Trucking Ahead With Transaid

Release Date: 14th July 2010

MAN Truck & Bus UK and Britcom International have got together to support international development charity Transaid and its work in Africa.

A refurbished ERF 4x2 tractor unit and ERF 6x4 rigid truck with a full support package of service spares, have been donated by MAN, and a refurbished Tri Axle Trailer complete with a 40 ft GP Container donated by Britcom. 
All the necessary preparatory work required to bring the units up to the highest possible standard was carried out in Britcom’s extensive workshops and bodyshop facility in East Yorkshire.

Volvo Trucks Transaid Cash to Save Lives in Tanzania

VOLVO TRUCKS TRANSAID CASH TO SAVE LIVES IN TANZANIA
Release Date: 14th July 2010

Volvo Trucks are supporting the Transaid charity to the tune of £5,000 this year and the latest cash is going to help develop a second Professional HGV Driver Training Project in Tanzania.

Trek Ethiopia: The Tough Get Going

TREK ETHIOPIA: THE TOUGH GET GOING
Release Date: 13th July 2010

Colin Burman spends his working life focused on the logistics strategies of lingerie brand Ann Summers – but he’ll leave all that behind in February 2011 to take part in a gruelling charity trek of over 60 km through the harsh climate of the Simien Mountains in Ethiopia.

Calling All Quiz Masters!

Do you fancy yourself as the next Chris Tarrant or Dara Ó Briain? International development charity Transaid is looking for volunteer quiz masters for the ultimate workplace quiz as part of its upcoming annual Transaid Week.
Taking place between 5-9 July across the UK, Transaid Week aims to raise at least £10,000 towards Transaid’s life-saving work in Africa and the developing world.

Cycle Tanzania: The Race is On

This November, the great and good of the transport industry will abandon the swish interior of their company cars for a hard saddle and a set of pedals, as they set off to cycle 420 km of Indian Ocean coastline.

Transaid Programme Manager Wins Rising Star Award

Caroline Barber, Business Integration Manager for Wincanton, has scooped the MAN Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Rising Star of the Year Award.  This follows just weeks after returning from an 18 month secondment with Transaid in Zambia.