Klarius BANGERS4BEN charity challenge success

The Klarius Group team have successfully completed their epic trip to Maranello in support of UK automotive industry charity BEN, having covered the 2,375 miles in a 13 year old Renault Safrane liberally fitted with QH and Klarius brand replacement parts.

The team including Doug Bentley - Technical Centre Manager, Annette Forster -- Group Marketing Director, Jenny McGarry from Klarius HQ at Voyager Manchester and Philip Barrett from the R&D team at Klarius Emission Control Products manufacturing centre in Cheadle visited the home of Ferrari in Northern Italy, taking in rain, wind, snow, sunshine and tunnels to cross Northern Europe in support of a good cause.

The rules of the event allow teams to service and replace components on the car once it has been purchased (in this case for less than £500) and so after a comprehensive service Klarius reached into its portfolio of over 100,000 replacement parts to ensure the bargain saloon made the return journey without a mechanical hitch.

Doug Bentley comments, "We replaced everything we could find that was worn or tired on the car from our own product catalogue; exhaust and CAT, rotating electrics - including starter and alternator, suspension components, shocks, belts and a host of small ancillaries were all fitted. After that we crossed our fingers and hoped for the best, I'm glad to report that the car sailed through the journey and we were delighted to hand it in at the end of the event for the charity to auction-off."

Annette Forster, Klarius Marketing Director encapsulates the trip with her comments, "We wanted to involve as many staff as possible in our charity effort and so the R&D team were involved in getting the car ready for the race, the marketing team tweeted relentlessly and we are still busy with our fundraising effort. The Klarius team constantly took the scenic route which our pictures show testament to; they include the Eiffel Tower, L'Arc de Triomphe, Mont Blanc tunnel, Ferrari and a memorable stop in the Champaign region.

"The Klarius team were minor heroes during the trip in that we managed to source an alternator for the CarDealer team with the help of Daniel Heure (Klarius QH General Manager in France) and Thierry Hottin (Warehouse Manager in Lyon) who went to the warehouse in the middle of the night to help us source the part and keep another car on the road. We also drove two Ferrari California's which it has to be said bested our more humble set of wheels.

"We'd like to thank CarDealer magazine and BEN for helping to organise the event and especially the AA for all of their hard work and free support. A special thanks also has to go to all the other teams that entered and entertained us during the journey; over 30 teams took part and supplied a real sense of camaraderie and fun - Star Wars cast, Ghostbusters, Baywatch team et al, ultimately the aim is to raise money for charity and collectively we are hoping to raise £30 000!"

Company Contact

Klarius Group Ltd. : Annette Forster
Tel: +44(0)161 489 6616 Fax:
Web: www.klarius.eu
Email: Annette.Forster@Klarius.EU

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