SCAFFOLDING wouldn’t normally be seen as a gift, but these two towers have been greeted as a Godsend by staff at the hospice.
They will save the hospice hundreds of pounds in future maintenance costs after being donated by industrial services firm Hertel UK, after an appeal for help was issued.
The towers cost around £1,000 each new and will save the hospice the cost of buying or hiring them every time work needs to be carried out at height.
Mick Thomas, head of maintenance, said: “We issued an appeal via Facebook for someone to help and Alf Levitt, an employee at the Hertel UK site at Drax Power Station, came forward. He spoke to his manager Maurice Wilson and they agreed to make this extremely generous gift, which we are all really grateful for.
“Alf, Maurice and the Hertel UK team are our knights in shining armour. The towers are perfect for what we need and will help us save on any future hiring costs over many years to come.”
Alf said: “Barnsley Hospice does an amazing job of supporting people in need, so we jumped at the chance to help them in return. We’re delighted to have been able to make a difference to such a good cause.”
As well as gifts, donations from the Barnsley business community help the hospice raise the £2.2m it needs each year to care for patients and their families. A further £1.6m is provided by the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
