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Business volunteering programme gains a pair of safe hands

UK’s leading safety company joins Hull & Humber KC Cares

Hull & Humber KC Cares Business Manager Tessa Wray and Neil Jowsey, Arco Director and Chair of Arco’s Charity Committee

Arco, the UK’s leading safety company, has joined Business in the Community’s (BITC) national volunteering programme. 

Caresis BITC’snational campaign to engage employees in their communities through volunteering. There are over 350 business involved in city-based and regional Cares partnerships across the UK. Arco joins current Hull & Humber KC Cares members Hull FC, Hull KR, KC, Yorkshire Bank, Princes Quay Shopping Centre, PwC, St Stephens Shopping Centre, Wilkin Chapman Grange. 

Neil Jowsey, Arco'ssales and marketing director and chair of the Arco Charity Committee, said: “Arco has always been committed to investing in its people and supporting the communities we serve. We want to be involved in projects, initiatives and charities that matter to our people. Each member of staff can take two working days each year to engage with community projects that they are passionate about,  and we hope that our partnership with Hull & Humber KC Cares will increase the scope of opportunities and in turn the number of our people who volunteer.” 

Founded in 1884 and with a heritage spanning 4 generations, Arco integrates traditional family values with pioneering innovation to offer a world-class range of over 22,000 quality assured, branded and own brand products, including personal protective equipment, clothing, footwear, gloves, workplace safety and hygiene products.  Headquartered in Hull, Arco reaches its customers through its extensive product catalogue, interactive website and 40 strong local branch network. The fourth generation family owned business won the J P Morgan Family Business Award in 2009.

Hull & Humber KC Cares Business Manager, Tessa Wray said: “We are delighted to welcome Arco to Hull & Humber KC Cares. They have a fantastic community ethos already and, our aim is to work with them to help build on their employee engagement success to date, providing volunteering opportunities that give more of their people the chance to use their volunteering days.” 

To find out more about how to get involved in the Hull & Humber KC Cares programme please call Tessa Wray, Business Manager on (01482) 638610 or email:  tessa.wray@bitc.org.uk