A leading Kirklees employer has signed an exclusive naming rights deal for Huddersfield Town’s multi-million pound training complex on Leeds Road.

The facility will now be known as PPG Canalside following the deal with paint manufacturer PPG Architectural Coatings UK and Ireland.

The value of the deal has not been disclosed.

PPG Canalside has recently undergone a £3.5m renovation programme and is home to the club’s first team and academy as well as being a sports and social hub for the local community.

PPG, which makes paint brands Johnstone’s and Leyland, is based at a 65-acre site in Birstall, where it has been since 1983. It employs more than 1,500 people across the UK and Ireland – many of whom live close to its Huddersfield Road site.

PPG Canalside boasts an impressive array of facilities, including five full-size training pitches, a state-of-the-art artificial pitch, a gym, a snooker club, two crown green bowling greens and a licensed bar and function room.

PPG general manager Steve Pocock said: “PPG has had a long-standing commitment to the communities it operates in and this exciting agreement continues that tradition.”

He said: “This partnership provides both PPG and Huddersfield Town with a fantastic opportunity to work together to give something back to the local community, as well as our own staff, and we can’t wait to get started.”

Town chairman Dean Hoyle said: “Much like PPG, we’re an organisation that is rooted firmly in the local community and we take the responsibility that comes with that incredibly seriously.

“Creating a legacy has been integral to the Canalside project and by partnering with a business that is as socially aware as we are will ensure the facility is used by the community for years to come.

“This is a hugely exciting partnership for both parties and I know the combined teams are working on a number of exciting initiatives to be rolled out to the local community in the coming weeks and months.”