Mar 2007
MILLER'S VANGUARD RAISES £1000 FOR LOCAL CHARITIES WITH EMPLOYEE BONFIRE PARTY

Bury based, maintenance provider to the UK supermarket industry, Miller’s Vanguard, raised £1000 for local charities, Bury Hospice and Sight Savers, by inviting all of its 250 employees and their families to a huge charity bonfire held last November.

Bury Hospice was selected due to the outstanding care they give. Sight Savers, a nationwide charity fighting blindness were selected in Memory of Iain Paulinski 1988 – 2006, a friend of the business who suffered from a de-generative eye disease. Mervyn Jones from Bury Hospice and Ann & Brian Paulinksi accepted the charity donations from Miller’s Vanguard’s offices.

During the event Miller’s Vanguard hosted a huge bonfire, funfair, disco and impressive fireworks display over Bury. The company applied for an alcohol licence to enable the event to have its own bar and barbecue, served in a huge heated marquee on the company’s car park, big enough for the 600 strong crowds. All profits from the bar and attractions went to the charities.

Alex Ramsay, Marketing Manager comments: “Here at Miller’s Vanguard, we believe that in a service orientated company like ours, it’s the people who make the business successful. Due to the fact 60% of our workforce are field based and spend lots of time away from home, we saw this event as an opportunity to give something back to the engineer’s families and thank them for the long hours these husbands and fathers spend on the road. We chose to support Bury Hospice and Springhill Hospice as we felt these are very worthwhile local charities”

Please see the image which shows Miller’s Vanguard, PA to the MD, Janette Shufflebotham presenting the funds to the two charities.

About Miller’s Vanguard

Miller’s Vanguard provides specialist maintenance for bakery & catering equipment and is a business name of the AFE Group - the market leader in the domestic and commercial catering equipment industry.

For further information or to arrange an interview with Brent Miller, Miller’s Vanguard’s Managing Director, please contact:

Eve Rigby, Marcomms Manager
Tel: 0161 764 7374
Fax:  0161 761 5141
E-mail: eve.rigby@millersvanguard.co.uk