CHOLDERTON company Country Leisure, a corporate member of Southampton Football Club, has signed up for hospitality in the Matthew Le Tissier suite for a further five years.

The company hosts an executive table in the suite, which provides food and drink for more than 170 guests every match day.

Country Leisure supplies swimming pool steps, slides, diving boards, sun loungers and wall panels and is the largest waterslide manufacturer in Europe with contracts in the USA, Russia, India, Japan, Thailand, Israel and South Korea.

Managing director Malcolm Brown, a life-long Saints fan, said: "The whole experience in the Matt Le Tissier suite was superb last season.

"Our staff, friends and clients enjoyed the match day entertainment immensely and Southampton Football Club offered us a very attractive package for our commitment."

The club's head of marketing and sales Paul Blanchard said: "We are delighted that Country Leisure has shown its commitment to the club in this way and we hope that they will continue to enjoy the superb match day experience at the stadium."