An Aberdeen firm which specialises in workplace health and nutrition is working with an oil and gas service group to raise funds for a new mobile blood-donation bus for the north and north-east
Fitnut has teamed up with GE Oil and Gas to raise £40,000 to buy the new 4×4 vehicle for the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), which would allow it to travel to areas not accessible for the larger donor trucks.
It is hoped the first GE-sponsored vehicle will arrive in Aberdeen late this summer and cover from Dundee to the Highlands.
The oil firm has selected SNBTS as its chosen charity for 2012 and, with support from fitnut, a range of fundraising events are being planned.
GE Oil and Gas charity committee chairman Ronnie Genther received a life-saving blood transfusion six years ago and, after meeting fitnut managing director Penny McIntosh, they realised a joint passion for the blood transfusion service and decided to team up to raise funds for the truck. Mr Genther said: “We look forward to working with fitnut to bring this beneficial service to more people.”
The all-terrain transit vehicle would carry up to five staff in its crew cabin while the hold would house specially designed equipment and IT pods that meet all the requirements for the new two and four-bed donation sessions.