14th March 2018 By Clark Contracts Ltd
Staff at construction, refurbishment and maintenance company, Clark Contracts have held their third annual foodbank collection for The Trussell Trust.
The three week drive saw collection points set up at the company’s offices in Paisley and Edinburgh and over 30 building sites in Scotland.
Clark Contracts has previously held foodbank collections in December 2015 and 2016, donating over 1,000kg of food, but made the decision to move the collection to January this year following feedback from The Trussell Trust who advised that January and February continue to be one of the busiest periods of the year yet they receive fewer donations than in December.
The donations collected at Clark Contracts’ head office in Paisley were delivered to Renfrewshire Foodbank’s warehouse in Renfrew, whilst food collected in the company’s Edinburgh office and on sites across the country were delivered to local foodbanks.
Gordon Cunningham, Managing Director, Clark Contracts said, “It has been great to support The Trussell Trust and the work they do for a third consecutive year. Our staff have backed the appeal once again and hopefully our donations can help those in need in local communities throughout the country.”
Ann McLaughlan, Scotland Partnership Co-ordinator, Trussell Trust added: “Thank you to everyone who has supported the food drive at Clark Contracts. In the first half of 2017, 586,907 three day emergency food supplies were given to people in crisis, a 13% increase on the same period the previous year. Each donation not only helps fight food poverty but demonstrates that nobody is alone or forgotten. Thank you for your support.”
Founded in 1978, Clark Contracts Ltd is a privately owned main contractor with six operating divisions; Construction, Fit Out, Small Works, Retail, Maintenance and Manufactured Joinery. The company employs over 250 people with offices in the East and West of Scotland. The proportion of business derived from repeat customers each year has averaged 76% over the past ten years and 72% of customers rate the contractor as ‘Impressive’ or ‘First Class’.
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