Findel partner with Oldham Athletic Community Trust

Educational resources supplier Findel has announced a new partnership with the official charity of Oldham Athletic Football Club.

Oldham Athletic Community Trust (OACT) delivers community and education programmes, using the power of the football club to inspire young people and support schools, clubs and local organisations across Oldham.

As part of the partnership, Findel will support several of the trust’s key programmes. This includes its Ultimate Products Primary Schools Programme, which currently works with 26 primary schools across Oldham and the surrounding areas.

The partnership is being led by Findel’s sports and PE resources supplier Davies Sports, which will provide the charity with a range of high-quality sports equipment to help increase activity levels among children and young people.

OACT will also be supported with classroom, science, teaching and SEND resources from Findel’s wider family of brands to help the charity’s expanding programme of school and community initiatives.

Sandy Mitchell, chief executive officer at OACT, said: “This partnership with Findel represents a significant boost to our ability to deliver meaningful programmes across Oldham.

“The resources and expertise they are providing will strengthen our work in schools and the wider community, helping us to create greater opportunities for young people.

“We are delighted to be working alongside a partner that shares our commitment to improving lives through education and sport and can help us with our visions of creating ‘A Better Oldham’.”

Findel has had a three-year relationship working with Oldham Athletic, with its Davies Sports brand previously sponsoring the Oldham Athletic Women’s and Girls coaches.

Most recently, the company’s sports equipment brand, Shoshin was the front-of-shirt sponsor for the Oldham Athletics Women’s team during its inaugural 2024/25 season.

Chris Mahady, CEO of Findel, added: “Oldham Athletic Community Trust delivers exceptional work with young people and we are proud to support their programmes through Davies Sports and our wider family of Findel brands.”

“By providing quality equipment and resources, we can help create even more opportunities for pupils, families and grassroots clubs in the area.”

Findel’s origins as an educational resources supplier can be traced back to 1817. Today, its brands and websites offer more than 32,000 products to educators and parents based in the UK and overseas with the business exporting to 130 countries.

Headquartered in Hyde, Greater Manchester, Findel also has a distribution centre and offices in Nottingham and employs around 300 people.

For more information on Findel, visit www.findel.co.uk

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Notes to editors

Davies Sports

Davies Sports is a brand that champions those kindling an interest in sport through to those nurturing serious athletic talent.

It is about encouraging children, teens and adults to enjoy all that is great about being active by giving educators all they need to enable that experience. This is captured by Davies Sports’ new brand positioning line of ‘Play. Learn. Compete.’

Issued on behalf of Findel by Brand8 PR