Smiley Monroe is the Club Sponsor of Lisburn Distillery Football Club

Lisburn Distillery Football Club  was delighted to announce Smiley Monroe as its’ new Club Sponsor on Wednesday 24th November 2010.

Lisburn Distillery chairman Bobby Hanna said; “We are delighted that Smiley Monroe is our new Club Sponsor. We thank them for their support in what are difficult times and I am also delighted that they are based locally in Lisburn. They are successful and leaders in their field and I also hope too that the club will have a successful season given our good start in the Carling Premiership and the Co-Operative Insurance Cup. We look forward to a successful partnership and working with Smiley Monroe in the future.”

Smiley Monroe’s Managing Director, Vaughan Monroe and Mary Monroe, Director, added; “Smiley Monroe is delighted to be Lisburn Distillery’s new Club Sponsor and we’re really excited about working together. We’ve always enjoyed getting involved in the community and have supported a number of local teams over the years, including Smiley Monroe’s Cross-Community Under 16s in the Mid-Ulster League.”

The new kits bearing the Smiley Monroe logo will be worn for the first time in the Carling Premiership game against champions Linfield on Saturday 27th November 2010. The sponsorship deal will run to the end of the current season (2010-2011) with further options exercisable.

Smiley Monroe formally presented the club with its’ new kit in a presentation at their modern purpose-built Head Office and production facility at Knockmore Hill Industrial Park, Lisburn.

Picture by Brian Thompson/ PressEye.com - Belfast. Reproduced with permission and thanks  

Picture by Brian Thompson/ PressEye.com - Belfast. Reproduced with permission and thanks  

More information about our Club Sponsor - Smiley Monroe

Lisburn-based Smiley Monroe, established in 1979, is the UK and Ireland’s leading provider of conveyor belts, gaskets and rubber sheeting to world-class manufacturers of mobile crushing, screening, washing and recycling equipment and exports to over 25 countries worldwide, including Europe, Africa, Australia, Canada and USA.

Operating from a modern purpose-built production facility at Knockmore Hill Industrial Park, which now incorporates a light-duty pvc conveyor belt division, Smiley Monroe is able to serve an even wider range of industries from quarrying, mining, cement and coal-fired power stations to pharmaceutical, fertiliser, agriculture and food. The company uses its technical expertise and over 30 years of troubleshooting experience to help customers who depend on belt conveyors, to maximise productivity, while reducing maintenance and running costs. Smiley Monroe’s innovative products are all backed up by a ‘You call, we jump’ belt vulcanising service, which has become the cornerstone of it’s business.

Some quick facts

• Smiley Monroe celebrated 30 years in business in November 2009
• They have a projected turnover for 2011 of £12.5 million (30% as exports)
• Smiley Monroe employs 90 people, and
• is an ISO 9001:2008 & OHSAS 18001:2007 accredited company.

Smiley Monroe’s customers include: CDE, Cemex, Northstone (CRH Group), Lafarge Cement, Kilroot Power (AES), ESB, Bord Na Mona, Quinn Group, Lagan Group, Roadstone (CRH Group), Irish Cement (CRH Group), Irish Salt Mining, Aggregate Industries, Mallaghan Engineering, Montupet, Glassdon Recycling, Tayto.

     The  ‘GET THE RIGHT TEAM BEHIND YOU’ slogan - which will feature in the new signage on the home & away stands at New Grosvenor - was introduced by Smiley Monroe in June 2010, as a reference to the company’s dynamic team and its success in 2010, despite the economic downturn.

You can find full details about Smiley Monroe, their products and operations by clicking here.

Picture by David Hunter. Reproduced with permission and thanks  

Picture by Jonathan Irwin. Reproduced with permission and thanks  

300511 - Smiley Monroe and Lisburn Distillery’s Charity Football Match & Fun Day a Great Success

Smiley Monroe Ltd, Club Sponsor, and Lisburn Distillery Football Club has raised a total of  £6,841.80 from their Charity Football Match and Family Fun Day fundraiser for Marie Curie Cancer Care, which was held on Sunday 8th May at Lisburn Distillery’s New Grosvenor Stadium.

Amongst the free attractions, the 40ft assault-course bouncy castle and face painting proved a big hit with the kids, as did the penalty shoot-out, with the Whites’ manager - former Northern Ireland keeper Tommy Wright - taking his turn in goal. A range of great prizes were raffled in the afternoon, from a laptop and luxury hampers to champagne and football memorabilia, which included a signed Co-operative Cup winning Lisburn Distillery FC shirt and framed Liverpool shirt signed by Anfield legend Steven Gerrard.

