A recent charity football match between Pall-Ex and Fortec has helped raise £2,032 for two armed forces charities - Combat Stress and the Soldiers, Sailors and Airmens’ Families Association (SSAFA).

The two teams, made up of employees and members from across the Pall-Ex and Fortec networks, faced each other at Leicester City Football Club’s King Power Stadium in the hope of securing victory in the third instalment of the charity shield.

Pall-Ex was looking to retain its winning streak after a tense 4-3 win over Fortec in 2023. In front of a crowd of 200 supporters, the action-filled match resulted in Fortec (pictured) coming out victorious with a 5-1 win.

Fortec captain Stuart White scored an early goal just two minutes into the match, and continued to dominate the first half, finishing 4-0. Shortly after coming out for the second half, Fortec scored once again to make it 5-0, before Pall-Ex managed a consolation goal in the form of a penalty in the 85th minute, making it a 5-1 victory to Fortec.

Following the match, further funds were raised through a penalty shootout enjoyed by both children and adults alike, with each person paying £1 per go to support the charity initiative.

The football match raised a total of £1,016 on the day through ticket sales and donations, with the Pall-Ex Group Charitable Foundation matching the figure to bring the total to £2,032. The money raised will go towards offering life-changing support services to veterans struggling with complex mental health issues.

Pall-Ex Group has a long-standing commitment to supporting the Armed Forces and is a proud partner of both veteran mental health charity Combat Stress - and armed forces charity SSAFA .

In 2022, Pall-Ex Group achieved the Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award from the Ministry of Defence, in recognition of the commitment shown to the Armed Forces community.

The network provides support to military personnel looking for work after leaving the forces and offers enhanced leave for reservists and cadets within the business, as well as supporting Combat Stress and SSAFA.

At the Pall-Ex Group World of Excellence annual awards evening in February of this year, SSAFA received a donation of £10,000 and recently employees from across Pall-Ex Group took part in Combat Stress’ March in March campaign, raising over £4,200 throughout the month.

Kevin Buchanan, Pall-Ex group chief executive, said: “We are immensely proud to be able to host such fantastic events and in turn support the hard work that both Combat Stress and SSAFA do to aid veterans.

”Our pledge to the Armed Forces community is something that we are honoured to uphold at Pall-Ex Group and we are committed to supporting the invaluable work that both of our charity partners carry out with further events throughout the year.

”I would also like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the team at Leicester City Football Club for their support with hosting our event over the last three years.”

 

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