Warings Sponsor the Respect Programme

The following article appeared in the Portsmouth News on Wednesday 21st October 2009.

A Portsmouth construction company has joined forces with Pompey to help youngsters in the city.

 

Warings has signed up to the club’s RESPECT Programme, which aims to get young people to have a sense of pride in their city through sport and activities.

 

As an initiation to the campaign, Warings Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Philippe Jouy, was put through his paces at Fratton Park by teenagers from the programme.

 

Philippe said: “It is fundamental to us as a business that we engage with our local community. The RESPECT Programme enables us to support a great initiative that delivers vital training and skills to a diverse range of young people, helping them secure a positive future in the workplace.

 

“This is a really important campaign to the city and we are delighted to be involved.”

 

Part of the Pompey Sports and Education Foundation, RESPECT Programme offers a wide provision of mainly free activities to young people in the city between the age of five and twenty five years old. 

 

The new partnership which was made official at the Portsmouth v Tottenham match on Saturday 17th October will see Warings support the delivery of valuable training and apprenticeships for young people. 

 

It will also enable staff to participate in a number of voluntary activities including basic football coaching.

 

Portsmouth RESPECT Programme manager, Julian Wadsworth said: “Warings is a fantastic partner to have on board due to the company’s commitment to the local community and the wealth of skills it has to offer to those involved. 

 

We very much look forward to working with Warings to share ideas and agree initiatives to move the partnership forward.”

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