On Friday 6th November, Wolverhampton council lauded the efforts of SCP Forgeco Ltd for raising more than £25,000 to support the city’s NHS Trust in tackling Covid-19 pandemic.
Based in Meadow Lane Bilston, and run by brothers Ranjit Dale, Managing Director, and Rikki Dale, the company has raised the money to source PPE, coveralls and hand sanitiser for New Cross Hospital to help NHS staff on the frontline. The scaffolding fitting manufacturer supply equipment to construction sites across the globe. Following a family bereavement in April for Ranjit launched a fundraising campaign to help the NHS ahead of the flu season. His family kickstarted the campaign with a £10,000 donation and company’s clients also added their own donations to the contribution of £25,755. The company then secured an agreement with a UK supplier to provide large numbers of PPE equipment suitable for NHS staff at New Cross Hospital.
Ranjit said, “After seeing the amount of PPE that was used daily by the staff, I wanted to see if I could help. At that point I felt it was my duty using our UK connections to source the necessary PPE and this led to our very successful just giving fundraiser. I would like to personally say thank you to everyone in my company, associated companies, family, friends and everyone that donated to our cause.”
In appreciation for their contribution, Stephen Simkins, City of Wolverhampton Council Cabinet Member for City Economy, said, “This is a remarkable achievement and demonstrates the spirit of generosity shown throughout Wolverhampton. It underlines the ‘One City’ approach taken to tackling the pandemic and I’d like to thank the SCP Group, other businesses in the construction industry and the general public who came together to support the NHS.”
Rachel Robinson, Community and Events Fundraiser at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, said, “We are very grateful for SCP Group’s generosity and wonderful donation. Our staff are doing a fantastic job in exceptionally challenging circumstances and this donation will help keep them and the people they are caring for safe.”
SCP Forgeco is one of many city businesses to benefit from City of Wolverhampton Council’s Aim for Gold programme which provides business and investment advice and access to grants.
