Suisse Power & Gas SA (SuisseGas) have been unveiled as Barclays City’s newest commercial partner.
As part of that partnership, SuisseGas has secured the naming rights for the new community bridge linking the Etihad Stadium with the soon-to-be-opened City Football Academy and significantly extending the Etihad Campus.
At 190m, or 208 yards, the new bridge, designed by Rafael Vinoly, is as long as two football pitches.
The SuisseGas Bridge will be formally unveiled on Wednesday 26th November, when Manchester City will hand ownership over to Manchester City Council for community use, before opening to the public on Thursday 27th November.
The three-year agreement sees SuisseGas become the Club’s Official Gas and Electricity Partner in the UK, Italy and Switzerland.
Ferran Soriano, Chief Executive of Manchester City, said:
“We are delighted to welcome SuisseGas as the first commercial partner to support the expansion of the Etihad Campus into our new City Football Academy. SuisseGas is a young company, committed to developing a direct relationship with its consumers in new markets, and this relationship will help raise awareness of their work.
“The SuisseGas Bridge is an important physical structure for the Etihad campus and for the East Manchester region, but it goes beyond that. It is a symbolic link between the top quality footballers who play in the Etihad Stadium and the future talent being developed across the bridge.”
Gianluca Borelli, General Manager of SuisseGas, said:
"SuisseGas 'energy effect', besides being our claim, reflects our mission and our spirit, which we are delighted to share with a team and a region having a key focus on the enthusiasm and on the energy of their fans and people. We are therefore very pleased to support Manchester City, one of the most noble and beloved football team in the world.
“Our group strongly believes in the sport world and its values. Supporting sport clubs of different natures and categories creates a boost in terms of social life, aggregation and education for young people. A company of great stature and tradition as Manchester City proves how the challenge for winning takes work, determination and above all love; that's all about life energy!".
SUISSEGAS GROUP
SuisseGas is a Swiss Company founded for the trading and selling of natural gas; its service is active in the business and end-user market.
Since its foundation in 2008, the focus has been the development of iits structure, its people and team, all this has led, in 2010, to the birth of SuisseGas Italia Srl - SuisseGas Italia S.p.A. , since july 2011 - a company operating in the Italian gas market.
Today, the group is divided into SuisseGas SA, based in Paradiso - Lugano, which operates in supplying and trading, and SuisseGas Italia S.p.A., which manages the sale of power and gas to final consumers.