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HISTORY: Workers at a Huddersfield manufacturing firm are putting in lots of hours to support good causes.
Some 800 employees at Cummins Turbo Technologies, based at Turnbridge. were involved in at least one corporate social responsibility (CSR) activity during 2014 – contributing a total of 7,581 hours to helping 76 community partners with 787 events.
The turbocharger company focuses CSR activities on social justice and equality of opportunity; education; and environment.
Among its activities it supports partners such as Safe Anchor Trust, the Mission Cafe, Meals on Wheels, Age UK and the Kirklees Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre.
It works with many schools in the area, but has Batley Girls Grammar School and Moor End Academy as its two main partner schools.
And it is involved in planting trees, building walls and footpaths, clearing scrubland and digging ponds. Staff have created outdoor learning areas at four local schools and outdoor space for people with disabilities at two local care homes.
Ian said: “We are all absolutely chuffed!
“We are really happy for the whole team. We have some 1,000 people working on our site in Huddersfield and 800 of those get out and about in the community doing great work. We certainly plan to carry on in the same vein. It’s fantastic.”
