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SEPTEMBER 2014 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
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Roofing Racers
on course to
smash charity
target!
There may have been over 13,000 competitors taking part in last weekend’s
Virgin Active London Triathlon but all eyes were on our team of Roofing
Racers who brought immense pride to the roofing, roofline and window
industries as they look set to smash this year’s charity target of £50,000.
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With sponsorship pledges so far
totalling in excess of £35,000,
thanks to the supreme efforts
of everyone involved, both Macmillan Cancer Support and Great
Ormond Street Hospital charities
will be able to make a difference to many peoples’ lives.
Made up of 36 teams of three that
shared the three sporting disciplines
that make up this gruelling Triathlon,
along with 53 individuals who tackled
the whole course on an individual
basis, the brave Roofing Racers tackled
a 750 metre swim in the River Thames,
a cycle race of 20 kilometres, together
with a 5k sprint.
Travis Perkins
Releases
Excellent Half
Year Results
Following the release of
“excellent” half year results, John Carter, Chief
Executive of Travis Perkins, commented:
“A combination of improving market conditions,
increasing customer confidence and the successful
introduction of a number
of self-help initiatives has
driven a strong first half
performance.
“Travis Perkins’ success
is built on our 23,500 team
members who work hard
every day to deliver great
customer service.“We have
outperformed our markets
and see good growth opportunities for stepping up our
investment in the customer
proposition, leveraging our
superior scale, supply chain
capabilities and for network expansion and format
optimisation. These exciting
organic growth opportunities along with a clear focus
on return on capital should
continue to create substantial
shareholder value.
‘Congratulations to
everyone who took part
and thanks to all the
fantastic supporters
who helped made this
occasion yet another
day to remember’
Bernie Fyans became Roofing Racers’ Fastest Individual Man - achieving
an impressive time of 01:15:55 – while
the fastest individual woman was Chiara Mancuso with 01:29:49. Thomas
Horton, David Gitsham and Matthew
Horton represented the fastest Roofing
Racers’ team with an extraordinary
time of 1:21:19
After the event, more than 250
friends, family and colleagues of
Roofing Racers attended the Tower
Hotel, London to celebrate the day’s
achievements where they enjoyed a
fun “spoofs” awards ceremony, great
food and dancing.
Marketing Manager at Roofing Racers, Stuart Base comments: “As England, Scotland and Wales enjoyed their
most successful Commonwealth ever
this summer, Roofing Racers put on
an impressive show of their own with
some outstanding team and individual
efforts on the day. Congratulations to
everyone who took part and thanks to
all the fantastic supporters who helped
made this occasion yet another day to
remember.”
MD at SIG UK Exteriors, Philip Johns,
comments: “We should be immensely
proud of each and every one of the
Roofing Racers’ team. Thanks to their
valiant efforts, not only are we looking
to hand over record donations to our
two chosen charities, but we have
generated a real sense of pride and
camaraderie in seeing participants
from the roofing, roofline and window
industries all come together as one
team.
“He concludes: “The popularity of
Roofing Racers continues to grow
steadily year-on-year and it is especially gratifying to know that both
Great Ormond Street and Macmillan
Cancer Support charities will continue
to benefit enormously as a result of all
our efforts. Indeed, over the last eight
years, Roofing Racers has raised well
over £300,000 for these two worthwhile causes.”
‘Over the last eight
years, Roofing Racers
has