The EHF partners are an integral part of the future of European Handball. The EHF places great importance on the term “partnership” rather than “sponsorship” and strives to work with highly reputable global companies with a respected name on both the sporting and business markets. The emphasis is placed on long-term, deep-rooted, working relationships which power the sport of handball forward. The EHF would like to use this opportunity to thank its partners for their continued support and dedication to European Handball. We are proud to have our name linked to such professional companies.
official EHF TV and marketing partner for EURO events
Infront Sports and Media is the exclusive commercial partner of the European Handball Federation for the Men’s and Women’s EHF European Championships. This is a long standing and successful partnership, which commenced in 1993 and will run until 2014 under the present agreement. Infront markets the television rights, media rights, and main sponsorship packages including commercial rights for rotating
The EHF works extremely closely with Infront and has regular working sessions in Vienna and Zug in both the preparatory period and during the European Championships to guarantee a sporting event of the highest standards. Infront has played a considerable role in securing the placement of the European Championship product on the sporting market, with the event proving to be as popular as ever.
official EHF partner for sporting equipment and clothing
The reputation of the adidas trademark precedes itself. adidas has been the official EHF partner for sporting equipment and clothing since 1992. The company supplies top class balls and sports clothing for the EHF events and officials. adidas has also supplied the Champions League ball since the 2004/05 season. The EHF is looking forward to being connected to adidas for many years to come.
official EHF partner and flooring supplier for EURO events
The “blue and yellow” no line flooring system at the European Championship has become a trademark feature of the events and is recognised world-wide. The EHF has been working with Gerflor since 2004 to provide the European Championships for Men and Women, plus the Younger Age Category, events with a high quality event floor which satisfies the needs of both the athletes and the requirements of a modern top class event. IN 2006 the agreement was extended to include a Champions League flooring system for selected matches in the group phase and in all venues as of the last sixteen matches. The distinctive “Champions League colours” of blue lagoon and black will be used to present the event identity.
offical EHF partner and supplier of glue/resin
Dip'n Grip is the officially EHF approved and recommended glue/resin, which has been in use in all European Handball Championships since 2005. It gives the player a better grip on the game and does not cause any allergies on the skin due to the fact that it is free of colophony. Furthermore it can be easily cleaned with a water-based detergent, thus giving all handball courts a better look during a championship.
official EHF partner and supplier of cleaning systems
Rotowash cleaning machines stand for "clever cleaning" of handball floorings especially at EHF Euro Events since 2006. Rotowash is the official EHFsupplier of cleaning machines. Easy to handle they give the Taraflex handball floorings supplied by Gerflor a better look - before, during and after the EHF Euros. The look of the court also decides the quality of TV pictures as well as a clean flooring set-up for the spectators in the hall.
OFFICIAL EHF PARTNER FOR VIDEO ANALYSIS SYSTEMS
The EHF Competence Academy & Network (EHF CAN) work in partnership with FIBA Europe Techno Centre relating to the use of I.T. in both handball and basketball. The partnership will see a focus on the Observer Programme, a comprehensive video analysis software for refereeing and coaching issues based on real time video footage linking to an accessible interactive online platform. Starting with the Men’s EHF EURO 2012 in Serbia,
the Digital ScoreSheet, handling game data connected to videos from the match and viewable in real-time, is added as a pilot project.
OFFICIAL EHF PARTNER FOR BEACH HANDBALLS
Since December 2010 the Spanish sports article manufacturer Profi Creaciones Deportivas SL, with its brand “RASÁN”, has been the official supplier of Beach Handballs. The innovative product of the Valencia-based company will be in use at Beach Handball European Championships – senior and Younger Age Category – and at the EBT Finals.
OFFICIAL EHF PARTNER FOR SOFTBALLS
Since October 2010 the EHF work in partnership with the Slovenian producers FIDA Sports. The FIDA Soft handball, approved by the EHF Methods Commission, is a top soft ball for younger age categories, made of polyurethane foam covered in rubber layer. The ball is appropriate for all categories which otherwise use balls of sizes 46, 48 or 50 cm. It can be used for Minihandball (Spongeball) and handball at school. All FIDA sports equipment sets highest standards.
OFFICIAL EHF PARTNER FOR INFLATABLE GOALS
ASI is a private English company which sells and distributes inflatable goals of high quality known as iGoals for both child and adult use. The EHF wants to use and promote suitable high quality inflatable goals for its development programmes for Beach, Mini and Street Handball within its 50 Member Federations. Two sizes of iGoals are on offer at competitive prices; 2.40m x 1.60m for Mini and Street Handball and 2m x 3m for Beach Handball. A two-year agreement has been agreed between the EHF and ASI covering the period February 2011 - 2013.