Univar breaks fund-raising record at Charity Golf Day
- Categories: Univar Europe News, Sustainability
- 29 July 2010
Brussels, Belgium – 29th July 2010 – Univar, a leading global chemical distributor, as part of its U+stainability programme, supports a number of charities around the world. However this year’s Charity Golf Day has broken all previous records and raised over £32,000 for The Prostate Project, a UK based charity researching prostate cancer. The tournament between employees, suppliers and customers, held on 24th June, involved 75 golfers from the UK, across Europe, the US and Dubai, all playing for the coveted Univar U+ trophy. 
The golf tournament, the fourth such event, was followed by a charity auction, dinner and raffle. The auction item raising the most for the charity was tickets to the Masters 2011 which went for £3,500. Also auctioned were tickets to see Manchester United, Chelsea, the England vs. South Africa rugby match and hospitality tickets for the first day of the Oval test match. Signed golfing memorabilia was also available.
“It has been very rewarding to raise funds for such an important cause,” said David Jukes, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Univar Europe, Middle East and Africa. “Our commitment to the local community and those less fortunate than ourselves is one of the things that makes Univar such a special place to work.”
The event was held at the Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel and Country Club in Warwickshire on the Arden Championship Course. Thermphos International, a regular supporter of Univar’s fundraising events, won the golf tournament.
The Prostate Project is based in Surrey and is run by Colin Stokes, who himself is a prostate cancer survivor. The Prostate Project raises money for research and increasing awareness of the disease.
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About Univar
Univar is one of the world’s leading distributors of industrial and specialty chemicals. Univar represents over 2,500 chemical producers and provides its customer base, made up of 80,000 customers, with a full portfolio of products. Univar operates a network of 179 facilities in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and Latin America, with additional sales offices located in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In 2009, Univar reported sales of $7.2 billion. For more information, visit: http://www.univarcorp.com/.
Operating from 56 distribution facilities in 25 countries across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Univar’s 2,200 local employees serve more than 28,000 customers in a diverse range of industries including coatings, food, personal care, pharmaceuticals, and other major sectors. To learn more about Univar Europe, please visit: http://www.univareurope.com/.
About U+stainability
U+stainability is Univar’s programme that pledges the company’s commitment to sustainability. Launched this year, U+stainability will encompass a series of initiatives designed to reduce the company’s environmental impact and carbon footprint, ensure the safety and health of its employees and neighbours, support the growth of its supplier and customer businesses by providing them with sustainable solutions and ensure the safe stewardship of products. U+stainability builds on Univar’s existing pioneering SHE programmes in Europe, Middle East and Africa, such as the U+ certification, and integrates these into the broader Univar sustainability programme, covering the value chain from our suppliers to our customers.
About The Prostate Project
Based in Guildford, UK, the Prostate Project is a registered charity, established in 1998. It is a charity run entirely by volunteers which keeps administration costs to nearly zero. In the last 10 years the charity has raised over £2.6 million.
The Prostate Project supports the UK’s Royal Surrey County Hospital, St Luke’s Cancer Centre and Frimley Park Hospital in funding facilities for the detection and treatment of prostate cancer and also for clinical research at the University of Surrey.
Its research initiative, launched in 2006 at the University of Surrey Postgraduate Medical School, has grown in just 18 months to become the largest charity-funded prostate cancer research group in the UK.
To learn more about The Prostate Project visit: http://www.prostate-project.org.uk/
For further information please contact:
Catherine Lennon
Communications Director, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Univar Europe
T +32 (0) 2 525 05 63 / F +32 (0) 2 520 17 51 / M +32 (0) 478 251 588
catherine.lennon@univareurope.com
Julian Rea
Account Manager, CitySavvy PR
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