Rayner garage strikes gold with Racecourse sponsorship

Newbury-based Bosch Car Service, Rayner, is now into the third year of its relationship with Newbury Racecourse, with its latest feature race including former Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton.

The race took place on Saturday 24th October at Newbury Racecourse’s final meeting of the 2015 Flat Season. For lady amateur riders, the race featured Victoria Pendleton, the former Great Britain cyclist has swapped two wheels for four legs, having turned her efforts to horse racing.

Unfortunately, Ms Pendleton was unable to carry the successes of Beijing 2008 and London 2012 into the race last weekend, unable to finish having been unseated from Satanic Beat. The race was ultimately won by Gina Andrews on Syncopate.

As well as race sponsorship once a season, Rayner’s relationship with the racecourse provides them with a number of event and branding opportunities throughout the season, and in return the garage ensures the racecourse’s vehicles are kept fully functional at all times. Supplying Newbury Racecourse with a Ford Ranger pick-up, as well as two chase cars and a doctor’s vehicle on race days, Rayner is an integral part of the activity at the venue.

“The partnership with Newbury Racecourse is something we really value and race days such as last Saturday make it all worthwhile,” said Robert Haynes, co-owner of Rayner. “It’s always great to be involved with the racecourse, but having a former Olympic champion in our race just added that little bit extra.”

The Bosch Car Service national network of garages, comprising of 500 members in the UK and Ireland, is a Bosch programme to provide motorists with a high quality and technically competent alternative to main dealer car servicing and repair, for all vehicle makes and models. All Bosch Car Service garages work to a Code of Practice approved by the Trading Standards Institute.

In addition to online marketing support, signage and a customer care programme, garages have access to Bosch training schemes and technical expertise. The Bosch Car Service website also makes finding a garage in the network straight forward, thanks to an easy-to-use postcode search facility.

Customers interested in booking an appointment with Rayner should contact the team on 01635 46323, or visit http://www.boschcarservice.co.uk/.

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About Bosch

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. Its roughly 360,000 associates worldwide (as per April 1, 2015) generated preliminary sales of 48.9 billion euros in 2014.* The company’s operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 440 subsidiary and regional companies in some 60 countries. Including its sales and service partners, Bosch is represented in roughly 150 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. In 2014, Bosch applied for some 4,600 patents worldwide. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to create solutions for a connected life. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.”

The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.” The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant up-front investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-two percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial trust. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by the trust. The remaining shares are held by the Bosch family and by Robert Bosch GmbH.

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*The preliminary sales figure disclosed for 2014 does not include the former joint ventures BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH (now BSH Hausgeräte GmbH) and ZF Lenksysteme GmbH (now Robert Bosch Automotive Steering GmbH), which have since been taken over completely.