HOME2HOME Rochdale home2home is now also the name of ouR local cRicketeRs, with the company having become a sponsoR of Rochdale cRicket club. style caught up with home2home owneR, tofiq malik, to find out the stoRy behind this gestuRe. tofiq explained, ‘i spent a lot of my youth
Tofiq welcomes the clubs Sri Lankan professional Kaushalya Weeratne to the club alongside Captain Dominic Ayres.
tRaining, playing and socialising with Rochdale cRicket club when the gRound was at dane stReet and the club played a huge paRt in my life'. ven after Tofiq finished playing, he always followed Rochdale Cricket Club's results. Tofiq realised the hard work and commitment of the Cricket Club's committee, which is not always appreciated. He wanted to give something back to the club, ensuring young players received the same encouragement as he had in his youth.
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having been a long serving member there, I really wanted to do it. It has been great re-associating myself with the club and seeing old friends. Many of their sons are now playing at the club, which is great to see. I love going to watch the matches and socialising with the spectators. It gives me a lot of pride to see Home2Home’s name attached to a club that means so much to me.’
When Tofiq was approached to become the club sponsor it was an opportunity he just couldn’t turn down. Tofiq explained, ‘I was ignited by the idea of sponsoring a club that I loved as a youngster. With the credit crunch, it probably wasn’t the most sensible business move, but
Tofiq has always supported various local sports teams and individuals in the town, through sponsorship. He believes in giving the youngsters of today the opportunity to improve their sporting skills and hopefully further their talents, to become professionals.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION At HOME2HOME our customers are very important and we are ever so grateful to our loyal customers who recommend us to their friends and families and we are always striving to improve our quality of service.
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