A THREE-year business partnership has been contracted between Southampton Football Club and Cedar Press.

The contract at the new stadium will run from January to May 2004.

Under the deal Cedar Press provide the Football Club with matchday programmes, corporate literature and stationery.

"The company will be involved in sponsorship with the club including an executive box with full hospitality facilities at the new ground,'' said managing director Roy Matthews.

"This will be used for staff and client entertainment on matchdays but most importantly will transform into a graphic design centre outside of matchdays. To set up this on-site studio for the club is a natural progression for us, having now printed for Southampton FC for nearly 30 years.

"The icing on the cake will be the facility for digital photography to be taken straight into the computer network. A digital photographic library will be available to the club for all their publications and corporate literature.''

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