Stelrad Radiators commenced a sponsorship with a local junior athletics and cross-country club in 2024 and that relationship has been renewed in 2025 as the club heads into a number of regional competitions.
Team Rotherham – the Rotherham Harriers and Athletics Club has around 300 members equally split between under 20s and over 20s age groups. In addition, the club has around 60 volunteers, coaches and technical officials who organise and deliver the club training and competitions. Each year the club enters a representative team into the UK Youth Development League lower age group Northern regional competition.
The lower age group team provides track and field competition for athletes from 11 to 14 and they compete as either under 13 or under 15 athletes against athletes from other clubs in their division – the North East One Division. There are about forty athletes in the team and Stelrad’s support for the club sees those athletes all issued with an official tee-shirt to wear at the four events that take place around the region.
The sponsorship began last year as a result of Stelrad’s Warehouse and Distribution Manager Paul Schofield daughter Maya who is a member of the team. Paul asked Stelrad, with their reputation locally for supporting local sports teams, if they might be prepared to get involved with the club and the company agreed to provide support for the team.
The tee shirts that Stelrad sponsored were delivered in time for the second of the four regional events – the team came fourth in the first competition and second in the second, so the tee shirts had an immediate positive effect on the performance of the team! Hopes are high for the remaining two competitions!
Club secretary is Steve Gaines: “I’d like to thank Stelrad again on behalf of the club and its members for the excellent support they have given us. The athletes love their tee shirts and enjoy belonging to the group. They are extremely proud to represent the club and our local area at the events we attend.”
“We’re delighted to be able to help the club in a small way recognising the efforts they put into their sport and if we can contribute towards them winning medals and achieving excellent results as well, so much the better,” says Debbie Ward Stelrad’s HR Manager. “We look forward to hearing of further success from track and field and from cross country in the months ahead.”
