2010 – 2011 Kit Sponsors Announced
Barrow Table Tennis Club is pleased and proud to announce a new kit sponsorship for next seasons British League Teams.
The Barrow British League Teams are to be sponsored by the global and world renowned Swedish-based table tennis manufacturer Stiga. Stiga, has been a world leader and innovator in the sport of table tennis for over 60 years. Using the finest materials and maintaining the highest of standards, Stiga is particularly renowned for its blades – regarded as the world’s best.
Stiga’s sponsorship is in coordination with Stiga’s UK distributor Thornton’s Sport and Leisure. Thornton’s Sport and Leisure has a long history of supporting table tennis in the Barrow area. At the grass roots level, the table tennis retailer supports St Columba’s Primary School, recent England Schools finalists St Bernard’s Secondary School as well as sponsoring England Girls U12 No. 2 Emily Bolton and top Junior and Barrow British League player Scott Crawford. Further up the chain, Thornton’s Sport and Leisure has sponsored the Barrow Super League from its inception. The Barrow Super League features Cumbria’s best table tennis players as well as Barrow Table Tennis Club coach and former England International Denis Neale.
Further Information about Stiga:
STIGA Sports AB, a global company with partners in over 100 countries, has been a world leader in the sport of table tennis for over 60 years. For more than half a century STIGA blades have been world renowned as the best. During this time, STIGA has continued to reinforce its position as the innovative leader in table tennis blade production.
STIGA has done this by starting with the finest raw materials, maintaining the highest standard of quality, and by continuously investing in research and development of new blades and new manufacturing technologies.
Throughout the years that STIGA has been manufacturing table tennis blades, our company has accumulated an enormous amount of skill, expertise and knowledge. Through our close cooperation with several world class players and coaches, STIGA has always identified players evolving needs. With our years of experience, STIGA’s wood technicians have always been able to produce blades to meet these needs.
In the past few years alone, STIGA has introduced many new blade technologies:WRB, CR, Oversize, 13 layer Carbo,TUBE, Crystal, Nano Composite Technology etc.
The proficiency of STIGA’s R & D department, combined with state of the art manufacturing procedures, makes it possible for STIGA to constantly provide new, innovative and
unsurpassed products. The combination of the finest wood and craftsmanship make STIGA’s blades the best that nature can offer.






