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Alfie’s Army completes Ultra Challenge to raise money for Young Lives vs Cancer
An intrepid team of 13, including National Ventilation’s sales manager, Andy Bills,has successfully completed a half-ultra challenge, hiking 53km through the Peak District on 3 July 2021 to raise money for the Young Lives vs Cancer charity.
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he team, named Alfie’s Army, took on the challenge to give something back to the charity that has been supporting
Andy’s son, Alfie, who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia at just 3 years of age.
Andy Bills and a team of family members and life-
long friends all successfully crossed the line and so far has raised an impressive £11,123. With charities hard hit during COVID and Young Lives vs Cancer offering families such vital support, the team would warmly welcome any further donations. They are fundraising via
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/andrew-bills. Young Lives vs Cancer helps families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them. Every day, 12 more children and young people hear the devastating news that they have cancer. “Alfie has spent the last 27 months under a very intense, relentless regime of Chemotherapy but he is doing very well, tolerating the treatment brilliantly, and is keeping up great attendance at school. Treatment is a roller coaster though and when he has lumbar punctures and intense treatments, he is not at school the following week,” explains Andy. “During these last 27 months we have been on a journey which can only be described as
Alfie, Andy & Jen Alfie’s Army
horrendous. It is a situation I wouldn’t wish on anyone. Fortunately, we have had the support from Young Lives vs Cancer both emotionally and financially. If anyone can lend their support to this wonderful charity, I’d be very grateful,” said Andy. “We are very proud to support Andy and Alfie’s Army in fundraising for
Young Lives vs Cancer,” said Robin Francis, managing director at National Ventilation. “Andy and his team have done an amazing job raising so much money for the charity, but with charities finding the current conditions tough it would be great if we could raise some more valuable funds to support children and young people and their families in their fight against cancer.” Becky Clements, fundraising engagement manager at Young Lives vs
Cancer, said: “Alfie’s Army are an incredible bunch that I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside over the last 6 months. Thanks to Alfie’s Army, we will be able to help even more young people and their families to face the emotional, practical and financial impact that cancer has on people’s lives.”
For further information telephone 01823 690 290 or visit
http://www.nationalventilation.co.uk
Aico’s Mobile Training and Demonstration Units are back!
Aſter having the brakes on for the past 16 months, Aico’s bespoke, state-of-the-art Mobile Training and Demonstration Units are back out on the road.
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ince acquiring its first Mobile Unit in 2017, Aico has expanded its fleet to four units that cover the length and breadth of the country. Each of the units is fully equipped for hands-on
training, providing customers with a complete overview of Aico’s products and technologies, and enabling the delivery of its award- winning Expert Installer training. The Mobile Units are also utilised across the UK to engage, educate and
inform members of the public. Fire safety sessions to promote awareness of fire and Carbon Monoxide within the home are vital to encourage active involvement from children and students, as well as residents. To date, Aico’s Expert Installer training scheme has trained over 30,000
industry employees in domestic Fire Alarm specification and installation and is FIA approved with many of the modules CPD accredited, enabling installers to earn CPD time. 2020 saw the Expert Installer training go digital, with the unprecedented times caused by the pandemic. In June, Aico was able to return to in-person training across different locations including City Electrical Factors Dartford, Edmundsons Electrical Torquay and Fife College while strictly following the Government Covid-19 guidelines. Daren Newcombe of Plymouth Community Homes, who utilised the Mobile
Unit on Tuesday 15 June, said: “We have specified and installed Aico alarms for the past 15 years and this is the third time we have had the Mobile Unit, this is an excellent opportunity for our engineers. We always receive first class support from Steve Bulley who is our local regional specification manager (RSM), who has extensive knowledge and is always there when we need him.”
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Regional specification manager Steve Bulley and sales director Steve Trafford with Plymouth Community Homes
Thursday 17 June saw RSM for the West Midlands Julie Weaving visit City
Electrical Factors in Stafford delivering an Expert Installer session. Julie was delighted with the response from customers and said: “Having the Mobile Unit back out and about again this week after 16 months, delivering our CPD training face-to-face and having the interaction from electrical contractors has been fantastic.” Nick Edwards from JNR Contractors Ltd, who attended the Expert Installer session, said: “Great CPD training, very informative and interactive, in a fantastic setting – thank you to Julie Weaving and Aico.” Aico’s Mobile Units will be visiting various locations across the UK on a regular basis where RSM’s will deliver training to contractors and students.
For more information, please contact your local regional specification manager by visiting
www.aico.co.uk/rsm/
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