RIAS COLLEAGUES MAKEOVER FLEMING FULTON SCHOOL’S GARDEN
Colleagues give 144 hours to support local community with a two day transformation and £300 donation
Employees at local over 50s insurance provider, RIAS, got into the community spirit for Fleming Fulton School, working over two days to transform the school’s gardens and playground areas. 11 employees from RIAS’ Springvale Road site collaborated with The Landscape Centre at Donegore and Drum House Nurseries in Belfast to give the school’s environment a transformation.
The first day saw RIAS employees from across Sales, Human Resources, Learning and Development, and IT functions work tirelessly to give the nature trail and pond areas in the school’s ground a makeover. Concentrating on clearing away weeds, cutting down overgrown plants and cleaning all the outdoor play equipment, the RIAS team made a fantastic start to benefit all the children.
During the second visit to Fleming Fulton School, catering for children with a wide range of physical disabilities between the ages of 3 and 19 years of age, the RIAS team tidied up the memorial garden by clearing leaves and planting the kindly donated colourful bedding shrubs in the entrance flowerbeds.
RIAS has also donated £300 to the school, with the children choosing which games and outdoor activities they would like the funds to go on.
Carol Collins, Head of Sales at RIAS Belfast comments: “We are absolutely thrilled that our colleagues have given their time and made such a great contribution to Fleming Fulton School. Our colleagues really got into the gardening sprit, and it was great to join forces with other local businesses to make a real difference. It’s fantastic to be able to contribute to such a worthwhile cause that supports many children in our community.”
Eddie McGlinchey, Vice Principal at Fleming Fulton School said: “We are extremely grateful to the RIAS colleagues who took the time out to support us. The children have been so excited about the transformation that has occurred.”
Pond before Pond after
For more information about RIAS’ fundraising activities, as well as the full range of products available, visit www.rias.co.uk
For further information, please contact:
Lucy Pope, Consumer Communications Manager, RIAS on 01202 254445 or email lucy.pope@ageas.co.uk, or Blair Catchpole, Consumer Communications Executive on 01202 254489 or email blair.catchpole@ageas.co.uk
About RIAS
RIAS was established in 1992 and is a specialist award-winning provider of insurance products for the over 50s age group.
Part of Ageas (Insurance UK) Limited, RIAS has nearly a million motor, home and travel insurance customers and employs over 1,100 people across two UK sites. RIAS negotiates with a panel of insurers to secure competitive, value for money products.
As a leading provider of award-winning personal and commercial lines insurance solutions in the UK, Ageas has a successful customer-centric strategy, founded on aligning its activities to how customers want to buy insurance, combined with delivering high quality products, manufactured at costs better than market norms.
Ageas recently changed its name from Fortis. This change reflects Ageas’ status as a stand alone international insurance group, following the disposal of its banking assets in 2009.
Insuring in the region of 7.6 million customers and working with a range of partners, Ageas is recognised for delivering consistent and high-quality customer experiences. In 2009, its non-life profit before tax and interest was £29 million and its non-life GWP was £805 million.