Two Peterhead firms have been helping to keep youngsters safe this winter by donating branded high visiblity vests to a North-east primary school.
Genesis Personnel, a leading North-east recruitment agency which has offices in Aberdeen and Peterhead, donated the safety attire along with local design studio, StudioFour, to Ordiquhill Primary School, based in Cornhill near Banff.
The two firms, both headquartered in Peterhead, joined forces to design and donate 20 of the high visibility vests for the older children travelling to and from school, to help keep them safe during the darker winter nights.
Wendy Marr, managing director of Genesis Personnel and director of StudioFour, said: “When we heard both the primary school and parents were concerned about the childrens’ safety travelling to and from school, we were more than happy to provide our help. Genesis Personnel supplied the school with the vests, whilst StudioFour kindly printed them for us.
“We recently visited the school and met with the children who received the vests, they were all very grateful. We are always open to helping out in our hometown of Peterhead, and so were more than happy to spread this help a little further North.”
Ruth Calder, mother of four Ordiquhill Primary School students, said: “Ordiquhill is a country school, with the children travelling to and from school using buses. During the darker evenings it’s crucial that the children can jump on and off the bus as safely as possible and that they are visible to the driver at all times. It’s great that local businesses such as Genesis Personnel and StudioFour are willing to help out in the community and I know both the school and the parents are thankful for this.”
With a total of 70 pupils attending Ordiquhill Primary School, local businesses from around the North-east, in addition to Genesis Personnel and StudioFour, have helped provide every student with a high visibility vest for the winter.