19.04.2006

Ainscough back on the hire desk.

Martin Ainscough, chairman of the UK’s largest crane hirer recently went back to his hire desk roots for the day, in aid of the Marie Curie-Cancer Charities ‘Back to Shop Floor’ fund raising campaign.

Ainscough reported in to Jim Fleming, Manager of the firms Wigan depot at 8.00am He spent the day taking calls for crane hire contracts, entering them onto Ainscoughs bespoke hire system, organising the crane operators and lifting equipment for the next day’s Crane Hires and Contract Lifts.
Please register to see all images

Martin Ainscough raising money in 2006

He had agreed to raise as much money as possible for ‘Marie Curie’ by asking the Ainscough’s 25 depots to sponsor him and he also pledged to match the figure raised with a donation from the company, at the last count he had raised over £1,000

After his hard day at the office, Ainscough commented, “It was great to go back to my roots, it’s been over twenty years since I actively took a crane booking and technology has made huge changes so I learnt a lot and thoroughly enjoyed the experience".

"It also reminded me that we have lots of talented and loyal people working in our business and it gave me the opportunity to help raise money for a worthy cause which will help local cancer patients. I am urging brother James to have a go”.

Stephen Tongue from Marie Curie said that, “It’s proved to be a really fun event which has been enlightening for some senior managers and great fun for employees eager to sponsor their bosses to answer the phone and make tea.

The most important change however will be the change to the lives of terminally ill cancer patients and their families which the additional hours of Marie Curie nursing will make. Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing, totally free to give terminally ill people the choice of dying at home supported by their families. Last month Marie Curie Nurses provided over 185 hours of nursing care to patients across Ashton, Wigan and Leigh.”