A TRAILER manufacturer has worked with the Winsford community to mark this charity Brake’s Road Safety Week 2022.

Tiger Trailers, which is located in Winsford, joined with Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service and neighbouring business Combined Tyres and Autocare to provide free winter car checks.

Comprehensive seasonal safety checks were undertaken on the cars of participating drivers, who each received a pack of complimentary accessories including an ice-scraper from Cheshire West and Chester Council and a tyre tread depth gauge provided by Cheshire Fire.

The emergency services organisation also provided a ‘Winter Driving Advice’ booklet sponsored by Tyres On The Drive and endorsed by National Highways.

On top of this, Cheshire charity Passion For Learning, which Tiger regularly supports, brought fifteen youngsters from a Knutsford school to spend a day at the manufacturer’s factory.

They were given an insight into different career opportunities, taught safety lessons, and spent time with the company’s engineering department, designing and bringing to life fluorescent 3D keyrings to help them stay safe in the dark winter months.

Completing Tiger Trailers’ trio of initiatives during Road Safety Week, cakes with a road safety theme were sold in the staff canteen and all proceeds were donated to Brake.

Tiger Trailers’ multi-faceted involvement comes exactly a year after launching its Tiger Safety Team and school road safety programme, including mascot Tiger Ted, a branded trailer, and a number of educational publications.

Alison Cartwright, Tiger Trailers’ corporate social responsibility manager, said: “We would like to thank the organisations who joined us during Road Safety Week and we are proud to be collaborating with them and others with the shared goal of keeping young people and wider communities safe.”

Earlier this year, Alison was a finalist at the UK Fleet Champions Awards after she was nominated for the Kevin Storey Award for Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety, sponsored by Samsara, for the organisation or individual that has gone above and beyond the call of duty in their commitment to road safety.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service road safety Manager Ryan Swindells said: "The event was a great success, and we’d like to thank Tiger Trailers for helping to keep their staff safe this winter.

“Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to keeping Cheshire’s roads safer for everyone.

“Our aim is to reduce fatalities and serious injuries through collaborative work such as this with Tiger Trailers.

“Driving in wet conditions can be hazardous, but people have a better chance of staying safe if they are prepared."