Travis Perkins plc and Briggs Equipment have collaborated to provide a brand new van, worth £20,656, to Whizz-Kidz, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with disabilities. The van was handed over at Travis Perkins plc’s headquarters in Northampton.
Whizz-Kidz is a national children’s charity that provides wheelchairs and mobility equipment, along with life skills services, to youngsters with disabilities across the UK, giving them opportunities to develop their independence and confidence to help them reach their full potential.
The new van donated by Travis Perkins plc and Briggs Equipment, will enable the Whizz-Kidz team to deliver more specially-adapted wheelchairs to children with disabilities and their families. As a new addition to the existing fleet it will help the team to reach more children in more areas of the UK, providing them with the mobility equipment they need to enjoy full and active childhoods.
Travis Perkins Group Supply Chain and Group Commercial selected Whizz-Kidz as its charity partner for 2015 and 2016. To date colleagues have already raised £40,000 to transform the lives of children with disabilities, by taking on a variety of treks, cycling events and other challenges, as well as organising fundraising activities at work and in the community.
As a loyal customer of Briggs Equipment for the past 16 years, Travis Perkins plc recently acquired its 1000th Yale forklift truck, which the company generously offered free of charge to mark the two companies’ longstanding business relationship. As a result of this, the two companies also agreed to partner in the donation of a vehicle, worth £20,656, to Whizz-Kidz.
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