The anniversary edition truck-mounted firklift

Building products distributor CCF Limited, part of Travis Perkins plc, was the highest bidder in the MOFFETT charity truck-mounted forklift auction.

CCF placed the winning bid of EUR53,000 (USD60,000) for the privilege of owning a unique, tailor-made, 70th anniversary edition MOFFETT truck-mounted forklift.

MOFFETT will donate all of the money raised from the winning bid to charity.

Graham Bellman, group fleet director, Travis Perkins plc, says his company is happy to be supporting such a worthy cause. "To provide the winning bid has been good, as this will help support many needy causes, and also cements the relationship we have with MOFFETT and Hiab."

CCF is one of the UK's leading distributors of interior building products to professionals within the construction industry.

For more than 20 years, Hiab has been supplying its parent company, Travis Perkins plc, with truck-mounted forklifts, tail lifts, and loader cranes.

"The anniversary machine will be a one-off," added Bellman. "We hope to use it on one of our latest trucks that will go into London to support a scheme designed to improve safety with vulnerable road users. Our truck and the MOFFETT will be attending a number of events to promote safe and efficient road operations, something that MOFFETT is also keen to promote."

Travis Perkins plc is renowned for its involvement in fundraising for UK charities, and has raised over GBP10 million (USD15.5 million) to date. It gets actively involved in supporting the local communities close to where its businesses are based.