Investor News

28 November 2014

Erith Contractors Ltd become Corporate Member

Milestone Group PLC

Erith Contractors Ltd signed up as Corporate Member of Milestone’s Passion Project

Milestone, the AIM quoted (AIM: MSG) provider of digital media and technology solutions is pleased to announce that it has signed Erith Contractors Ltd (“Erith”) as a Corporate Member of the Passion Project.

The Passion Project is an innovative digital youth engagement platform, which helps 16-24 year olds explore employment opportunities by identifying and developing their skills and passions and providing meaningful employment opportunities.

Milestone has been in the process of identifying Founding Partners for the project since the project’s inception; these being key strategic sector organisations doing exemplary work in their chosen field. Milestone has already enrolled over 40 Founding Charitable Partners and Youth Organisations and has now reached the point where it is opening the programme to interested Corporate Partners. Corporate Partners are engaged on an annual fee paying membership basis determined by number of staff, total assets and annual turnover.

Members will have access to Milestone’s products and services to help support and deliver Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) activities, staff engagement initiatives, recruitment and other related activities including targeted marketing campaigns, PR, advertising, product distribution, and digital consultancy and business solutions.

Erith Contractors Ltd, one of the first to sign-up to the partnership programme is part of the family run construction business, Erith Group. Their primary activity is to service the construction, and related industries, through its Enabling Services comprising of demolition, asbestos removal, remediation, earthworks, piling, concrete works, waste recycling and haulage.

Alongside their core business with the ethos on quality of service and client satisfaction, Erith has a strong social and community culture. Winners of an ‘Outstanding Employer Contribution’ award from the Education Business Partnership, they continue their long- standing record of supporting the surrounding communities providing work experience placements and apprenticeships aimed at providing young people with a chance to develop their skills for a potential career within the construction industry.

By working with the Passion Project as a Corporate Partner, both parties will benefit from joint marketing, cross-sector introductions and joint tenders / bid applications. Milestone will provide Erith with an aggregated target audience, as well as personal impact data and insight to support future funding and development.

Further announcements detailing other Founding Partners, Corporate Partners and Ambassadors of the Passion Project will be announced in due course.

Deborah White, CEO, commented:

“We are delighted that Erith have chosen to come on board as a Corporate Partner. Their work in the community is already exemplary, however together we believe that we can use our joint skills to increase the positive impact we can have on the lives of young people.”

Stuart Accleton, Operations Director of Erith Contractors Ltd commented:

“As a company Erith has been committed to the development of young people within its business sectors for many years. The opportunity to join forces with Milestone and the other Founding Partners means Erith are setting benchmark standards in providing youth opportunities within the construction industry."

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