A Boost For Local Grassroots Football Via The Autonet Insurance Group

As Staffordshire FA continues to develop a commercial strategy to enable additional investment into local grassroots football in Staffordshire, the Association was delighted to receive support from Ian Donaldson and the Autonet Insurance Group, who very generously covered the cost of the vehicle insurance for the Staffordshire FA van.

The savings made on the van insurance will allow Staffordshire FA to make additional investment into local grassroots football via the key objectives within the Association’s current strategy, ‘Uniting the Knot’. 

The strategy for local grassroots football sets out a clear vision of priorities, which focuses on supporting, developing, and uniting Staffordshire Football, providing a safe and inclusive environment where everyone in Staffordshire can achieve their football aspirations.

Gareth Thomas, Commercial & Partnerships Lead at Staffordshire FA, said: “To support our ongoing objective of increasing investment into local grassroots football, Staffordshire FA is actively developing a commercial strategy with local businesses who share our passion for grassroots football. Ian and the Autonet Insurance Group are long-standing supporters of local football and we’re very grateful for their recent support of Staffordshire FA. From meeting with Ian, it was very apparent just how passionate he is about grassroots football and ensuring that the local game can thrive, and this generous gesture will enable additional investment into the grassroots game in Staffordshire.”

Ian Donaldson, CEO at Ardonagh Retail, said: “Having played or been involved in football for most of my life, I’m very aware of the vital role that grassroots football plays in so many people’s lives – whether that be playing the game, coaching, refereeing, or volunteering. When Staffordshire FA reached out with regards to the insurance for their vehicle, I was more than happy to support, and I’m very pleased that additional investment can now be made into local football. I look forward to hearing more about some of the great work that is taking place across the grassroots game in Staffordshire.”

 

For further information on the work that Staffordshire FA do across grassroots football in Staffordshire, please visit our website to view our strategy for local football, Uniting the Knot. 

Autonet Insurance
Established in 1998, Autonet have grown to become the UK’s largest independent van insurance broker and specialise in van, car, and business insurance. Autonet Insurance are a multi award-winning company with a wide range of products available. Whether you need insurance for your car, van, or business – Autonet aim to find suitable policies for you at an affordable price.

For further information on Autonet or to get an insurance quote, please visit Autonet Insurance.

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Autonet Insurance continues its support for Staffordshire Football  

Staffordshire Football Association are once again extremely grateful to Markerstudy Distribution CEO Ian Donaldson, and the Autonet Insurance Group, for continuing to cover the cost of the Staffordshire FA van insurance for another twelve months. enabling the Association to invest additional resources into further developing local grassroots football.

As Staffordshire FA continues to develop a partnership strategy to enable additional investment into grassroots football across the county, the Association are delighted to be able to extend our partnership with Staffordshire-based insurance specialists Autonet. A renewal that enables the Association to invest additional resources into further developing local grassroots football.


Staffordshire FA will soon be launching it’s new 2024-2028 strategy which focuses on supporting, developing, protecting, and uniting grassroots football across the county, ensuring that Staffordshire Football collectively provides a safe and inclusive environment where everyone can achieve their football aspirations.

The Staffordshire FA van enables the Association to deliver a variety of projects and objectives across the county, helping to increase participation and improve experiences for everyone involved in the game. The Association’s wider commercial strategy focuses on increasing investment into the local grassroots game, or in the case of the van insurance, saving Staffordshire FA money which can then be reinvested into the game.

Gareth Thomas, Commercial & Partnerships Lead, Staffordshire FA: “We’re delighted to extend our partnership with Autonet and we’re very grateful to Ian and his colleagues for their continued support. An integral part of our partnership strategy is developing relationships with key partners and organisations who can assist Staffordshire FA to further grow and develop grassroots football. The support received from Ian and Autonet is a great example of a local company supporting this work, and in doing so positively impacting on the health & wellbeing of our local communities”.

Ian Donaldson, Markerstudy Distribution CEO: “I’m thrilled that we can continue to support grassroots football in Staffordshire via our partnership with the Staffordshire FA.

Grassroots football plays such an important part in so many people’s lives, bringing communities together and allowing everyone to get involved in our national sport. We’re delighted to be able to continue to support Staffordshire FA via the insurance policy for their van and enabling them to assist additional resources into local grassroots football”.

For further information on Staffordshire FA’s expanding network of partners who are supporting grassroots football in Staffordshire, please visit Staffordshire FA Partnerships.

Autonet Insurance Group

Established in 1998, Autonet have grown to become the UK’s largest independent van insurance broker and specialise in van, car, and business insurance. Autonet are a multi award-winning company with a wide range of products available. Whether you need insurance for your car, van, or business – Autonet aim to find suitable policies for you at an affordable price.

For further information or to get an insurance quote, please visit Autonet.

Pictured above is Markerstudy Distribution CEO, Ian Donaldson, and the Staffordshire FA Commercial & Partnerships Lead, Gareth Thomas.