ZwickRoell donates €1000 towards a new sensory playground at Kingsbury Academy
ZwickRoell, a leading global supplier of advanced technology materials testing products, which has been operating in the UK for over 40 years, has donated €1,000 to Coventry based special educational needs (SEN) school, Kingsbury Academy.
The €1,000 donation will go towards building a new sensory playground that will help improve child development for pupils at the school.
Amjid Zaman, Headteacher of Kingsbury Academy welcomed the donation and said “This generous donation is deeply appreciated and helps us get one step closer to our goal. Our new playground will provide a fun, stimulating and safe space for our pupils to develop their physical strength and wellness, whilst providing greater opportunities in meeting their sensory processing needs.
We are always grateful to have likeminded partners who share similar values and beliefs; ultimately working in partnership to enhance the life and learning experiences of children and young people with additional needs”.
The donation from ZwickRoell stems from a company initiative called ZwickRoell Runs The World. The initiative occurs annually and has run for 6 consecutive years which has seen the company donate more than €250,000 to charities since 2017. This year’s challenge was to run, walk or hike a total of 180,000km in 60 days. With 1,049 participants made up of staff, customers and suppliers taking part, a total distance of 191,623km was completed which has resulted in €90,000 being donated to multiple charities across the world.
TalentTech who specialise in Technical and Technology recruitment took part in this years ZwickRoell Runs The World challenge and nominated Kingsbury Academy for a donation.
Lyndsey Hulm, Sales & Operations Co-Ordinator at TalentTech said “We were delighted to take part in the ZwickRoell Runs The World challenge and are so grateful for their generous donation to a charity close to our hearts, Kingsbury Academy.
This special educational needs school does the most wonderful work with pupils who have extra needs and the donation will make the world of difference to them as they strive towards creating a sensory playground for the children, where they can relax in calm surroundings, enhanced by visual, auditory and tactile simulation”.
Lee White, Sales & Marketing Manager at ZwickRoell UK & Ireland said “We are delighted to donate this money to Kingsbury Academy who do amazing work with the children. It has been nice to visit Kingsbury Academy today and hear first-hand how our donation will help to develop the children and see the plans that Kingsbury have for the sensory playground”.
To find out more information on the ZwickRoell Runs The World Initiative please click here