SIX TREES FOR SIX DECADES IN LIVERPOOL

Kirkby based Yorkshire Copper Tube is looking for sites across Liverpool to plant six trees in celebration of its 60th anniversary. The company, which has been manufacturing from its purpose built, state of the art production plant for six decades, would welcome suggestions from schools, nurseries, local community projects or businesses who want to spruce up their surroundings. Jack Wallace, Yorkshire Copper Tube’s Sales Director, said: “Throughout 2010 we have been celebrating our milestone birthday and we wanted to give something back to the community we have been based in for 60 years. “We are opening this up to the local people and would welcome suggestions from anyone who thinks they have the perfect spot for one of our trees.” “We will choose what we deem to be the most deserving sites and the trees will be planted during the autumn of this year.” To express interest please email yorkshiretrees@icgonline.co.uk before midnight on Monday 20th September 2010. Please include a brief explanation of why you would like to receive a tree and where it would be planted. Yorkshire Copper Tube employs more than 200 people at its Kirkby plant. It is a division of KME Yorkshire Ltd, part of the KME Group, Europe’s largest producer of copper and copper alloy products. -ENDS- Picture shows: Cutting of the first sod in Kirkby more than six decades ago (picture is attached and there is a downloadable link below) Notes to editors: • Yorkshire Copper Tube is based on East Lancashire Road, Kirkby, Liverpool, L33 7TU. Website www.yct.com • All Yorkshire’s copper tubes carry the British Kitemark and the company’s Quality Management System is BS EN 9001 approved.

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