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Aimee Collins in a green canoe on the water. Aimee is wearing a dark wetsuit and a white helmet.

Matrix supports Olympic star in the making

Through its Community Support Fund, utility infrastructure specialist Matrix Group is sponsoring Olympic canoe hopeful Aimee Collins as she set her sights on the 2032 Brisbane Games.

Aged 18 years old, Aimee has been working to perfect her sport since she was 10. And now thanks to her uncle, Matrix Group SHEQ Director Simon Spencer, she’s been given a financial boost to help cover the costs of her equipment and accommodation as she travels to qualifying competitions across the UK.

Rob Sparkes, CEO of Matrix Group, said: “Our Community Support Fund provides an opportunity for us help local charities, events and individuals through nominations by our employees. It embodies our values of ‘Teamwork’ and ‘Integrity’ and in Aimee’s case, celebrates her determination to achieve her ambitions.”

Aimee has recently qualified in the 2023 Junior World Championship and Junior European Championship, with the latter resulting in a Silver Medal as part of the Junior Women’s C1 Team.

Aimee added: “I’m grateful for the support I’ve received from Matrix Group. The new Racer ST tops they’ve sponsored are a much-needed addition to my kit and the funding they’ve provided for covering my accommodation costs will help with my pre-race preparation and post-race recovery.”

Matrix Group wishes Aimee every success on her journey to 2032 and will continue to cheer her along the way.

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Matrix supports Red Nose Day 2022

This year to show our support and to raise money for Red Nose Day, our offices took part in a race to cycle 300km – the distance between our Slough and Warrington offices.

The challenge was set as an inter-office race to see which team could cover the distance first – Warrington, or Northampton and Slough. From Monday 14th to Friday 18th March, exercise bikes were set up in each of our three offices, and our colleagues were encouraged to join in and clock up the km. Whether they could cycle 5km or 50km, they all helped contribute distance and raise money.

On the Friday morning, Northampton and Slough had claimed victory – though collectively our teams had cycled a staggering 591.5km, which was an amazing effort from everyone involved.

Rob Sparkes, CEO, Matrix Group, said: “I want to say a huge well done to everyone who took part in the Red Nose Day challenge. It was great to see this event bringing people into our offices for some fun, exercise, to raise money and eat cake. It was particularly good to see the team spirit.”

Alongside cycling, our teams helped to raise additional funds by supporting cake sales and running a cake sweepstake. The money we raised will help the Charity to provide support for people to live free from poverty, violence, and discrimination. Comic Relief’s Mission is to drive positive change through the power of entertainment, and this year we’ve helped support that through our drive and commitment to teamwork for our event.

For more information on Comic Relief and the work they do, visit www.comicrelief.com, or follow the stories of those involved on social media using #RedNoseDay.

Special thanks go to www.homegymuk.com for the loan of an exercise bike to our Northampton office, enabling the Northampton team to take part in the event.

 

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