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THE CONSORTIUM RAISES £1,500 FOR WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE

 Staff from Trowbridge-based business, The Consortium, have taken part in The White Horse Challenge, to raise money for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. 

Employees at the award-winning national procurement and fulfilment company, took part in the fundraising walk which covered 55 miles in just two days, taking a circular route around seven of Wiltshire‘s white horses.

The Wiltshire Air Ambulance is entirely dependent upon public support to raise money each year to keep it flying.  The money will go towards the Air Ambulance‘s annual running costs of £350,000.

The walk took place over the weekend of Saturday 9 June and Sunday 10 June. 

Melanie Teal from The Consortium said: “The Wiltshire Air Ambulance can make a life or death difference to those in medical extremis and we are proud to support this invaluable service.

“Six of us completed the entire 55 mile walk and then five employees and their families took part in the seven mile family walk on Sunday.” 

The Wiltshire Air Ambulance attended over 420 incidents in 2005 almost half of which were road traffic accidents, the remaining incidents included horse riding and sports injuries, industrial and farm accidents, fire and medical emergencies.

 

ENDS             9th July 2007

For further information please contact Claire Sneddon, Sturgess Van Damme, on 01275 349011 or email claire@sturgessvandamme.co.uk

 

Notes to Editors

The Consortium is a national procurement and fulfilment business focused on meeting the needs of its many customers in the education, training and social care sectors. It also provides free tailored e-procurement solutions, which give its customers central control over non-core supplies purchasing and radically reduces the time and cost associated with paper-based purchasing.

The company has a fast-growing multi-million pound web business. Its product range of over 30,000 products covers four key areas:

• janitorial products
• furniture
• office and business equipment
• educational supplies

 

Our supplies business is combined with a growing services business, which focuses on fleet management and food contracting. Many organisations find they save time and money by outsourcing these arrangements to The Consortium.

 

Key dimensions:

• annual sales turnover of over £40 million
• services 25,000 customers per annum
• supplies over 30,000 products per annum
• 250 employees
• 100,000 sq ft warehouse and office complex in Trowbridge, Wiltshire   

 

The Consortium offers all its customers:

1. Prompt delivery – next day in UK if required
2. One-stop convenience
3. A low-price guarantee (thanks to our £100 million plus buying power)
4. Thousands of branded and own-brand quality-assured products
5. No quibble return and refund
6. Easy ordering by post, fax, telephone or online