T H WHITE driving clubs towards funded machinery upgrades.
This exciting new partnership will help unite clubs with grants of up to £50,000.
The Gloucestershire FA is delighted to announce a new partnership with leading machinery supplier T H WHITE.
T H WHITE Groundcare specialises in maintaining community and high-performance sports pitches,
drawing on decades of experience across schools, grassroots clubs and professional venues. They
provide expert sales advice and outstanding after-sales support.
Did you know?
Grassroots football clubs can access funding of up to £50,000 for pitch maintenance equipment and
machinery, covering 75% of your total project costs.
As our Preferred Machinery Supplier, T H WHITE will work to support our clubs with access to
Football Foundation funding. After a quick pitch assessment, you will receive professional advice
on your eligibility and funding options.
T H WHITE supply tractors, mowers and plenty more from some of the globe’s most renowned groundcare
brands such as Iseki, Toro, Wessex, Kress and GKB. All of these are available with 75% funding from
the Football Foundation.
To find out more about funding, we advise you to get in touch directly with your local T H WHITE
rep:
North Gloucestershire – Mike Harris | mh@thwhite.co.uk | 07831 448337
Bristol & South Gloucestershire – Stuart Fry | swf@thwhite.co.uk | 07774 212926
“We are absolutely delighted to welcome T H WHITE as a partner for the long term,” said Matt
Liddle, GFA Commercial Manager. “Their commitment and professionalism has been evident from the off
and we are sure that Gloucestershire’s clubs, pitches and players will benefit for years to come.”
“We are excited to partner with the GFA to help our customers get the best from their sports and
recreational spaces whilst also delivering real cost savings” says James Ashworth, Commercial
Director at T H WHITE. “We understand just how important a high-performance playing surface is.
That’s why we not only supply the right equipment to create top-quality pitches, we also provide
unrivalled aftersales to look after it for its lifetime.”
“T H WHITE share our passion for improving pitches,” added Rosie Pike, GFA Football Development
Officer (Facilities and Investment). “Not enough clubs are aware of the machinery funding that they
can access – we hope to change that and empower more clubs to get their hands on some of the
fantastic machinery that T H WHITE has available. These grants can be surprisingly quick and easy
to obtain and we urge all clubs to get in touch for a chat.”
This partnership will see T H WHITE and the GFA team up to support clubs through at least the
2027/28 season. T H WHITE will also sponsor our annual Grounds Team of the Year award during each
of the next three seasons.
T H WHITE will work to support GFA events, sharing their groundcare expertise and knowledge with
our network of groundskeepers and offer a series of demonstration events throughout the partnership
to showcase their equipment range in action at grass roots clubs across our territory.
Click here to get in touch and learn more about T H WHITE, Football Foundation funding, or becoming
an official partner of the GFA.
Learn more about T H WHITE’s history, values, and expertise by visiting their Website.
