Tuesday, 02 August 2011

Getting the wheels turning

Ritchie Auto handed over five new sponsored vehicles to the Thanda Royal Zulu FC senior management team. At the handover were Land Rover Dealer Principal - Wayne Ritchie, Academy Head - Mlungise ‘Prof’ Ngubane, Liaison Manager - Thabani Gumede, Head Coach - Neil Tovey, Ritchie Auto Director - Ivan Hartley, Club Managing Director - Pierre Delvaux and General Manager - Peter Koutroulis

Ritchie Auto have literally helped put the wheels in motion for Thanda Royal Zulu FC. At a handover on Thursday, the well-known dealership passed over the keys to five new vehicles for the club’s senior management team. Ritchie’s Managing Director Ivan Hartley said that the sponsorship was aimed at growing the Ritchie brand which has been in existence for 44 years in Zululand. ‘This was a wonderful opportunity for Ritchie to give back to the community and also support a local outfit which we have all the confidence in,’ said Hartley. He also congratulated the club on signing Neil ‘Mkhukhu’ Tovey as the new head coach, and also commended Mlungise ‘Prof’ Ngubane for an outstanding job last season. Ritchie also commended the club for their youth development programme, which is currently being headed by Ngubane, and cited this as one of the main reasons why the dealer had offered the sponsorship. Amabhubesi Managing Director, Pierre Delvaux thanked Ritchie for the commitment to the club, stating that Richie was a household name and Thanda Royal FC was proud to be associated with the dealership and looked forward to a successful and long lasting relationship. ‘The club’s mission is to get to the PSL and that has not changed. We know that Tovey will do a great job,’ said Delvaux. ‘We would like to thank the Ritchie Auto team and Ivan for such a great sponsorship. We are very privileged to have such great support from local business’