OPRO and England & GB Hockey announce partnership extension

OPRO and England & GB Hockey announce partnership extension

OPRO, the world’s largest manufacturer of the most technically advanced mouthguard, today announced the renewal of its official partnership agreement with England and GB Hockey.

OPRO are delighted to renew their partnership with England and GB Hockey for a further four years up to 2021.

As part of the agreement, OPRO will supply mouthguards to the men’s and women’s Under 16s, Under 18s, Under 21s, and Senior Squads. OPRO have also been granted the rights to manufacture exclusive England and GB Hockey mouthguards, in both Custom and Power-Fit ranges, as well as the exclusive ‘my first mouthguard’ product.

OPRO Chief Executive Officer David Allen said: “We are delighted to renew our partnership with England and GB Hockey during this exciting time for the sport.

“It’s an honour to work with such iconic organisations and talented players, particularly in the lead up to the Vitality Hockey Women’s World Cup later this year!”

Jonathan Cockcroft, Commercial Director at England and Great Britain Hockey, said: “It is fantastic to be able to continue our partnership with OPRO. With a mouthguard being such a crucial piece of equipment for all hockey players in our sport we are glad to be working with the leading manufacturer in the market. We are also delighted to be joining up to produce some exciting England Hockey specific designs to launch in the build up to the Vitality Hockey Women’s World Cup taking place in London this summer. We very much look forward to bringing this relationship to life during what is an exciting period for the sport.”

With over 20 years’ experience, OPRO is dedicated to bringing leading technology and safety to athletes at all levels of sport and is the official mouthguard partner of a number of professional sporting organizations, including the UFC, Hockey Ireland, Northern Ireland Mixed Martial Arts Federation, Great Britain Taekwondo, England Rugby, New Zealand Rugby and Australia Rugby.

For more information visit OPRO.com.

About OPRO

Founded 20 years ago by dentist Dr Anthony Lovat, OPRO is the world’s most technically advanced mouthguard company and a leading pioneer in oral protection. Through the development and deployment of cutting edge technology and the use of innovative design and production methods, OPRO has been at the forefront of protecting the safety of athletes at all levels, across a range of different sports, for more than two decades.

The family owned and run company is based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, and all products are designed and manufactured within the UK, and available worldwide through a network of retailers and distributors.

OPRO is the official mouthguard partner of a number of professional sporting organisations, including the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), England Rugby, New Zealand Rugby, Australia Rugby, 11 AVIVA Premiership Rugby teams, GB Taekwondo, England Hockey, Hockey Ireland, England Boxing, and the German, French, Italian, Cameroonian and Northern Ireland Mixed Martial Arts Federations.

All OPRO mouthguards are legally CE certified and in 2007 the company was awarded the Queen’s Award for Innovation in recognition of its ground-breaking work in the field of oral protection.

For more information, visit OPRO.com, OPROMouthguards.com and follow OPRO on Faceook, on Twitter or contact [email protected].

About England Hockey

England Hockey is the national governing body for hockey in England. It is responsible for the governance and development of the sport in this country from the grass roots and domestic level to preparing the Great Britain teams for the Olympic Games and other International events, on behalf of and with the support of the other home nations, Scotland and Wales. For more information about England Hockey and the programmes available go to England Hockey and GB Hockey.

Social media: England Hockey Facebook / England Hockey Twitter / GB Hockey Twitter / England Hockey Instagram

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Vitality Hockey Women’s World Cup 2018

London hosts the World’s biggest hockey tournament in the summer of 2018 as England go for golden glory on home soil our Olympic Champions fight for more gold on home soil. A public ticket ballot has now closed with over 100,000 tickets applied for demonstrating hockey’s rapidly growing profile as a sport in the UK.