FM Sudafix acknowledges its corporate responsibility in its day to day business, but it also recognises the integral importance of supporting the communities that help it operate as a business. Whilst the FM Sudafix Group supports professional sports teams such as the Nottingham Panthers ice hockey club they recognise the real need to invest in teams who foster young talent. Group Chief Executive Officer, Steve Hutchinson was delighted to put the full support of FM Sudafix behind the Hallam & Redmires Rangers Under 13 Junior Football Club, in Sheffield. Hutchinson commented, ‘A company like the FM Sudafix Group simply would not exist without our valued staff and customers, and the communities in which they live. Sport is hugely influential in any young person’s life, be it in the form of developing good physical fitness, learning about fair play and how teams work together, or the importance of a good work ethic and determination to succeed.
‘Taking part in sports like football and boxing helped me develop a healthy competitive edge that I feel has served me well in my career, and continues to help the FM Sudafix Group grow at the prodigious rate that it does. These boys and the support network of parents, brothers and sisters, friends and coaches, deserve to be recognised because they make the difference and help keep communities together. I am so proud of the boys for the effort that they have put in this season and each of the players on the pitch, and the substitutes on the bench can continue to take to the field knowing that our company has full faith in their abilities, and that their efforts will be making all of us enormously proud.’
FM Sudafix Technical Director, John Maher, who also backed the sponsorship agreement, said, ‘Hallam & Redmires Rangers is a great team for us to support because they demonstrate so many of the qualities that we hold at FM Sudafix. In a football team of committed youngsters we can see how hard work can pay off and at times when it’s raining or cold, when so many youngsters may be more inclined to stay inside, they will continue to take to the field and represent their team. I am certain that each of the boys’ families and friends are incredibly proud of them, and they should be because on the football pitch they are learning that any achievement comes from honest endeavour. Throughout my career I have always tried to use any influence I have had to direct funds towards initiatives that directly help young people so when Steve identified Hallam & Redmires Rangers as a team for us to back I was one hundred percent on board.’
Steve Hutchinson further commented, ‘Not everyone gets to be the star striker, or even on the pitch, but whether we are talking about football or not it is essential that we recognise that young people are the greatest asset the world has and whatever their skills or interest, we owe it to them and to the future to make sure that we have done everything we can to help them on their way. These boys are truly special, and unless you have watched them on the pitch you wouldn’t believe how talented they are. When you meet them you recognise the promise that they hold for the future, both on and off the pitch, a credit to their families and all those who invest their time day in day out to help make the difference.’ The FM Sudafix Group would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved with Hallam & Redmires Rangers JFC for the opportunity to join them in supporting the team.
