200,000th UK Volvo truck leads to £100,000 for Cancer Research 09 December 2014

The 200,000th Volvo to be registered in the UK has been purchased by Scottish logistics firm Malcolm Group – prompting the operator and Volvo to donate £100,000 to Cancer Research.

Supplied by Volvo Truck and Bus Centre North and Scotland, Glasgow West, at Cardonald, the new truck was a top spec FH16-750 6x2 push-axle tractor unit.

In what must rank as one of the most glamorous truck handovers ever staged, Malcolm Group CEO Andrew Malcolm officially took delivery on the evening of 6 December at London's premier charity fundraising event, The Emeralds & Ivy Ball.

Held at Supernova, the 'pop-up' venue in The Victoria Embankment Gardens, London, the event's star attraction ~(apart from the celebs) was the Volvo – with Malcolm and Volvo Trucks president Claes Nilsson (pictured) joining the ball's founder Ronan Keating on stage and handing over their joint cheque for Cancer Research.

"I am delighted to have not only purchased this historic Volvo truck, but also to have the opportunity, on behalf of both Malcolm Group and Volvo Trucks, to present this donation of £100,000 to Cancer Research and The Marie Keating Foundation," said Malcolm.

"The fight against cancer is being helped enormously by the funding for the mobile information units. They work in some of the most deprived areas of the UK, to help people learn how to prevent and detect cancer at an early stage, where there is a greater chance of success in its treatment," he continued.

"I am very proud to stand here with Volvo Trucks, who my family have worked in close partnership with for many years, to hand this donation to Ronan on behalf of our two companies."

"We were very pleased when Andrew Malcolm approached us with the idea of not only purchasing the 200,000th Volvo truck to be registered in the UK, but also using this as a fantastic opportunity for both our companies to make a significant donation to such a worthy, high profile charity," commented Nilsson.

And Volvo Trucks UK managing director Arne Knaben added: "We are humbled to be chosen by Andrew to take part in helping Cancer Research and The Marie Keating Foundation. Cancer is a disease that affects so many people and we know that our joint donation will be put to good use helping in its prevention and early detection."

After going into service with the Malcolm Group fleet, the 200,000th Volvo will eventually be given a prominent position on display in the 'Donald Malcolm Heritage Centre' at the company's Linwood, Renfrewshire headquarters.

Author
Brian Tinham

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