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SIG TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT

WITH MORRISONS

SIG is pleased to be collaborating
with nationwide supermarket chain
Morrisons and their Community
Champions on a project to
provide much-needed donations
for local food banks. All across the
SIG network, select branches will
be donating supplies via Morrisons
to their local communities in an
effort to give back.

This time of year is a particularly
challenging one for those who are
struggling with rising costs which
make it harder to make ends meet.
This year the SIG Charity and
Community team decided that
it would turn to initiatives which
could make real change happen
in the local communities where SIG
have a presence. The partnership sees 54 branches relationship.
across the SIG estate signing up
“We wanted to explore working to the programme. They include When it comes to offering support,
with a well-established business to the specialist businesses, not every area need is the same
ensure we get the right support to Construction Accessories, and this is a way of really making a
the right people. I’ve previously Distribution, and Roofing difference.”
worked with Morrisons and its branches. Each site will then
Community Champions so I knew work with their local Community Joseph Clark-Bland, Community &
this would be the ideal partnership Champion to understand and Foundation Manager at Morrisons,
to really help our local donate the types of supplies their expanded on the value the
communities” explains Sarah area needs most. support offers. “It’s always great to
Calvert, HR Manager at SIG UK. see big organisations such as SIG
Louise Morgan, Data Quality UK wanting to get involved with our
By working on this initiative with Administrator at SIG UK who joins community initiatives. Our
Morrisons, each nominated branch Sarah on the Charity and Com- Community Champions are on
can donate more effectively to munity Committee, comment- the ground in the communities we
provide the support for their ed “so much of what we do is serve and it’s great for them to be
communities. “The Community to ensure we’re giving back at able to join forces with other local
Champions work with local every opportunity. For us and SIG, businesses.”
charities and stakeholders to find it’s not about writing a cheque,
out who needs what most. It’s not it’s about making meaningful By the start of December, SIG
always food donations, sometimes change happen.” branches will be working with their
it’s cleaning supplies or toiletries. local Morrison Community
This way, our branches know “We want to empower our local Champion to understand the
exactly what is needed by their branches to feel they can add to needs of their area before making
community.” the community and further build their first donations.

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