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Forklifts from Briggs boost neighbouring charity's recycling initiative

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Date: 11th January 2016

Forklifts from Briggs boost neighbouring charity's recycling initiative

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Cannock-based Briggs Equipment is helping a major UK charity - and one of its close neighbours - that funds specialist equipment for disabled children by recycling everything from clothes to homewares.

Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children provides grants for essential equipment that can relieve pain, aid mobility, assist communication and support the independence of children with disabilities and terminal illnesses. Based in Hemlock Way, Cannock, the organisation is just half a mile away from Briggs Equipment's headquarters in Orbital Way,

Briggs specialises in materials handling solutions and has supplied the charity's trading division, Newlife Trading, with two Hyster four-wheel electric counterbalance forklift trucks. They will be put to work at Newlife's hugely successful 10,000 sq ft superstore, unloading bales of clothes into the warehousing area for recycling.

Newlife Trading recycles goods donated by major brands such as Next and River Island and then sells them at bargain prices through its stores. The aim is to help retailers implement their environmental and social responsibility policies while also generating funds to support the charity's work.

Tony Roper, Operations Manager at Newlife Trading, said: "Revenue from our stores helps fund the work carried out by Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children, so we need an efficient recycling operation to process the donations we receive and keep the stores well stocked.

"This new materials handling equipment, backed by a first class maintenance plan from Briggs, will make a big difference in our warehouse by helping to ensure a quick turnaround."

Hyster Regional Sales Executive at Briggs Equipment Paul Robinson said: "As more and more businesses sign up to take part in Newlife's recycling programme, the warehousing operation has an increasingly important role to play.

"We're delighted to help the trading division improve its materials handling capability so that it can continue to drive the charity's fundraising efforts."

As well as providing grants for essential equipment, Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children runs the UK's only national emergency equipment loan service for terminally ill children. The charity also funds vital medical research to help understand, prevent and treat premature birth-related conditions, birth defect conditions, cancer and acquired disorders.

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Editor's Notes

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Caption: Tony Roper, Operations Manager at Newlife Trading (right), and Paul Robinson, Hyster Regional Sales Executive at Briggs Equipment, with one of the Hyster forklifts used to recycle goods donated by major UK retailers.

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