Much-needed lift for charity

PARAGON ELEVATORS GAVE THEIR TIME AND EQUIPMENT FOR FREE TO THE TRAUMA CENTRE IN HULL

- By DONNA CLIFFORD

A HULL charity which helps survivors of violence and abuse has been given a vital lift by a local business quite literally.

The Trauma Centre has been offering counselling and psychotherapy support for victims of abuse for the last eight years.

But for the last year its most vulnerable service users have not been able to tap into the counselling they so desperately need, because of a faulty lift, making it virtually impossible for disabled people to visit their first floor offices. For months, the organisation has been trying to raise the funds needed to repair the elevatora fundraising campaign which this week reached the ears of a business which could come to its aid.

When the charity's plight recently came to light on a Facebook post, those who saw it used their network to reach out to Paragon Elevators, established in Hull eight years ago, which sent staff along almost immediately to fix the issue, free of charge.

Carl Joyce, founder of Paragon Elevators, which has 25 staff, told how his firm got involved.