Tim Monroe, Smiley Monroe’s Marketing Manager, said; “We’re delighted that we’ve been able to raise so much money for Marie Curie Cancer Care and we’d like to thank everyone who helped make this fundraiser such a success, through their donations, and by coming along on the day to show their support. And not forgetting all those who helped organise this event, including AFC Craigavon, who kindly loaned a kit to Smiley Monroe’s football team and Julie’s Kitchen in Lisburn, for selling so many raffle tickets!”

Smiley Monroe would like a special mention for Lisburn Distillery FC, the Distillery Supporters Trust and many of our suppliers from the UK, India and Taiwan, for their very generous donations: King Roller, HYC, Oriental Rubber Industries Ltd, John Burke Group, Xperience, Hanna Thompson & Co, Vodaphone, the artist Kieron Black, Wolsey’s Restaurant in Bangor, Lisburn Fuels, Contitech UK Ltd, Stephen Hamill Golf Pro, Spec Drum Engineering, Impact Conveyor Parts Ltd, Lisburn Flat Roofing, AON McMillen Ltd, Magowan Shotblasting, Caledon Precision Engineering Ltd, Modern Machinery Supplies Ltd, Flexco, Chiorino UK Ltd, Central Polymers Ltd, Linatex, Canning Conveyor Co. Ltd, Antrim Supplies Ltd, Show Time Outside Catering, Kelly Flowers, Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s, Sprucefield.

Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing, totally free, to give people with terminal cancer and other illnesses the choice of dying at home, supported by their families. It runs nine Marie Curie Hospices across the UK offering free specialist care for patients and support for families. The charity conducts palliative care research to find better ways of caring for terminally ill people and also funds scientists who investigate the causes and treatments of cancer.

Lisburn based Smiley Monroe Ltd has spent the past three decades developing specialised rubber products for the toughest applications in industries as diverse as quarrying, mining, recycling, cement, fertiliser, agriculture and food. As Europe’s largest producer of endless conveyor belts for the mobile crushing and screening sector, Smiley Monroe provides a comprehensive range of customised products and services for minerals processing and bulk materials handling, supported by on-site service and industry training programmes. Working in partnership with customers, the company is committed to keeping your business moving forward.

Source: Smiley Monroe Media Release

Images Copyright David Hunter - reproduced with permission and thanks

More pictures from the Charity Fun Day and Football Match game - Copyright David Hunter and Jonathan Irwin

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020811 - ‘Get the right team behind you’ – Smiley Monroe renew club sponsorship deal

Lisburn Distillery Football Club is delighted to announce that Smiley Monroe will continue as its’ Club Sponsor for the next two seasons.

The Lisburn based company became the club’s sponsor in November 2010 and we are delighted that they are supporting us once again in a new two year deal which also includes the provision of three additional kits for three of the club’s growing youth academy teams.

Lisburn Distillery chairman Jim Greer said; “First of all I would like to thank Smiley Monroe for their tremendous support last season. We are very grateful to them for renewing their sponsorship in what continue to be difficult times for the game in general. We look forward to working with them over the next two seasons and hope that the success we had with them last season will continue in the seasons ahead.”  

Tommy Wright, the manager of Lisburn Distillery added; “I am delighted that we have the right team in Smiley Monroe behind us again. We have been working hard with them to put things in place for the new season, we have had an excellent working relationship and we will all be aiming to build on the success of last season.”    

Smiley Monroe’s Marketing Manager Tim Monroe added; “It’s been a real pleasure working with Tommy Wright and all the team at New Grosvenor, so Smiley Monroe is delighted to continue to play its part as Lisburn Distillery’s Club Sponsor. We’re really looking forward to building on what we all achieved together last season.”

To coincide with the new deal and the new season the club has also launched their new away kit for 2011-12.

Quick facts and more information on Smiley Monroe

· Smiley Monroe celebrated 30 years in business in November 2009

•  Smiley Monroe has a projected turnover for 2011 of £12.5 million
•  it employs 90 people and is an ISO 9001:2008 & OHSAS 18001:2007 accredited company.

 Lisburn-based, Smiley Monroe Ltd is Europe’s largest producer of highly customised, ready-to-fit conveyor belts, gaskets and rubber sheeting to manufacturers of mobile crushing, screening and recycling equipment and exports to over 25 countries worldwide, including Europe, Africa, Australia, Canada and USA.

 Operating from a modern purpose-built production facility at Knockmore Hill Industrial Park, Smiley Monroe serves a diverse range of industries from quarrying, mining, cement and coal-fired power stations to pharmaceutical, fertiliser, agriculture and food. The company uses its expertise to help customers maximise productivity, while reducing maintenance and running costs with its energy-saving conveyor improvement products.