A HUDDERSFIELD firm is to sponsor the world-famous Chelsea Flower Show.

It was confirmed today that Birkby- based Marshalls plc will sponsor the Royal Horticultural Society's stunning show for the next three years.

The sponsorship will help the RHS, the UK's leading gardening charity, to fund work to help gardeners and advance horticulture through its gardens, events,and scientific research.

The deal will also provide opportunities for Marshalls, the UK's leading manufacturer of hard-landscaping products, to raise brand awareness and to promote high standards of garden design and installation.

Graham Holden, Marshalls' chief executive, said: "We are delighted to be entering into this association with the RHS, and the world famous Chelsea Flower Show."