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Designed to be memorable, these presentations, under normal circumstances outside of the current pandemic, would have been given in person by the DWFRS team of specialists and presenters. Hills is proud to also support them in their work to deliver similar presentations, free of charge, to every secondary school pupil in Wiltshire. Sharing these important messages with the wider community supports Hills’ core values of family ethos and commitment. Hills cares deeply about employees’ health, safety and wellbeing and about the communities that we work and live in.
Road safety is a high priority for Hills. Most of the products and services we provide rely on the use of heavy goods vehicles, vans or motor vehicles. Employees and their vehicles are mobile advertisements for our business and form an integral part of how we are perceived by the public and our customers. In addition, most of our employees travel to work, driving either by car or motorcycle. To promote safer driving across the business and amongst all our employees, you may already be aware that Hills has partnered with the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) to deliver the hard-hitting ‘Safe Drive, Stay Alive’ campaign. This impactful campaign is a presentation being rolled out to all Hills employees showing life-changing scenarios which can occur from driving.
“I was not expecting that, it really brought home the dangers of driver distraction.” Hills Municipal Collections crew comment
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Earl Kitchener spotted by Mike Hill at CarFest When Chief Executive Mike Hill and his wife Caroline visited CarFest recently they were expecting to see a variety of vehicles, but probably not the steam engine which Mike’s great grandfather, Edward Hill, founder of the company, purchased in 1900. The Earl Kitchener steam engine is now proudly owned by Dave Fowler who purchased it in 1992 – nearly 90 years after Edward Hill! The steam powered Earl Kitchener was used by Hills in the early part of the 20th Century. Mike said: “I couldn’t believe my eyes! I saw it from a distance and said straight away that it was the Earl Kitchener. It was fantastic to see it and in such good quality. I even had the pleasure of driving it! It is clearly cherished and the owner was so pleased to show it off to me.”
Pictured left Mike Hill Chief Executive with Dave Fowler, the current owner of the Earl Kitchener steam engine.
Earl Kitchener when owned by the showmen, R Edwards & Sons. Photo courtesy Roy Thomas, Swindon Camera Club.
