Manufacturers join forces to help young people learn new skills and grow in confidence

Manufacturers Encirc and Loadhog have combined forces to support Whirlow Hall Farm Trust, an educational trust whose mission is to help youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Whirlow Hall Farm Trust provides programmes for children and young people that enables them to learn new skills, grow in confidence, and reduce the risk of isolation.

The Trust is dedicated to helping youngsters that struggle in mainstream settings, and with the recent surge in mental health issues, their support is needed now more than ever. The Trust delivers over 10,000 student-days every year.

The Trust has its own volunteer-run vineyard, which plays a crucial role within the business and this is where Encirc and Loadhog help out. The wine is sold through the farm shop and at local events, generating income, interest, and raising awareness of the Trust’s work.

Encirc, a glass bottle manufacturer and bottle filler, donates bottles to the Whirlow Hall Farm Trust every year to be used for the wine. Their most recent donation was a staggering 8 full pallets of glass bottles.

Encirc, part of the Vidrala group, is a market leader in glass container design, manufacturing, bottling and logistics solutions for the UK, Irish and European food and beverages industries. The company produces more than 3 billion glass bottles and other containers annually and can fill up to 400 million litres of bulk shipped beverages every year.

Rob Turvey, Sales and Marketing Director of Glass at Encirc, said: “This is a brilliant partnership between three like-minded companies to help children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

“Encirc has been making donations of glass bottles since 2012 and it is great to see the fantastic work that Whirlow Hall Farm Trust carries out in the community and there is no doubt their work is needed now more than ever.”

Returnable packaging manufacturer Loadhog has been partnered with Encirc for over 15 years, providing them with the Smartpad, a reusable layer pad that helps safely transport bottles to customers.

Loadhog provides the transport for the bottles and the grapes for the Trust, ensuring the winemaker receives everything they need to process the delicious wine. Loadhog’s relationship with Encirc has helped to provide a strong connection with the Trust and, in return, raised awareness of all the brilliant things Whirlow is doing.

Yorkshire born, Loadhog, manufactures returnable transit packaging for a range of industries saving companies valuable time, money and labour. The employee-owned business ensures constant innovation by having a key performance requirement that states, a minimum of 25% of turnover must come from products less than four years old.

Hugh Facey, Founder of Loadhog, said: “As Loadhog Chairman and Trustee of The Whirlow Hall Farm Trust, it’s been great to have the charitable support of over 50,000 bottles from Encirc over the last 10 years.”

Whirlow Hall Farm Trust, Loadhog, and Encirc will continue to work together to support the communities and grow the skills of young people.

Ben Davies, CEO at Whirlow Hall Farm Trust, said: “Our work wouldn’t be possible without the support of Loadhog and Encirc. Their generosity ensures that every available penny can be put towards improving and expanding the services the Trust provides to disadvantaged youngsters.”