Firms team up to support Jets

Sep 5 2008 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

BiG Storage Cheshire Jets have teamed up with Hillyer McKeown Solicitors to become the professional basketball team’s official legal and IFA partners for the 08/09 season.

The partnership will help support the extensive community programme The Jets have planned for 08/09.

Hillyer McKeown, who are based at Union Street in the centre of Chester, have a large legal practice specialising in private client and commercial work including an in- house independent financial adviser.

Phil McKeown, senior partner at Hillyer McKeown, said: “We are delighted to become BiG Storage Cheshire Jets official legal and IFA partner for 08/09. The relationship complements our growing portfolio of both private and commercial clients.

“We have been extremely impressed with the size and professionalism of The Jets' community work and are pleased to be able to support its development and future success.”

Peter Hawkins, director of BiG Storage Cheshire Jets, said: “Hillyer McKeown are an ambitious and rapidly growing firm and I’m sure we can help to continue to develop their business. The partnership will not only help us fund our community programme, which will be delivered to 10,000 young people in Cheshire, Flintshire and Wirral in 08/09, but also put the final pieces together for a very competitive squad for the coming season.”