Exol becomes Children’s Champion for The Children’s Hospital Charity, Sheffield

Exol Lubricants has become a Children’s Champion for The Children’s Hospital Charity, which provides essential equipment and facilities to Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

The UK’s leading lubricants supplier joins an exclusive number of businesses supporting the charity and hospital, which is one of only five dedicated Major Trauma Centres in England, and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Sheffield Children’s is regarded as a world leader in many specialisms including oncology, brittle bones and many more. The role of the charity is to ensure the provision of specialist equipment, facilities and environment matches the incredible care patients and their families receive.

Over the past year the charity has raised over £4million, and since its inception in 1976 and has provided life-saving equipment to the hospital such as the 3T MRI Scanner, which gives surgeons clearer images when scanning and operating on children. The charity has also contributed to the Multipurpose Fluoroscopy system, as well as the introduction of nine new integrated operating theatres, which help world leading surgeons share their expertise by enabling operations to be broadcast worldwide.

As a Children’s Champion, Exol will play an active role, connecting with fellow business champions and being first to hear about new medical equipment and projects at the hospital.

Exol’s Darren and Georgina Frogson were recently given a tour of the hospital by the charity, which took in the new life-saving helipad – expected to host 12 emergency landings every year – as well as newly renovated hospital wards and equipment.

Steve Everitt, Group Managing Director, Exol Lubricants, said: “The work the Children’s Hospital Charity does is essential to the world leading care the Sheffield Children’s hospital provides and it is with great pride that Exol, as a business with its roots in the area, is able to support their tremendous activity.”

Caitlin Hallatt, Philanthropy Manager at The Children’s Hospital Charity added, “We are so grateful for the support of Exol in becoming Children’s Champions. Donations from businesses like Exol mean we can continue to fund the vital equipment, facilities, and research that we do in order to keep Sheffield Children’s at the forefront of paediatric care for our children and young people. We are so excited to be working with the business and to see what we can achieve together for our amazing hospital.”