MAN Truck & Bus UK is today announced as a new sponsor of Scottish Championship club, Falkirk FC.

The deal sees MAN sponsor the Falkirk-based team for two years with the deal launching at the Scottish Cup Final on May 30 at Hampden Park, in Glasgow.

Falkirk is currently enjoying immense success and will take on Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the final.

The fiercely contested game will be played out in front of a crowd of around 52,000 and millions more are expected to tune in to watch on Sky.

The last time Falkirk won the cup was in 1957 and it is the first time since 2009 that they have made the showpiece final.

The deal will see MAN’s name emblazoned across the back of the players‘ shirts into the 2015/16 season.

Simon Elliott, MAN Truck & Bus UK’s managing director, said: “I am delighted to be getting involved with Scottish football with Falkirk FC, we have been active in the area with our Truck & Bus business and so it is a natural extension for us as we look to develop our business further and forge closer links with the community,”

Kieran Koszary, Falkirk’s commercial manager, is delighted with the new sponsor. He said: “This is fantastic news for the club and its supporters. MAN is a high profile name and we’re delighted to be associated with such a successful company.”

MAN Truck & Bus UK offers a comprehensive range of commercial vehicles, buses, coaches and industrial engines to operators and companies throughout the country. Its aim is to be recognised as the most reliable road transport service provider by its customers and business partners by focusing on an innovative principal of uptime and its unique fleet management program.