SPAR UK’s partner, A.F. Blakemore, educated more than 800 pupils on the rules of the road as part of their annual road safety campaign, targeted at students in year 7 as they will begin commuting to school on their own. Students from five different secondary schools took part in the week-long event.

The company’s Road Safety Week was led by the company’s volunteers who gave pupils a demonstration of an A.F. Blakemore vehicle to highlight the dangers of playing near large HGVs. Pupils also participated in classroom-based activities to highlight the different roles within logistics through team-work facilitated games.

A.F. Blakemore Community Affairs Officer Liz Blakemore said: “As a food and drink distributor with more than 300 vehicles on the roads each day, we have a responsibility to educate pupils about the importance of road safety. Each year we incorporate a new element into our core road safety campaign and this year we included details on the roles available in logistics in order to further expand pupils’ job prospects for the future.”

Source: SPAR UK

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About SPAR UK

The United Kingdom (UK) became a member of SPAR in 1956 when a group of independent wholesalers obtained the SPAR licence from SPAR International. There are five regional partners with strategically placed Distribution Centres in each region. A Central Office located in London provides national Marketing and Buying services for the group and supports the development of the SPAR Brand in the UK.

SPAR has led the convenience market in the UK for many years but has faced increasing competition in recent times. Always innovative, SPAR Partners have continued to grow the brand. A combination of independently-owned licensed retailers and company-owned stores spanning forecourts, airports, train stations, city centres and local neighbourhoods can be found throughout the country.