More than £35,000 has been raised for food banks across the UK thanks to a joint initiative between Vaillant and UK Plumbing Supplies. Over a period of four months, every purchase of a Vaillant ecoTEC plus boiler from the merchant group’s outlets – HPS, Willbond, Plumbcity, Plumbstop, Plumbstore, UKPS, MDS, Plumbase, Gas Centre or Michael Pavis branches – were matched with a donation to a local food bank, chosen by the contributing merchant branch.
Further funds were raised when Vaillant’s regional business managers partnered with local branches to host a number of fundraising events and activities.
Steve Wimbledon, commercial director at UK Plumbing Supplies comments: “The donations made to food banks across the UK will go a long way to helping families in need at this time of year. We’ve had such a great turn out from our loyal customers, who’ve not only been able make a donation through a purchase of an ecoTEC plus, but have also donated from their own pockets getting involved in branch raffles or competitions, which is fantastic.”
Spencer Clark, commercial director at Vaillant adds: “At Vaillant we remain committed to supporting our loyal installers and the communities they work in. Our latest initiative with UK Plumbing Supplies has been very rewarding and we’re incredibly proud to have been able to support our installers by making the donation for each ecoTEC plus they’ve purchased. I’m sure the £35,000 will really help support these local communities in which our installers are working each and every day.”
