The spirit of partnership and collaboration (both at the heart of Inspiration through Innovation) saw Seco match Matsuura’s donation and, in a recently held presentation ceremony at Seco’s Technology Centre in Alcester, representatives from both companies presented a cheque for £2,000 to Gary Booth, team leader at Hope for Justice.
Roger Howkins, managing director at Matsuura Machinery commented: “Seco’s recent Inspiration through Innovation event proved yet again to be a great success. As a ‘thank you’ for their support and hospitality before, during and after the event, we’re delighted to donate £1,000 to a very worthy cause – Hope for Justice.”
This is the second occasion that Matsuura has made a donation to Seco; last year, a cheque for £2,000 was presented by both companies to Cancer Research UK.
Seco’s Strategic marketing, products & services manager Mike Fleming added: “It’s great news that Inspiration through Innovation ticked the right boxes for Matsuura, prompting their kind donation.
“Human trafficking and modern day slavery are constantly in the news and it is estimated that 24.9 million people in the world today are subjected to, and are victims of, forced labour, sexual exploitation and domestic servitude.
“These issues are not limited to developing countries but occur right under our noses here in the UK. Wherever human trafficking exists we have a moral duty to end these practices and that is why we are proud and are committed to support the work undertaken by Hope for Justice.”
Hope for Justice is a global non-profit organisation which aims to end human trafficking and modern day slavery. It is active in the UK, US, Cambodia and Norway, and has its headquarters in Manchester, England.
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