For the third year in a row, RH Freight, the UK's leading
European freight specialist, will be providing vital support to
runners in the 'Experian Robin Hood Festival of Running' on 13
September.
RH, which has its headquarters and a major hub in Nottingham,
has responsibility for distributing all of the bottled drinks and
tables to the ten drinks stations across the race route on the
morning of the event. The refreshments are vitally important for
the 10,000 plus runners who will be taking part in what the
organisers are hoping will be 'the biggest and best event the UK
has to offer!'
RH's staff will have an early start on the morning of the race
as they begin setting up the tables and water bottles from 3am.
They will be using three 18 tonne trucks and forklifts to transport
and drop the 19 pallets of water and dozens of trestle tables to
the stations, which are situated at various points along the course
of the half and full marathons.
After the event starts, the RH team will also be helping with
the clean up operation, with trucks following the cleaning team and
collecting empty bottles and litter from the route.
In addition, RH is also supplying a forklift truck for use at
the main Marathon site on Victoria Embankment for the period
leading up to the race, in order to assist with the movement of
equipment and boxes around the site.
Nigel Baxter, Director at RH Freight commented: "We're really
pleased to be supporting this prestigious local event for the third
year in a row. Everyone involved in the Experian Robin Hood
Festival of Running works hard each year to make it a success and
we're proud to be a part of that. It's certainly a long day for us
but it's worth it."
Chris Sumner, Events Director at Sweatshop (organisers of the
marathon) added: "Working with RH Freight has become an integral
part of this event and they play a vital role. Distributing the
water around the course is one of the most important parts of the
race and with over 60,000 bottles to be delivered we need to know
they're going to get to the right place on time. RH Freight takes
all the worry out of this for us, which is a huge help on a busy
day."