Ifor Williams Trailers has pledged to stick by Wrexham AFC as it battles a massive financial crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
At the reveal of the new kit the local company were unveiled as the main shirt sponsor for the fifth season running – whenever the 2020-21 campaign gets going.
The fan-owned club lost £250,000 in match-day income when the National League ended prematurely because of the coronavirus.
News that the well known company’s distinctive logo will be on the front of all the home and away shirts once again for the men’s, women’s and youth teams was described by the club as a “huge boost”.
Club director Gavin Jones, he couldn’t thank Ifor Williams Trailer enough for its continued support.
He said: “It’s really is a huge deal for the club. Ifor Williams is a massively successful North Wales company that has once again stepped up to the plate in backing the football club. When the going gets tough you find out who your friends are and Ifor Williams Trailers is a true friend to Wrexham AFC.
The shirts were designed by Tim Williams, 48, from Bala, a self-confessed Welsh football fanatic and Wrexham fan who turned his passion into a successful business he calls The Spirit of 58, a nod to Wales’ appearance at the 1958 World Cup.
He said: “I’m a big Wrexham fan and go to as many games as I can. It’s more difficult now to get to every game as I have a seven-year-old daughter although she was with us in France in 2016, aged three, for the Euros as Wales were there.
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“I was asked to come up with some ideas for the design of the new home and away shirt and I’m really happy with the result.
“For the away shirt we decided to go back in time and it’s based on the club’s shirt worn between 1919 and 1921 so the design is actually vintage."
Richard Hughes, HR manager at Ifor Williams Trailers, “We wanted to reaffirm our commitment to the club in these uncertain times because as a community-based club their ethos is a great match for our vales at Ifor Williams Trailers.”