Pictured above:(l-r) Kevin Tranter, Managing Director,
Dave Cain, Roll Grinder, Cooper Coated Coil
Wolverhampton based Cooper Coated Coil (CCC) has donated metal
shelving racks to the oldest youth club in West Bromwich.
CCC, based on the Planetary Industrial Estate, supplied the
shelving system to West Bromwich Young Peoples' Club. The club,
located in the Charlemont Community Centre on Beacon View Road,
caters for young people aged between 11 and 18 and has been
established over 55 years.
Dave Cain is a roll grinder at CCC and has worked at the factory
for over 37 years. For over 25 years, Dave has spent two evenings
every week as a volunteer youth service worker at West Bromwich
Young Peoples' Club, together with his wife Carol. The club was
established in the 1950s. "It's important that young people have a
sense of belonging, and that they can see us as friends, someone to
talk to", says Dave. "We have young people coming to us now whose
parents were also members as teenagers. Some of our boys are in the
national championships at snooker and pool, and we win lots of
trophies. The club is open five nights a week Sunday to Thursday
and we have around 100 members." The club also offers outdoor
pursuits including weekend trips to adventure parks, paintballing
and fishing.
The club has been led for the last 52 years by Derek Harrington,
who was awarded an MBE in 2001 for his dedication to youth
work.
CCC applies specialist coatings onto aluminium and steel coils
for use in the manufacture of housewares, automotives and white
goods. Kevin Tranter is managing director at CCC. "CCC is committed
to our corporate social responsibility and we take it very
seriously", says Kevin. "We have 60 employees over a three-shift
system which has recently been introduced to increase output to
cope with increasing demand. Our staff are a dedicated and
committed workforce and without their loyalty, we simply couldn't
operate successfully. Many of them, like Dave, have worked here for
decades and they are part of the CCC family.
"We're always delighted to help out our local communities and
actively encourage our staff to get involved. Companies like CCC
are very much part of the fabric of local society.
"It's typical of Dave to give up his spare time selflessly and
this is our small way of showing our appreciation for the work he
does with local young people. These people need to feel they are
part of something, because this sense of belonging feeds back into
the local community, and they become the successful employees of
tomorrow."
"I'm very grateful to my employers CCC for their donation", says
Dave. "Most of us are unpaid volunteers and it's due to the
generosity of others that we have survived as long as we have.
We're looking for more young members, and we're looking forward to
the next 50 years."