08.07.2011

The charity bike ride has started

The Lavendon management trainees have set off on their 800 mile/1,300km charity bicycle ride from a wet and windy Aberdeen this morning.

In addition to the five trainees - Carl Torcetti, Estel Nixon, Joe Keely, Matthew Ross, and Stephen Whitfield each day another Lavendon employee will join them to help boost contributions. Today marketing manager Emily Lowth joins them for what is possibly one of the toughest legs.
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At Nationwide Platforms Aberdeen depot on Friday: (L-R) Dave Sheekey (Nifty Lift support vehicle) with management trainees Joe Keely, Matthew Ross, Stephen Whitfield, Estel Nixon, and Carl Torcetti.

You can follow the group’s progress on Vertikal.net as we host a link to the live GPS map that will be charting their progress from Northern Scotland to Southern Cornwall. We hope to bring you the odd photo from each day’s ride. Click here to see the GPS map and statistics charting the riders progress

The aim is to raise as much money as possible for the Lighthouse Club which works to support the families of those who have been badly injured or killed while working in the construction industry.
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The following is the schedule for the other ‘guest riders’ Note Richard Miller is on tomorrow! …
Day 1: Emily Lowth
Day 2: Richard Miller
Day 3: Dan Smith
Day 4: Mike Potts
Day 5: Paul Hickling
Day 6: Rob McMeeking
Day 7: Mick Ledden
Day 8: John Lee

The bikes have been donated by Haulotte and were auctioned to the highest bidder at Vertikal Days on June 22nd raising well over £5,000 for the charity. Clothing and spare parts have been provided by JLG with safety equipment and food donated by IPS. Other sponsors include Pirtek, Vodafone, Speedy Retail, Total Butler and BMI UK. If you wish to make a donation please visit the management trainees’ fundraising page at www.justgiving.com/managementtrainees .
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The auction winners:Liam Fogarty of ALLMI Ireland, Tommy Jørgensen of Gantic Tim white and Jo Stephenson of Riwal UK, John Keely of Nifty lift, Les Warren of Riwal UK, Richard Onslow of AJ Access and Brian ‘two bikes’ King of Power Tower.

The auction winners were Liam Fogarty of ALLMI Ireland, Tommy Jørgensen of Gantic who paid £800 for the Tadano Faun ATF1300G-5 donated by Cranes UK, Riwal UK, John Keely of Niftylift, Richard Onslow of AJ Access and Brian ‘two bikes’ King of Power Tower who acquired a bike for each of his two sons.

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