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South West chartered accountancy Albert Goodman practice has announced a new partnership with Bristol’s Firebrands Corporate Hockey League.
The Firebrands sponsorship announcement follows Albert Goodman’s success in securing its ‘B Corp’ status which recognises the company’s overall enhanced commitment to environmental and social goals.
The Taunton-headquartered chartered accountants, tax consultants and financial planners already backs the Bristol City Football Club women’s team, Thornbury Town, Taunton Town and Yeovil football clubs and are the main sponsors of the Weston Super Half Marathon.
The Firebrands hockey competition, which is based in Failand, is part of the Firebrands Hockey Club and boasts six ladies’ teams, five men’s teams, a junior academy, and mixed indoor hockey for the over-35s, 40s and 50s age groups across the Bristol area.
The corporate competition was established to allow people across Bristol to play 11-a-side, mixed, sociable hockey and to promote “a sense of camaraderie, health, and wellness in the business community and public sector”.
A wide variety of companies and organisations participate, all from the Bristol area, with matches taking place in a league format alongside an annual seven-a-side tournament which provides “team-building and local business networking opportunities”.
Julie Harding, Albert Goodman Trusts and Estates manager, who is also the Firebrands Ladies’ Club captain, said: “We are all immensely proud to be sponsors of the Firebrands Corporate Hockey League. It’s personally rewarding for me as a hockey player, but it’s also part of Albert Goodman’s wider commitment to making a positive impact in all the communities where we operate.
“We strongly believe in the power of teamwork – both in the boardroom and on the sports field – and this sponsorship aligns with our values of community engagement and healthy work-life balance. It’s really great to be formally partnering with a league which provides a route for people of all ages to pick up a hockey stick and actively enjoy a brilliant team sport in a competitive but friendly and supportive atmosphere.”
