SCOTWASTE BACK WITH THE MONARCHS

NEWS Friday 14th February 2014, 7:03am

by Mike Hunter

  Edinburgh Monarchs

Scotwaste will return to be the team sponsors of Edinburgh Monarchs for the ninth successive season this summer.

Club Chairman Alex Harkess met Scotwaste’s recently appointed MD Brian Ramsay at the company’s offices this week to finalise the arrangements.

Mr Ramsay said “We didn’t have any doubt that we would be continuing with the Monarchs, but I am keen to be a bit more involved this season. I met the club officials for the first time at the Monarchs’ dinner-dance last November, and I’ve seen the team in action a few times.

“I really enjoy the sport and as I said to Alex I’m very pleased to see that Craig Cook is back for this season, the club have done well to secure his services again.”

Alex Harkess said “It’s vital for the stability of the club that we have a good sponsor and our relationship with Scotwaste over the years has been superb. We are delighted to have them back on board. Stewart Melrose and his colleagues have become close friends.

“As I have said many times, there is no doubt at all that the period of Scotwaste’s sponsorship has seen us enjoy more success on track than at any other time.”

Monarchs have won two of their three Premier League titles, plus their two Premier Playoff wins and one Premier Trophy, during the Scotwaste era. In 2013 of course they added the Premier Fours, following which Speedway Star’s front cover said:

“SCOTS WASTE THE OPPOSITION!”

Without doing too much detailed research, we have been speculating whether this might now be the longest running team sponsorship in the sport. There certainly won’t be many longer.