Staff at Huddersfield's Lubrizol branch volunteer for school uniform charity

Volunteers from a Huddersfield chemical company have helped out at Uniform Exchange as demand on the charity soars to record levels.
Michael Crossland
By Michael Crossland
Published 13th Apr 2023, 16:45 BST

Lubrizol provided 12 staff members over two days to help the charity catch up with the demand for its free school uniform services, which have risen 40 per cent this year.

Sinéad Quinn from the Huddersfield site said: “There is clearly a very big need for the work the charity does and we were just so pleased to help in any way we could.”

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Lubrizol is based on the Syngenta site on Leeds Road and also has another works in Barnsley. It is a global firm with its headquarters in Ohio, USA.

Volunteers from Huddersfield chemical company Lubrizol sorting at Uniform Exchange are (from left) senior plant manager Paul Mellor, production manager Chris Hart-Jones and production planner Paul Burke.Volunteers from Huddersfield chemical company Lubrizol sorting at Uniform Exchange are (from left) senior plant manager Paul Mellor, production manager Chris Hart-Jones and production planner Paul Burke.
Volunteers from Huddersfield chemical company Lubrizol sorting at Uniform Exchange are (from left) senior plant manager Paul Mellor, production manager Chris Hart-Jones and production planner Paul Burke.

Uniform Exchange founder Kate France said: “We are facing a big increase in demand for free school uniform at the moment which is around 40 per cent higher than last year already so we think we may be helping at least 7,000 children this year.

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