MOFFETT, part of Cargotec's Hiab business area, has announced that CCF Limited, part of Travis Perkins plc, is the winner of its 70th anniversary charity auction.
CCF placed the winning bid of €53,000 for the privilege of owning a unique, tailor-made, anniversary edition MOFFETT truck mounted forklift. MOFFETT will donate all of the money raised from the winning bid to charity.
CCF is one of the UK's leading distributors of interior building products to professionals within the construction industry. It is a part of Travis Perkins plc, who has been supplying building materials to the UK's construction industry for over 200 years. For more than 20 years, Hiab has been supplying Travis Perkins plc with truck-mounted forklifts, tail lifts, and loader cranes.
Travis Perkins plc is renowned for its involvement in fundraising for UK charities, and has raised over £10 million (€13.4million) to date. It gets actively involved in supporting the local communities close to where its businesses are based.
The finalists of the MOFFETT World Championship 2015, to be held on October 23-24 at the MOFFETT factory in Dundalk, Ireland, will each choose a charity to receive a share of the money raised in the auction. A share will also be given to Travis Perkin's chosen charity, Wizz Kidz, which works to set disabled children free to reach their true potential and live their lives to the full.