Macbertan sponsors specialized shoes for National Netball Team

5 August 2015 03:28 am Views - 2201

Macbertan (Private) Limited, manufacturer of McFoil roof insulation, recently gifted Asics gel – Super 5 Women’s specialized netball shoes and McFoil-branded sports bags to the National Netball Team.

Macbertan (Private) Limited is an associate company of McLarens Holdings Limited. The shoes and bags were handed to the members of the team by McLarens Group Director Dinesh Jayawardana, Macbertan (Private) Limited Managing Director Ramani Ponnambalam and Sports Development Department Director General K.D.S. Ruwanchandra. 

The ceremony was held at the Sports Ministry recently and the audience comprised of both invitees and members of the media.  

At the ceremony, National Netball Coach Deepthi Alwis thanked McLarens Group Chairman Rohan De Silva for arranging to air freight the shoes before the team left for Sydney to participate in the World Netball Championship. The championship commences on August 7, 2015 and the new footwear will be greatly helpful to their play. 

The shoes were imported from Singapore through M/s United Sports Colombo. 

As conveyed at the presentation by Dinesh Jayawardana, McLarens together with Macbertan (Private) Limited and McFoil are proud to be associated with assisting yet another National Sports Team.