The agreement, which will see Go Power become one of the main jersey sponsors, with the logo prominently featured on the back of the Ulster Rugby shirt and branding visible around Kingspan Stadium, is a testament to the rapid growth of the company.
Go Power, which is part of the LCC Group, now enjoys circa 20% market share within the Northern Ireland business market. The LCC Group, is now established as one of Northern Ireland's top performing firms across all sectors of business, and came in at the number 21 spot in the Belfast Telegraph's Top 100 Companies list.
The Cookstown based business has enjoyed a period of continuous growth within its gas and electricity provision. Furthermore, the company continues to grow its brand of petrol stations, with more than 35 scattered across Northern Ireland and the Republic, having recently opened a new Go Station in Dublin City.
Speaking after agreeing the two year deal with Ulster Rugby, Daniel Loughran of Go Power said the companies management team were delighted to be associated with Ulster Rugby: "This is a big announcement which we are delighted to make. Over the past few years LCC Power has grown rapidly, and we are delighted that the newly rebranded Go Power logo will be prominently positioned on the back of next season's Ulster Rugby jerseys and around the Kingspan stadium. We believe that the rapid growth of Ulster Rugby mirrors our own, and we look forward to a period of partnership with everyone at Kingspan Stadium. We hope to be able to help Ulster light up the Kingspan stadium over the foreseeable future."
Phil Polack, Business Development Manager, Ulster Rugby said, "LCC Group is a great local business success story and Ulster Rugby is proud that LCC has identified our sport and loyal supporters to associate its new brand Go Power with for at least the coming two seasons. As the leading professional sport in Ulster and a leading brand in Ireland, Ulster Rugby is perfectly positioned to assist Go Power in developing its brand and business opportunities within Ulster, Ireland, the UK and Europe. Our reputation of delivering ambitious returns for our sponsoring partners is well known through long standing partnerships with many local and global brands and we're very much looking forward to working with Go Power over the coming seasons."
Go Power boasts some of Northern Ireland's biggest companies as clients including the likes of Fane Valley, Moy Park, SDC Trailers and Stormont buildings. The company prides itself on customer service excellence and has recently extended its workforce in order to maintain high standards of service provision.
The achievements of the company, combined with a growing portfolio of business power supply contracts show massive progress, given the fact that the company only began trading in Northern Ireland in April 2012.
At present, Go Power supplies electricity exclusively to the business market, and has not, as yet, entered the domestic market.
The LCC Group was established in 1986, and is the leading solid and liquid fuel importer and distributer on the island of Ireland. The company established LCC Power in April 2012, and in the past year has experienced a period of rapid growth. In the last 12 months alone, it has went from employing just seven people at its Cookstown base to now employing 55, following the opening of a new office in Belfast.