SAPPERS SCRUM DOWN WITH FAUN

The Corps’ of the Royal Engineers Rugby League team is storming through the season with the support of long term sponsors FAUN TRACKWAY – the defence division of FAUN ZOELLER UK Ltd.

The team – which won the Army’s Lawson Cup for 15 consecutive years between 1995 and 2010 – has used the money from the sponsorship deal to purchase new kits as well as training equipment and a tour to the South of France.

Based in Anglesey, North Wales, FAUN TRACKWAY has been producing its portable aluminium roadways and runways for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for more than 40 years.

Today, the business supplies over 40 different armed forces worldwide.

Many of the Royal Engineers play in the UK Army’s Rugby Union team that gets to compete at England’s national stadium Twickenham, regularly shown on national television.

The Army’s Rugby League teams have often struggled for sponsorship deals due to having a much lower profile than its counterparts in Rugby Union.

J Alun Jones, managing director at FAUN, said: “The Royal Engineers were the very first people to use TRACKWAY over four decades ago, so today we’re very proud to be supporting them on the pitch as well as in the field.”

The team’s manager, Major Damian Quinn, said: “Without FAUN’s sponsorship our team may not have been able to compete at all this year, so it has truly been invaluable.”

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Ricky Ambury                          Fiona Mackie 
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Notes to Editors:

FAUN TRACKWAY is a part of FAUN ZOELLER UK Ltd, a division of the Kirchhoff Group. FAUN UK is the successor of Laird (Anglesey) Ltd and has been producing military grade aluminium products in North Wales for over 60 years.

FAUN TRACKWAY is used by over 40 different armed forces worldwide and it is a prime contractor to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).

FAUN TRACKWAY manufactures:

• Heavy Ground Mobility System (HGMS) can withstand repeated loads of tracked and wheeled vehicles up to 70 tonnes (MLC 70). 50m is laid by two men in less than 6 minutes.

• Medium Ground Mobility System (MGMS) can withstand repeated loads of wheeled vehicles up to 30 tonnes (MLC 30). 32m is laid by 2 men in less than 5 minutes.

• Rapid Runway Repair (RRR) consists of Bomb Damage Repair Mats and Patches that form the landing surface for aircraft. RRR enables flying operations to be quickly resumed after enemy attack. RRR is vital in the Airfield Damage Repair (ADR) process.

• Aircraft Landing Mat (ALM) is an expedient runway in kit form that enables temporary airfields to be constructed quickly and easily.

• Helicopter Landing Mat (HLM) helipad is suitable for a wide variety of rotary aircraft, designed to reduce brownout. 

• More information and brochures available at www.fauntrackway.co.uk

FAUN MV is also a leading manufacturer of municipal waste collection vehicles, supplying 431 local authorities across the country.

The FAUN group boasts Europe-wide manufacturing expertise, with offices in Germany, France, The Netherlands, Switzerland and Belgium.