Charity black Cat shines at Bauma

by Nick Drew | Mon 18 Apr 2016

Charity black Cat shines at Bauma

The 30^th Anniversary Cat 432F2 backhoe loader which sports an all-black livery was officially handed over to its owners Lynch Plant Hire during Bauma in Munich.

On Monday, May 9th, the team behind the “Ripping Up the UK” charity campaign will take off from John O’Groats, Scotland, in the Cat 432F2 Backhoe Loader supplied by Caterpillar and supported for the duration of the journey by Cat dealer Finning UK. Along the way, the team will make various stops to raise money for the Special Needs Adventure Playground (SNAP), a charity located in Cannock, Staffordshire, England.

Designed specifically for children with special needs, SNAP features outdoor adventure play equipment, including an aerial runway, cycle track with specially adapted bikes, sand pit, indoor soft play area, craft room and multi-sensory room. The charity hopes to use the funds to replace heavily used, damaged play equipment, update its sensory toys and add more facilities for adults and caregivers.

The “Ripping Up the UK” team which consists of Gavin Elson and Dale Hawkins, the brains behind the UK Plant Operators movement seen above receiving a £2000 cheque for the charity from Caterpillar, have a series of fundraising and publicity events planned along the journey to meet followers and collect donations. Traveling about 120 miles a day, the Cat 432F2-led convoy should arrive in Land’s End, England, on Sunday, May 15, where the Digger Man Blog will be among the gathering press crews to see the machine cross the line. You can get behind this charity event and follow its progress by checking out the Facebook page "Ripping Up The UK".

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