© Caterpillar All Rights Reserved http://www.perkins.com/news Virtual Press Office en-US http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1943265 A Peterborough policeman was the first to cross the finish line as more than 3,480 runners took to the city streets for the fourth Perkins Great Eastern Run. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1857382 Armed with spades, trowels and hoes, a team of volunteers from Perkins' Peterborough site recently gave their time to support the work of the gardeners at Sue Ryder Care’s Thorpe Hall Hospice. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1660365 Thirteen volunteers from Perkins’ marketing communications department put their creative talents to the test when they built a mud-maid at the Peterborough Environmental Project. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1617668 Perkins Stafford has given enthusiastic eco-conscious students the chance to go green and reduce their school’s energy consumption. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1617681 A team of Perkins graduates were among 2,500 thousand women who took part in Peterborough’s Race for Life. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1588882 Three intrepid Perkins employees will put themselves through a gruelling challenge when they take part in the Marmotte cycle event in France next month. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1586965 Perkins Stafford is giving enthusiastic eco-conscious students the chance to go green and reduce their school’s energy consumption. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1586942 Perkins volunteers were blessed with blue skies and warm sunshine as they painted, repaired paths and modified a waterfall at the Peterborough Environmental Project. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1587282 Journalist Rachel Porter has been named as the winner of Perkins’ Power on the Farm award 2009. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1587344 Runners, both amateur and professional, have been busy signing up for this year’s Perkins Great Eastern Run. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1565504 Peterborough-based Perkins Engines Company Limited has extended its sponsorship of the van used by the East Anglian Air Ambulance’s (EAAA) fundraising manager for the region, Chris Donaldson, for a second year. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1587323 Sue Ryder Care has thanked Perkins employees for their continued support for its charitable activities. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1587321 Peterborough’s Heltwate School has received a £500 donation from Perkins’ community fund. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1545804 An intrepid team of fundraisers raised around £3,000 for Perkins’ charity of the year, Sue Ryder Care, when they took part in the group’s famous Midnight Walk. Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1417138 Women in Peterborough are being urged to take to the streets and be part of a night to remember next month when Sue Ryder Care organizes its second Midnight Walk to raise funds for Thorpe Hall Hospice. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1407726 Runners across the region are urged to get on their marks for the eagerly-anticipated Perkins Great Eastern Run 2009. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1372467 Moustaches were flavour of the month for many of Perkins’ male employees throughout January when they agreed to support Sue Ryder Care’s ‘tash for cash’ campaign. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1371137 Five cyclists who blazed a trail across the country when they cycled from Lands End to John O’Groats have raised more than £12,500 for two local charities. Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1372763 Thirty employees from Perkins donned their wellies and gardening gloves in aid of their charity of the year Sue Ryder Care - Thorpe Hall Hospice. Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96600&x=7&id=1372712 Perkins employees have chosen Sue Ryder Care as their charity of the year. The company is seeking to raise at least £40,000 in the first year of a two-year partnership. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 CST