Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is delighted to announce its strategic new partnership with Olney-based security solutions providers Case Security.

The agreement - which will see Case become the Club's first Platinum Partner - will run for five years from the beginning of the 2008/09 season.

In confirming the deal, Dons Chairman Pete Winkelman said: "It is with great pleasure that we introduce our relationship with Case - an exciting venture with a partner of national repute.

"A company with its heart in the Milton Keynes community looking to expand on a national level, Case's goals and values complement our own superbly. I look forward to building a mutually beneficial relationship in the coming five years."

A provider of state-of-the-art electronic security solutions for the public and private sector, Case's tailor-made approach with numerous high-profile clients across the country has seen the company go from strength to strength in recent years.

Though their headquarters are in Olney, Case have additional offices in Sheffield, Birmingham and Cardiff as well as engineers the length and breadth of the UK.

Their partnership with the Club will see Case benefit from prominent matchday branding at stadiummk, most notably via the brand new retractable players' tunnel - to be installed for the start of the 2008/09 season.

From left to right, Dons commercial manager Simon Dodson, Roberto Di Matteo, Case Security's Gordon Riddick, Linda Newbury and Dave Newbury and Dons head of partnerships James Parkinson.

Case will also be among the stadium's executive box holders as Milton Keynes' premier sports and events venue introduces its latest exclusive matchday experience.

Dave Newbury, Managing Director of Case Security, said: "We're pleased to extend the partnership with the Club - one that has proved a catalyst for our local expansion.

"The success the Club enjoyed last season was of great benefit to our profile and we have seized the opportunity to increase our involvement.

"Having close ties with the Dons is very important to us because Milton Keynes is easily identifiable as an area of strong economic growth. The partnership will offer us greater exposure in the Milton Keynes business community through association with one of the new city's biggest assets - which is the Football Club."

MK Dons Head of Partnerships James Parkinson said: "This is the first of many new partnerships we will be introducing at the Club.

"These opportunities are ideal for both local and national companies seeking to leverage their business profile and corporate social responsibility status, utilise some of stadiummk's premium facilities and associate themselves with an iconic community development."