numerous organisations.

www.edwardscoaches.co.uk

Egan Waste Services Ltd

Egan Waste Services has forged a reputation based on trust, service and innovation. We are an independent Welsh based company dedicated to excellence in full service. Our professionals keep abreast of changing legislation and constantly changing forms of waste including waste disposal, tank cleaning and drain cleaning.

This expertise gives Egan's clients the best solutions to their problems at the fairest prices possible.
Egan Waste can handle your wastes as one-offs or as part of a whole site waste disposal.

We cover most of Wales including St David’s, Swansea, Pontypridd, Aberystwyth, Swansea, Cardiff and Newport.

www.eganwasteservices.co.uk

Errea Sport

Our passion for working, is in service of your passion for sport. Sport is strength, strain, effort and competitiveness all with one purpose: victory. Whoever believes in sport, believes in themselves and in their ability to confront any obstacle with absolutely no fear. Erreà is constantly working to provide help and support to everyone involved in aspects of every sport.

Since 1988 Erreà has worked with passion and experience, in order to assure both amateurs and professionals the highest level of support in their sport. Looking at our new catalogue, it is clear the great added value that Erreà guarantees to all the people that love and play sport. A value that is constantly growing day by day, thanks to its popularity in Italy and around the world.

All items are the result of a very attentive selection of materials and of an intensive development and research of the designs, where everything has been carefully planned thanks to the latest manufacturing technologies. Erreà believes in sport. Erreà believes in your devotion to sport.

www.erreasport.co.uk

Griffin Mill Garages Ltd

Griffin Mill is an award winning, Pontypridd based garage offering New and Used car sales and vehicle maintenance to the South Wales area.

We are a family run business that has been established for almost fifty years, dedicated to providing you with an exceptional service.

 At Griffin Mill it is our mission to provide you with a friendly, professional, value-for-money service. Please browse this website to see our latest deals on new and used cars. Stock is updated daily, guaranteeing great choice and service. Alternatively, we would be happy to see you at our Pontypridd showrooms.

www.griffinmill.co.uk

InBev UK & Ireland

Would it amaze you if we said it takes around 2,300 people at 9 major UK and Ireland sites to produce and support our leading brands? Well, it's true. From our Head Office in Luton to our additional 8 main sites across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, its clear to see that we put a lot more into our beers than just yeast, malt and hops.

In the UK alone, we brew, distribute and market a vast portfolio of ales, stouts, bitters and lagers and much of our business is generated by the on-trade industry, which includes pubs, clubs, bars, restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues – so pretty much any establishment licensed to sell alcohol on the premises. In addition being number one in the take home sector means our brands are sold through off-licences, cash and carry outlets, wholesalers and almost every major supermarket.

A list of our UK top-sellers reads like a "Who's who?" of the nation's best-loved brands. We market an unrivalled range including the No 1 premium lager* Stella Artois, and Stella Artois 4% (the most successful beer launch of the last 10 years**). Our range also includes Beck’s, Brahma, Budweiser, Tennent's Lager and ale brands Bass Ale and Boddingtons. We also have a leading speciality beer portfolio with world renowned brands Hoegaarden and Leffe.

www.inbev.co.uk

Infonia Webdesign

Infonia is a dynamic, young and professional web-design company that has been active on the Czech market since the early 1990s. Creating web designs is more than a job for us; it is also a hobby and a passion, and our enthusiasm for the subject clearly appeals to our clients, judging by their ever-increasing numbers.

Infonia can assist you not only in creating the structure and graphic design of your web site, but also in its function and operation as we also have extensive experience in programming. Just tell us your ideas and we will create a comprehensive tailor-made solution just for you.

And, in case you are worried about language, rest assured; we speak Czech, English, Russian and French.

www.infonia.com

Maximuscle Ltd

Founded in 1995 by sports nutrition expert Zef Eisenberg, Maximuscle embodies the notion that through commitment and understanding, your physique goals canbe easily achieved and your sporting performance surpassed.

The UK's number one sports nutrition supplier, Maximuscle has grown at a phenomenal rate by focusing on highly effective research-supported formulas that deliver what they promise. By making great tasting, science supported, safe products easily available, Maximuscle has helped sports people - from the gym enthusiast to the elite Olympian - realise their full potential.

In the last decade Maximuscle has led by example. It has spearheaded the effort to bring sports nutrition into the mainstream, and to clean up the industry's image by providing effective products that do what they say on the tin: whether its helping you gain muscle, lose excess fat, recover faster, stay nourished, Maximuscle has the widest selection of specialised products in its sector.

www.maximuscle.com

NotJones Ltd

NotJones is the graphic design of Aled Williams.

Thoughtful and Informed Brand Identity, Art-Direction and Animation.

Open and Collaborative, Honest and Good.

www.notjones.com

Proline Sports Ltd

Proline has been established and based in Cardiff, Wales, since 1989; supplying to the UK and worldwide markets. We specialize in the evolution and design of many different supports, braces, guards, protectors, thermal garments and extreme sport manufacturing processes. We are industry leaders in the use and manipulation of high quality Neoprene and breathable Floprene fabrics, and work with, and on behalf of leading names in the sporting and medical world.

Our products are used by professional athlete, footballers, rugby players, jockeys and health authorities to name but a few.

Proline's overriding ethos is based upon 'a total commitment to customer satisfaction, underpinned by a determination to manufacture high quality products, at competitive prices'.

www.proline-sports.co.uk

Protocol4Business (UK) Ltd

Protocol4Business specialises in the areas of employment and corporate law. With offices located in Cardiff and Pontypridd, Protocol4Business was formed in early 2004 by Roger Davies, LLB (Hons), Barrister and a member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple.

