G4S donate thousands to local charities

11:10am Saturday 2nd March 2013 in News By Sophia Sleigh, Reporter

G4S donate thousands to local charities G4S donate thousands to local charities

A multinational security company handed over thousands of pounds to local charities.

G4S Secure Solutions, in Sutton, handed over a cheque for £2,368 to the mayor of Sutton, Councillor Sean Brennan on Monday.

Each week G4S employees contribute to a different monthly charity as part of its dress down Friday’s initiative.

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Michael Pantlin says...
2:18pm Sat 2 Mar 13

Wasn't this the company that screwed up the Olympics and had to be replaced by the armed forces?

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Brianfromsutton says...
8:56am Sun 3 Mar 13

Creative headline writing again, have the local Guardian's sub editors been at The Sun school of Journalism again?

Whilst any charitable donations are gratefully received this headline implies that The Company has donated 'thousands' to local charities but when you read the story it seems to be the staff who have raised this money, handed over in the company's name.

And yes, it was G4S who lost millions over the Olympics security debacle so I'd be surprised if there was anything left to be able to donate 'thousands' to local charities!

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jackson80 says...
11:11am Sun 3 Mar 13

G4S perpetuate a race to the bottom for wages and increase job insecurity. For a company that had an annual turn over of over £7 billion in 2009 - a donation of just of £2000 is disgusting.

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Hove Ex-Pat says...
11:47am Sun 3 Mar 13

A bit of free advertising for G4S, supplied by a gullible local press. Today, Sunday, stories are appearing in the national press about lack of taxes paid in UK by this company. So they are still not looking good.

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Brianfromsutton says...
4:06pm Sun 3 Mar 13

Yes the reports in the national press today do make interesting reading.

And, Jackson80, that was the point I was trying to make, it's actually not a donation from the company, it appears to be individual staff contributions for being able to 'dress down', which they choose to donate to local charities.

Well done to the staff for raising this money and I hope the local charities appreciate the donations - but I wouldn't class £2,368 as 'thousands donated by G4S' !!!

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@nigel74 says...
11:24am Mon 4 Mar 13

While the headline does slightly confuse G4S with it's employees, the company does have a history of supporting its local communities and charitable good causes.
In 2011, G4S donated around £2.1m was to charitable causes and last summer a £2.5m donation was given to military charities as a goodwill gesture for the army's support during the Olympics.
www.g4s.com/communit
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