Lightning protection specialists Cloud to Ground have always been struck by the care given by East Cheshire Hospice.
So it was an easy decision to donate their £1,000 profit from installation work on the Hospice’s refurbished Sunflower Living Well Centre.
Director Damien Bethell also has a personal reason for supporting the Hospice.
Damien Bethell, director of Cloud to Ground.
A family friend received end-of-life care from the Hospice after she was diagnosed with bowel cancer.
Damien said: “It was a pretty dark time, if I’m honest, for her family, but the Hospice were fantastic. They support so many families going through the worst time in their lives.
“It’s nice to be support the Hospice and we’ll continue that help, whether it’s through annual compliance testing, or any future work.
“We’re only a small business and rely on having that work to make donations like this.”
Damien has been involved in the lightning protection industry for more than 20 years.
He said: “I was born and raised in Macclesfield where our business, which is relatively new, is based.
“A lightning protection system is very much like a fire alarm – you don’t use it every day but you’re glad you’ve got it when you need it.
“Lightning protection has been around a long time, but until recently wasn’t taken very seriously. Since 2019, most commercial buildings have needed it as part of risk assessment within health and safety regulations.”
Cloud to Ground are co-sponsors of a bikeathon organised by the charity Just Drop-In on Saturday, May 11.