Protocol4Business is a legal practice, consisting of qualified lawyers and HR professionals.

Our ability to provide advice which is both practical and commercially aware sets us apart from our competitors and the traditional role of legal professionals. We are acutely aware that our client’s objective is not to win disputes ... it is to avoid being in that position in the first place!

Our barristers, solicitors and HR professionals whilst being experts in their field, talk your language. We believe that approachability and quality of service are equally as important as the quality of the advice that we provide.

Our clients range in size from ‘blue chip’ companies to sole traders. We cover all business sectors from manufacturing to professional services; from haulage to the not for profit sector. We are equally at home in the public sector as the private sector.

Our flexible solutions range from fixed-fee legal services to on-going monthly advice.

Contact us today to find out more – without obligation.

www.protocol4business.co.uk

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Rhys Cycle is Rhondda Cynon Taf's Recycling Champion Mascot. He attends events and visits schools to promote recycling throughout Rhondda Cynon Taf encouraging the residents of the County Borough to think about their environment and how to improve it by recycling.

www.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk

Total Teamwear Ltd

At Total Teamwear we believe in providing our customers with the highest standard of service achievable and supply top quality garments at competitive prices.

Our expertise, skill and enthusiasm enable us to undertake every project that is entrusted to us and to a very high standard. Our dedicated staff contribute towards complete customer satisfaction from the initial contract and quotation to the execution and completion of the order.

We can supply a wide range of leisure and sportswear to clubs and organisations throughout the South Wales area and beyond, and are one of the UK's leading distributors of Errea, Joma and Puma sportswear and leisurewear.

Our offices are in Newport, where we have a warehouse, and carry comprehensive range of products, ensuring availability as and when required.

Why not visit our showroom to help you chose in comfortable surroundings or one of our dedicated Sales team are available to call on potential customers anytime?

We also have a comprehensive in-house design and decoration department where we can offer embroidery, screen printing and heat seal for all garments. Affordable team wear is a key part of Total Teamwear and would like to think we can supply all of your needs!

The Errea range can be tailor-made to order, with specific designs, team colours and badges, to ensure your team looks professional in its sporting field. Total Teamwear are able to provide a solution for all your requirements.

www.totalteamwearuk.com

University of Glamorgan

At Glamorgan, we are proud of our growing reputation as a provider of quality higher education, best illustrated by an excellent Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Institutional Review in November 2008 and impressive outcomes from the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.

As part of our commitment to excellence, we are undergoing a £130 million capital programme, including ATRiuM – our landmark campus at the heart of Cardiff city centre, new state-of-the-art science laboratories at Glyntaff and a new iconic Students’ Union building at Treforest, in Pontypridd. Renowned for its friendly community and supportive atmosphere, Glamorgan continues to grow and attracts more than 21,000 students to its campuses in South Wales and delivery points across the globe.

www.glam.ac.uk

The World of Groggs

Established in 1965, the World of Groggs had a somewhat humble beginning. In what was first a desperate attempt to escape the rat race, founder John Hughes entered the world of ceramics via a back garden shed, and the first of the Groggs were born. From this makeshift studio came an army of weird and wonderful creations – mythical creatures from Welsh legend, small animal caricatures and ashtrays, along with the now unmistakable sporting ‘Uglies’, clay rugby figures which would become the template for the future.
 
With the increasing success of Welsh rugby, a shed was no longer enough to sustain this developing ceramic community. The World of Groggs was growing fast and needed a suitable home. The derelict Dan-y-Graig pub on the Broadway in Pontypridd provided the space and location for the Groggs to flourish and became a permanent base in 1971. The building was converted, painted in Welsh colours and given a name. The Groggshop gallery and studio had begun.
 
The following years saw the tradition of the Groggs develop into a family legacy. After choosing a career in ceramics over further education, Richard and Cathy followed their father into the business. Combining talent and years of paternal encouragement, Richard joined forces with John to keep the Grogg Hall of Fame growing ever faster. As Welsh rugby entered the Golden Era, the World of Groggs followed, celebrating the Welsh team with figures of Wales’ sporting heroes, including Gareth, Barry, Gerald, Phil, JPR, Mervyn and the legendary Pontypool Front Row. This won the Groggs global recognition, not to mention a few famous fans! The list of supporters has become even bigger since, with a legion of avid collectors and an array of household names who love being a part of the World of Groggs’ heritage
 
Over time, the range at the Groggshop has grown to encompass many different subjects. These include sporting heroes, stars of the film and music world, humorous animals and professional characters. Also, a nod towards Welsh history; representations of the famous dragon and a reminder of our industrial past in the Land of My Fathers Collection. These figures, depicting traditional colliers from a bygone era, are true to life and were modelled on the coal-mining ancestors of the Hughes family. The Grogg family is steadily increasing every year to include more old favourites and the stars of tomorrow, but the World of Groggs keeps its focus firmly on creating highly collectible pieces of outstanding quality and workmanship. Customers can be assured that every figure has been individually designed, created and made in Wales and the low production increases the product’s desirability and value.
 
Despite boasting an excellent worldwide mail order service, the Hughes family love collectors, new customers and tourists to visit the Grogg Shop itself. Here one can view the full collection of figures along with the museum, a monument to Grogg history spanning the shop’s 40-year establishment. A vast range of treasured memorabilia can be found here, including shirts, socks and boots of rugby and soccer stars alongside the famous autograph wall where many famous visitors have left their mark. Photographs of personalities with their prized figures can be seen at every turn, making the World of Groggs a must-see for any Grogg fan. There is always a warm welcome waiting for visitors, along with the opportunity to chat about your favourite Groggs!

www.groggs.co.uk