27th January 2010

Air Ambulance slashes phone bill – asks local businesses to help cut it further

Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust has cut its phone bill by 38% after it launched a partnership with Support Telecom, a telecommunications company with a heart.

Support Telecom’s partner programme brings charities and businesses together to help good causes cut their phone bills. The money Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust have already saved is now helping to fund their vital services. Every local business that signs up gets a chance to cut their phone bills, too, and to help the Air Ambulance save more.

Mike Allison, Managing Director of Support Telecom, explains how it works: “With every business that comes on board, Support Telecom shares its profits with the Air Ambulance. Every time one of the partner businesses picks up the phone, they’re making a donation. Even after the Air Ambulance’s phone bill gets to zero, the profit-share continues, and we start making a monthly donation.”

Jean Robinson, Facilities Manager of Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust, adds: “We got the ball rolling by cutting our phone bill by over a third, and now we want to offer Essex and Herts businesses the chance to do the same. By joining this scheme, they could help get our phone bill down to zero – and all the savings we make allow us to concentrate on funding the frontline costs of keeping the helicopter flying. Eventually, we want to raise enough money through Support Telecom to fund a brand new phone system for the office. This is a great partnership for us.”

To find out how your business can save on phone bills AND donate to the Air Ambulance visit ehaat.uk.com or supporttelecom.org – or call 0800 804 8840.