20 | MAY 2020
News
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IRONMONGERYDIRECT
SUPPORTS WOMENS REFUGE
A local domestic abuse charity working in
South and South West Essex, has received a
£1,000 cheque from local merchant and online
ironmongery supplier, IronmongeryDirect.
Working across the South Essex
Quickslide continues its multi-million
pound commitment to growth
Quickslide’s £2m
staged investment contin-
ues to gather pace with the
award-winning fabricator
recently commissioning and
installing a state-of-the-art
Schirmer CNC machine, as
part of its ongoing commit-
ment to company growth
and overall enhancement
of its Brighouse factory,
systems and processes.
The new Schirmer cut-
ting and prepping centre –
which has been over a year
in the making – has been
intelligently engineered
by supplier Promac to
meet Quickslide’s precise
needs. At almost 100ft
long it is set to take centre
stage inside Quickslide’s
cutting-edge factory, with
its speed and precision
designed to streamline pro-
duction, increase efficien-
cies and boost capacity.
The introduction of the
new CNC is just one exam-
ple of Quickslide’s recent
factory improvements, as it
follows another significant
investment in two corner
cleaners and two quad
welders since the invest-
ment programme began 18
months ago. This has also
been complemented by
a further £280,000 outlay
to expand the Quickslide
vehicle fleet.
In addition to investment
in premises and equipment,
Quickslide has been busy
recruiting thirty-eight new
employees. These additions
include expert heads for its
marketing, quality assur-
ance, HR and customer ser-
vice departments, as well
as Quickslide welcoming
new engineers, fabricators,
drivers and members of the
sales team.
Supporting the business
expansion, there has been
further investment in-
house, with a new online
HR and health and safety
system implemented, along
with site improvements (for
parking and loading) and
the introduction of a BUPA
Employee Assistance Pro-
gramme to help maintain
the welfare of all staff.
and Thurrock, Changing Pathways pro-
vides free and confidential support and
services to women subjected to domestic
abuse and other forms of inter-personal
violence.
The money was raised from a staff raffle
at IronmongeryDirect, following its dona-
tion of food and gifts at Christmas to the
charity.
www.changingpathways.org
www.IronmongeryDirect.co.uk
www.quickslide.co.uk
PCPI, proud to be a project partner of SSAFA’s
official VE Day 75 commemorative album
To mark the 75th anni-
versary of Victory in
Europe Day, SSAFA, the
Armed Forces charity is
offering the Nation free
copies of a souvenir cof-
fee-table book entitled VE
Day 75, published by the
SJH Group – and Police
Crime Prevention Initiatives
are extremely proud to be
a project partner of this of-
ficial VE Day 75 commemo-
rative album.
Written by experts
including the royal corre-
spondent Robert Jobson,
VE Day 75 is a beautifully
presented publication that
tells the in-depth story of
Victory in Europe Day. Fea-
turing a wide selection of
photographs from the day
itself, the book documents
the extraordinary events
of 8 May 1945, honours
those involved and reflects
on how this victory has
impacted on British society
– right up to the present
day.
Lieutenant General Sir
Andrew Gregory, Chief
Executive of SSAFA, says:
“Dealing with COVID-19 is
again testing the resolve of
the Nation, just as it was
tested during the Second
World War. While those on
today’s frontline are dif-
ferent to 75 years ago, the
population once more has
pulled together to defeat a
common enemy.
“This could be the last
time that we will be able to
celebrate a major VE Day
anniversary with those who
lived during the conflict;
we must learn from their
Managing Director, Marco Verdonkschot,
presented a cheque to Natasha Jean-Louis,
Operations Manager from the charity, at
IronmongeryDirect’s trade counter and
head office in Basildon. Marco said: “We
are a national supplier, but our heart is
very much in Essex so it’s important to us
that we help local charities wherever we
can.
“Changing Pathways offers so much to
the local community, working tirelessly to
protect, save and rebuild the lives of wom-
en and children in the area who are sadly
suffering, so we are pleased this cheque
can help make a difference.”
Changing Pathways has been provid-
ing support to women and their children,
affected by domestic abuse for over forty
years, providing a range of accessible
services including refuge, to help those
affected, be safer.
If you feel unsafe or suffering from
physical, sexual, psychological, emotional
and/or financial/economic abuse, or are
being threatened, intimidated or stalked
by a current or previous partner or close
family member, call Changing Pathway’s
confidential advice line: 01268 729 707.
victory,
never
forget
their sac-
rifices and
be proud of
our Nation
today. That is
their legacy.”
To pre-order your free
copy of this official
SSAFA publication,
paying only postage and
packaging, please visit:
www.veday75.net