NSPCC and Pickfords announce new fundraising partnership

The NSPCC and Pickfords today (20 July) announced their new fundraising partnership, the removal and storage firm's first nationwide link up with a charity in its 400-year history.

Pickfords will raise funds by offering their customers the option of donating their unwanted good quality clothing and shoes to the NSPCC on their removal day. These clothes will be taken to Pickfords warehouses where the NSPCC's recycling partner Clothes Aid will collect them and donate £300 for every tonne.

Pickfords employees will also take part in a number of fundraising events throughout the year including a skydive jump.

NSPCC head of corporate partnerships, Tracy Griffin said: "I'm delighted that Pickfords has chosen to support the NSPCC as their first national charity partner. Pickfords' UK-wide network of removal and office staff will help raise awareness of the NSPCC and our helplines among their customers. More children and adults will know where to get help because of Pickfords support."

Pickfords Managing Director Russell Start said, "We chose the NSPCC as our national charity because we strongly identified with its mission, to end child cruelty. The charity does great work both nationally and locally and we are looking forward to taking part in both the Clothes Aid scheme and in local activities to raise funds.

Any adult with concerns about a child should call the NSPCC Helpline on 0808 800 5000. If you're a child and you have any worries you can call ChildLine on 0800 1111.

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About the NSPCC
The NSPCC is the UK's leading children's charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children. The NSPCC's vision is to end cruelty to children FULL STOP. The NSPCC runs projects and services across the United Kingdom and Channel Islands, including ChildLine, the UK's free, confidential 24-hour helpline for children and young people.

About Pickfords
Established for nearly 400 years, the Pickfords brand is the UK's leading name in home moving and storage. Pickfords has 56 branches throughout the UK and Eire and moves more than 250,000 people every year.
 
Pickfords provides a complete portfolio of moving and storage services including; home moving within the UK and overseas, business moving, project management, employee moving, storage, small moves and packing materials. These services are provided to a diverse range of clients including consumers, corporate accounts and government departments.
 
Pickfords' international network has over 600 offices in 45 countries.

About Clothes Aid
Clothes Aid is one of the UK's leading licensed clothing collection agents, conducting house to house collections, and bespoke one stop collections, of used clothing to raise money for its partner charities. Clothes Aid raises funds for a number of national and regional charities including NSPCC Make A Wish Foundation UK, Noah's Ark Appeal, Papworth Hospital, Children's Hospice Association Scotland, and Zoe's Place Baby Hospice. Clothes Aid extends the end of life use of garments by diverting them from landfill, as recommended by the Government's Sustainable Clothing Roadmap. House to house clothing donations are then sold in fashion-hungry European countries.