Staff at National Grid in Wolverhampton served up a curry lunch and raised £550 for the Asian Earthquake Appeal.
More than 100 staff based at the Gas Alliance offices in Stafford Road tucked into an exotic array of food including chicken curry, vegetable balti, samosas and sweets. All the food was prepared and cooked by the company's health and safety co-ordinator Shanoon Akhtar
Shanoon said: 'We have held curry lunches before but have never used them as a way of raising funds. On this occasion we asked for a donation from staff before they filled their plates and we're really pleased with the amount we have raised for such an important cause.'
The Gas Alliance is a partnership of two companies, National Grid and Morgan Est plc, a major utilities contractor. The Alliance was formed by National Grid at the beginning of 2005 to help it meet its commitment to replace 45,000km of metal main with plastic pipe over the next 30 years.
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Notes to Editors:
National Grid
National Grid is a leading international energy infrastructure business - the largest utility in the UK.
Through National Grid Gas plc (formerly Transco), it owns and operates over 6,800 kilometres of high-pressure transmission pipeline across Great Britain, and 132,000 kilometres of lower-pressure distribution gas mains in the North West, the Midlands, East Anglia and North London – more than half of Britain's gas transportation network, delivering gas to around 11 million homes, offices and factories. National Grid sold the four gas distribution networks covering the rest of Britain to other companies in June 2005.
Through National Grid Electricity Transmission plc, the company operates the high-voltage electricity transmission network across Great Britain, and owns the network in England and Wales.
National Grid will continue to manage the National Gas Emergency Service freephone line 0800 111 999*.
Morgan Est Plc
Morgan Est plc is a leading provider of infrastructure services for tunnelling, specialist civil engineering, water and utilities across the public and private sector. It is a member of construction brands group Morgan Sindall plc that operates a national network of fit-out, construction, affordable housing and infrastructure services divisions.
Morgan Est specialises in complex and demanding projects that require a high degree of engineering innovation and expertise. Major works span the whole range of civil engineering activities using procurement routes such as partnering, negotiated, design and construct, PFI/PPP design, build, finance and operate.