The 10TH GHA Livigunn Challenge

Have you got what it takes?  

The time is here for the 10th GHA Livigunn Challenge, which this year is being held in a currently secret location of the picturesque North Yorkshire. The GHA Livigunn Challenge is a fun filled schedule of outdoor activities which will test clients both physically and mentally, over the weekend of the 10th -12th of September 2010.

This year GHA Livigunn are again supporting WaterAid, a charity that enables people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education. The last challenge raised over £10,000, a fantastic achievement only made possible due to the efforts of our teams.

The event consists of approximately 15 teams of construction “professionals” competing against each other over a series of stages, the details at this stage are top secret but will include mountain biking, orienteering and some special events. The competitors will require a certain amount of navigation skills, basic fitness and the ability to work as a team.  However the aim of the event is to have fun whilst raising money for a very worthwhile cause. GHA Livigunn will cover the cost of the event, asking competitors in return to raise a minimum sponsorship of £1000 per team to help achieve this years target of £20,000.

 Stewart Tennant, GHA Livigunn’s Director commented: “This bi-annual challenge has become a fixture in the calendars of many of our clients and staff and the funds raised have increased steadily over the years.  Planning for the 2010 event is now well underway and we plan to make it bigger and more challenging than past events. Details of the 2010 event will be sent out over the coming months allowing plenty of time for all those wishing to take part to start training!!”

The event winning team will collect the coveted GHA Livigunn Challenge trophy with a special trophy being awarded to the top fund raising team.


Watch the 2008 GHA Livigunn Challenge 2008 by clicking here

If you are interested in finding out more information about the GHA Livigunn Challenge, entering a team or helping to raise money for WaterAid please contact Charlotte Johnson on 0161 491 4600 or alternatively email on charlotte.johnson@ghalivigunn.com

 

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Notes to Editor

1. GHA Livigunn is a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy providing a wide range of engineering solutions for projects across a broad spectrum of market sectors within the built environment from its offices in Cheadle, Frodsham, Leeds and Watford.

2. Formed by the merger in 2006 of George Hutchison Associates (GHA) and Livingston Gunn Projects, the group was further strengthened by the addition of Birkett Stevens Colman Partnership (BSCP) in 2009.

3. The company currently employs 100 staff in the UK with a group turnover circa £8 million. 

4. A developer of 3D visualisations for projects as varied as costal defences, high voltage sub-stations, water treatment works as well as chemical and pharmaceutical plant applications.

5. In 2008 GHA Livigunn received The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) North West Regional Structural Awards for Small Project and an Engineering Excellence Award from The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) in recognition of their design for Top o’ th’ Cow service reservoirs, located outside Bolton.

In 2009 GHA Livigunn received the RoSPA Silver award for Occupational Health and Safety, The Construction News Quality Award for Hodder Service Reservoir and an ACE commendation of Engineering Excellence for Ashton-Under-Lyne Wastewater Treatment Works.

6. WaterAid enables the world’s poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education. Their vision is of a world where everyone has access to these basic human rights which underpin health, education and livelihoods forming the first, essential step in overcoming poverty. For further information on WaterAid visit www.wateraid.org.uk.