Okehampton Glass Bulgarian Charity Mission
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Okehampton Glass Bulgarian Charity Mission
Trade supplier and installer, Okehampton Glass has completed a 3,200 mile charity mission to South Eastern Europe to carry out repairs to a Bulgarian orphanage.
The company, which operates throughout Devon was supported in the expedition by Sierra, which donated 24 frames, installed by Okehampton and a team of charity volunteers at an orphanage at Provadia, 300 miles North East of the country’s capital Sofia.
Carrying out a range of improvement works, the volunteers spent a week carrying out repair works and installing new PVC-U windows donated by Okehampton Glass and Torbay-based Sierra Windows.
Andrew Morgan, director, House of Rachel said: “We have an ongoing relationship with Provadia Children’s Home and have been building links for a number of years. More recently, the home was threatened with closure because the money wasn’t there to carry out repairs and that would have meant the loss of the home and jobs for staff, so improvements were essential.
“This recent trip and the commitment we have made by putting in the new windows has really shown the authorities that we are committed to making a real difference and for the long-term.”
When the work is completed the charity hopes to be able to extend its offer of accommodation and support to a further eight young people.
As a part of a second strand to the project the volunteer team is also working to refurbish a nearby property to provide transitional accommodation for those young people leaving the state-run care system.
Andrew added: “The project is linked to the home. Normally young people leave the care system at 18 and our vulnerable to trafficking and the sex industry. House of Rachel has been set up to offer a place of safety and the training and skills they need before going out on their own.”
Sourcing materials and particularly the right quality of materials, alongside the sheer logistical complexities of working so far away proved the biggest challenges.
Roger Thorne, manager, Okehampton Glass, said: “We found a distribution team from Bristol who were able to help us ship the windows but over there the team found the window reveals were in a very poor state. That created a problem because we had to source building materials while we were over there in a country which has so very little and what they do have is normally of a pretty poor quality.”
In addition to its retail business Okehampton has more than 70 trade customers, supplying a wide range of products from windows and doors to conservatories and roofline products.
Dave Stearman, general sales manager, Sierra, said: “This is a great project that’s making a very real difference to the lives of young people who might otherwise be very vulnerable. We’re delighted to have been able to support Okehampton Glass and the other charity volunteers, even in a comparatively small way in giving these children a better start.”
For further information on the project or to find out how you can support the work of the House of Rachel Team visit www.houseofrachel.org.
For further information visit www.okehamptonglass.com email enquiries@okehamptonglass.com or call 01837 54019.
For more information visit and its advanced range of trade windows, conservatories, doors and orangeries visit www.sierrawindows.co.uk.
For further press information please contact:
John Warren
Tel 01242 225803
Fax 01242 233548
jwarren@epwin.co.uk
Trade supplier and installer, Okehampton Glass has completed a 3,200 mile charity mission to South Eastern Europe to carry out repairs to a Bulgarian orphanage.
The company, which operates throughout Devon was supported in the expedition by Sierra, which donated 24 frames, installed by Okehampton and a team of charity volunteers at an orphanage at Provadia, 300 miles North East of the country’s capital Sofia.
Carrying out a range of improvement works, the volunteers spent a week carrying out repair works and installing new PVC-U windows donated by Okehampton Glass and Torbay-based Sierra Windows.
Andrew Morgan, director, House of Rachel said: “We have an ongoing relationship with Provadia Children’s Home and have been building links for a number of years. More recently, the home was threatened with closure because the money wasn’t there to carry out repairs and that would have meant the loss of the home and jobs for staff, so improvements were essential.
“This recent trip and the commitment we have made by putting in the new windows has really shown the authorities that we are committed to making a real difference and for the long-term.”
When the work is completed the charity hopes to be able to extend its offer of accommodation and support to a further eight young people.
As a part of a second strand to the project the volunteer team is also working to refurbish a nearby property to provide transitional accommodation for those young people leaving the state-run care system.
Andrew added: “The project is linked to the home. Normally young people leave the care system at 18 and our vulnerable to trafficking and the sex industry. House of Rachel has been set up to offer a place of safety and the training and skills they need before going out on their own.”
Sourcing materials and particularly the right quality of materials, alongside the sheer logistical complexities of working so far away proved the biggest challenges.
Roger Thorne, manager, Okehampton Glass, said: “We found a distribution team from Bristol who were able to help us ship the windows but over there the team found the window reveals were in a very poor state. That created a problem because we had to source building materials while we were over there in a country which has so very little and what they do have is normally of a pretty poor quality.”
In addition to its retail business Okehampton has more than 70 trade customers, supplying a wide range of products from windows and doors to conservatories and roofline products.
Dave Stearman, general sales manager, Sierra, said: “This is a great project that’s making a very real difference to the lives of young people who might otherwise be very vulnerable. We’re delighted to have been able to support Okehampton Glass and the other charity volunteers, even in a comparatively small way in giving these children a better start.”
For further information on the project or to find out how you can support the work of the House of Rachel Team visit www.houseofrachel.org.
For further information visit www.okehamptonglass.com email enquiries@okehamptonglass.com or call 01837 54019.
For more information visit and its advanced range of trade windows, conservatories, doors and orangeries visit www.sierrawindows.co.uk.
For further press information please contact:
John Warren
Tel 01242 225803
Fax 01242 233548
jwarren@epwin.co.uk