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Jackets donation helps road safety

A global engineering firm has donated a consignment of hi-vis jackets to a primary school in Cradley Heath to raise awareness of road safety among pupils.

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Pupils of Corngreaves Academy wearing the hi-vis jackets

thyssenkrupp, one of the world’s largest producers of steel which has its UK operations based in Solihull, handed fluorescent jackets to students at Corngreaves Academy.

The school is less than a mile away from thyssenkrupp’s materials division on Cox’s Lane, an industry leading supplier of stainless steel, aluminium and mild steel products.

Branded with the company’s logo, the reflective clothing was split equally between pupils aged five to six and seven to eight, and is specially designed to increase the visibility of children when walking to and from school.

Melanie Fleet, communications manager for thyssenkrupp (UK), said: “We were delighted to be able to make this donation to Corngreaves Academy as part of our commitment to maintaining a strong relationship with the local community.

“With the evenings drawing in, we wanted to impress just how important it is for children to stay visible while out and about, and given the school’s close proximity to our Materials division, we felt it would be a suitable candidate for the donation.

“We would like to thank the school for helping us to raise awareness of road safety among its students and hope that these jackets will help to keep pupils safe.”

thyssenkrupp in the UK employs more than 2,000 people across the UK, including more than 400 in the West Midlands.