20 December 2017
ONE of the regionās most respected and successful engineering companies has chosen the Foundation of Light at its charity of the year.
Ford Aerospace, part of the family-owned Ford Engineering Group, provides a first-class aerospace precision engineering service to customers from its South Tyneside headquarters.
Chairman, Geoff Ford explained: āWe have known about the fantastic work of the Foundation of Light for some time and that is why all our workforce will be backing the foundation in 2018.
āAs a company employing 160 local people we take pride in our corporate responsibility. We regularly take part in activities, which we feel will benefit the northeast as we have plants in both North and South Tyneside and employ people from across the region.
āOur workforce is always enthusiastic to commit to our charity of choice and has worked with a number of regional and national charities in the past.
āWe were particularly impressed when we saw the plans for the world of work at the Beacon of Light, and are keen to find even more ways to work closely together in this area.
āWe really want to get involved and be hands on, and do more than just fund-raising. We can offer work experience and placements, assist people with interview techniques and practice and help job-seekers understand the skills other employers are looking for.
āWe are an engineering company that makes things – and we would like to help more young people and those of any age who feel disadvantaged make more of their skills.ā
Lesley Spuhler OBE, Chief Executive of the Foundation of Light, added: āWe believe charity should begin on our doorstep and are delighted Ford Engineering has chosen to back the Beacon to help us build a brighter future.
āIt would be wonderful if even more local companies, big and small, would consider making their new yearās resolution to back the Beacon in 2018 to show they care about helping local people.
āThe Foundation already raises more than Ā£4m every year to run its ground-breaking education programmes. This year we also need to complete the funding of the Ā£18m Beacon of Light, which is due to open in 2018.
“Weāve already raised more than Ā£16m from sponsors, benefactors, trusts and other backers, which shows how much people believe in the Beacon.ā
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