10-09-07

Charity golf day raises more than £3,500 for BEN

XPart confirms five-year sponsorship of key industry fundraising event

XPart helped raise more than £3,500 for automotive charity BEN, through a charity golf day held at Coventry Golf Club on 5th September. The event saw thirty-two players compete for the XPart Illiffe Cup, the Charity’s longest running golf competition, which celebrated its 75th anniversary this year.

“We greatly appreciate all of the valuable hard work carried out by BEN on behalf of the motor industry,” says Craig Cooper, general manager, XPart. “To show our ongoing support we have agreed to sponsor this event for a further five years. During this time we hope we can grow participation in the event so that it becomes the one of the most important social dates in the UK motor industry calendar. With this growth we are confident that we can help BEN raise a significant amount of additional funds for the worthy causes it supports.”

Taking part in the competition were teams from XPart, CAP,Ricardo and Melville.   Winner of the overall event was Ricardo’s managing director Bob Allsopp, who was presented with the magnificent silver trophy by Craig Cooper. There were also individual prizes for the nearest-the-pin, longest drive, putting, lowest stableford score, team stableford winners and runners up.

BEN is running five golf events during 2007 with the final, the Champion of Champions, taking place from 12th – 14th October at the Isle of Purbeck. Players wishing to participate in the competition should contact Jane Slaughter at BEN either by email or by telephone on 01344 294755.    

BEN is the Automotive Industry Charity, the only occupational charity for those who work or have worked in the automotive and related industries. Founded in 1905, the Charity provides practical help, support, advice and friendship to more than 15,000 men and women and their families every year. In additional BEN provides a home to over 350 individuals who reside in one of its four residential centres in the UK and offers day care facilities at its home in Coventry.

XPart is a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Logistics Services UK Limited, one of the automotive industry’s leading supply chain management companies. It has established a network of more than 230 XPart AutoService centres across the UK, providing franchise-quality repair at aftermarket rates. Its product range contains more than 33,000 parts for all makes of vehicle and since 2001, it has been responsible for the supply of genuine MG Rover parts.

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