{"id":12384,"date":"2017-12-20T10:35:31","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T10:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/?p=12384"},"modified":"2017-12-20T10:35:31","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T10:35:31","slug":"charities-near-and-far-benefit-from-marshall-tufflexs-generosity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/charities-near-and-far-benefit-from-marshall-tufflexs-generosity\/","title":{"rendered":"Charities near and far benefit from Marshall-Tufflex&#8217;s generosity"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Generous staff and bosses at British cable management manufacturer Marshall-Tufflex ended 2017 on a high having donated more than \u00a354,000 to charities throughout the year.<\/h4>\n<p>The East Sussex-based company prides itself on supporting a wide range of charities each year, with 2017 being no different. Nationally the business gave to the Electrical Industries Charity, Comic Relief, Mind, Army Cadets, The Poppy Appeal and the Bobby Moore Fund, amongst others. Worldwide it worked with Rotary International on its Dentaid initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Locally Marshall-Tufflex gave tablet computers to the Conquest Hospital in Hastings and donated \u00a32,642 to cover the administration costs of the SADIE (Skills for Adjusting Diet and Insulin in East Sussex) course, which is run by the East Sussex Health Trust\u2019s diabetes team. Funds have also been pledged to the hospital\u2019s Critical Care Unit.<\/p>\n<p>Nikki Winter, Diabetes Specialist Nurse said: \u201cWe are most grateful to Marshall-Tufflex for its support.\u00a0 Those people who have participated in a SADIE course show a reduction in their long term blood glucose levels, an improvement in quality of life and stability in weight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul Hetherington, Marshall-Tufflex Chief Executive, said: \u201cSADIE is an amazing scheme arming diabetics with the information and skills to adjust to life with diabetes. Marshall-Tufflex is very proud to be able to support such an excellent programme and support our local community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the lion\u2019s share of the charitable donations are made through the Charlotte Marshall Charitable Trust, Marshall-Tufflex staff are committed fundraisers. This year employees Annette Fry and Helen Munday completed the London Marathon, Annette raising money for Demelza Hospice Care for Children and Helen for Breast Cancer Now. A Christmas raffle is also being held in aid of the local women\u2019s refuge, St Judes in Bexhill-on-Sea.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pictured\u00a0below:\u00a0Dr Rajesh Govindan, Consultant Dr Umesh Dashora,\u00a0Diabetes Specialist Nurse\u00a0Nikki Winter, Marshall-Tufflex CEO Paul Hetherington,\u00a0Marshall-Tufflex\u00a0Marketing Manager\u00a0Katie Barnes\u00a0and the Diabetics team.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12385\" src=\"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/attachment-21-1024x481.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/attachment-21.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/attachment-21-150x70.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/attachment-21-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/attachment-21-768x361.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/attachment-21-500x235.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Generous staff and bosses at British cable management manufacturer Marshall-Tufflex ended 2017 on a high having donated more than \u00a354,000 to charities throughout the year. The East Sussex-based company prides itself on supporting a wide range of charities each year, with 2017 being no different. 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