TIP DOES ITS BIT
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Ian Samuel ( pictured), general manager and founder of the Gilead Foundation, is really rather pleased. His Okehamptonbased charity will now be able to collect straw, fertiliser and feed free, thanks to the generosity of trailer rental and leasing specialist TIP. The company has donated the curtainsider and flatbed trailers pictured here.
On its 300-acre farm, the Gilead Foundation aims to provide support to people in need. This includes 18-month training programmes in agriculture, animal welfare and building skills, with some trainees going on to gain NVQ certificates. As well as collecting donations the curtainsider will be used for the charity's Romanian aid project.
The Okehampton centre is a depot for the collection and packaging of supplies that the charity regularly transports to Romania.
Joanna Drew from the Gilead Foundation is delighted: "We are very grateful to TIP," she says. "Not only are the trailers invaluable in our daily work, but we will now be able to redirect the money saved on transport costs into other areas of the charity."