Parker Building Supplies has become official partner of the Kent County Cricket Club as part of a three-year deal.

"Kent Cricket are extremely happy to be supported by Parker Building Supplies. They are a very well respected business in the South East and go from strength to strength," the Club's Commercial Director, Emma Santer, said. "It is always great for a club to have the support of local businesses, particularly when they have a shared desire to see the club succeed. We hope the partnership will continue for many years to come."

Parker Building Supplies has branches in Tonbridge, Maidstone and Faversham, along with a paving and landscaping centre and a kitchen and bathroom showroom in Tonbridge.

Parker Building Supplies' Marketing & Communications Manager, Jamie Pierce, added: "We're delighted to have become official partners of Kent Cricket. We've been working with the club over the last few years and feel it is the right time to take the next step in our partnership with the club. We are all looking forward to working with the club and getting behind Matt, his staff and the players for a great season."

The merchant is a leading independent and multiple national award-winning timber and heavyside builders' merchant based in the south east of England, supplying both the retail and trade sectors. As a result of a strategic expansion and acquisition programme over the last few years, the company now employs more than 290 members of staff at 25 locations across the region.