Team Auctus, comprising of members from Auctus Management Group Ltd and its subsidiary businesses; RSS Infrastructure Ltd and INFRA Skills Ltd, are less than one month away from taking on the intense Pedal To Paris cycling charity event, a 460km challenge for the third year.
This year’s team consists of the largest number of riders to date, and will feature: Richard Toy, Sean Harrison, Andrew Coates, John Handley, Martin Benson, Simon Capper, Graham Talbot, John McDonough, Steve Broadfield and Ryan Spence.
The team’s jersey will be manufactured by KALAS, a leading proprietary manufacturer and distributor of custom cycling apparel in Central and Northern Europe. Born 25 years ago out of a passion for cycling, the company has a rich cycling heritage and prides itself on top quality, product innovation and outstanding customer service. World Champions, Olympic Winners, National Teams, many other Professional Teams and thousands of recreational cyclists in many countries worldwide proudly wear KALAS.
Team Auctus Arm Sponsors
The Crown Group – The Crown Group are a highly skilled and professional company who take pride in all aspects of their work. Crown is always looking for new and innovative ideas to continue to grow and provide all our customers with the highest standard of service. (www.thecrown-group.co.uk)
TDI Systems – TDI Systems is a creative, innovative and sustainable commercial interiors business covering all aspects of workspace strategy, design, fit-out and refurbishment. We offer our clients a complete end to end service, and our flexible approach means that you can take all or just some of our services. (www.tdisystems.co.uk)
Team Auctus Back Sponsors
ADVANCE – ADVANCE are trusted experts in the provision of ethical employment, accountancy and subcontracting solutions to the UK’s contractors and the recruitment businesses that find them work. Founded in 2010 and based on the outskirts of Chester, ADVANCE operates nationwide and is a fully-accredited member of the highly respected Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA). They have supported thousands of independent professionals, enabling them to enjoy the benefits of contracting whilst complying with HMRC rules. (www.advance.online)
Torrent Trackside – Torrent Trackside provides high quality services to the railway maintenance and renewal contractors in the UK. Torrent help our customers achieve the optimum levels of safety by providing plant, equipment and associated services to the highest of standards. As well as rail specific portable plant, Torrent also provide trackside lighting, traffic management, and Asset Management Services to our customer base. (www.torrenttrackside.co.uk)
Ashby Electrical – Ashby Facilities are a Midlands based Facilities management and Building services provider. Delivering cost-effective and sustainable solutions to customers in both the public sector and the private sector. (www.ashbyelectrical.co.uk)
Bermans – Bermans is a multi award winning practice of commercial, forward-thinking lawyers with offices in Liverpool and Manchester. Their partner-led approach to client service is underpinned by clear, uncomplicated legal advice. (www.bermans.co.uk)
Blue Sky Arboriculture – From their base in the Midlands, they service both commercial and domestic clients throughout the UK. They have qualified and experienced staff that have worked in all sectors of the landscape and arboricultural industries including commercial, domestic and the utilities. (www.blueskyarb.co.uk)
Frontier Development Capital – FDC specialise in growth capital to management buy-outs, acquisitions to property developments, whatever your strategy they can provide access to flexible investments of up to £10million. (www.frontierdevelopmentcapital.com)
Forest Park & Garden – Forest Park & Garden is a family owned dealership based outside Cardiff in South Wales. Specialising in the sales and service of quality outdoor products and servicing professional arborists, landscapers and gardeners together with a wide range of useful products for anyone passionate about the outdoors. They have a strong commitment to providing quality service and exceptional value for money. (www.fpandg.com)
Goldschmidt – Goldschmidt combines with its companies all the expertise which you need for the construction, maintenance, inspection and monitoring of your railway network. This unique network of highly qualified experts is the answer to the many varied requirements of rail infrastructure projects. Special expertise, excellent technical equipment and highly qualified personnel allow Goldschmidt to comprehensively implement each task with a standard high quality level worldwide. (www.goldschmidt.com)
Haslehursts – Haslehursts was established in 1980 and today has a team of 15 partners and staff. They continue to build on our enviable reputation for providing first class service and excellent advice to our business and personal clients alike. (www.haslehursts.co.uk)
Intelligent Fingerprinting – Based in Cambridge, UK, Intelligent Fingerprinting specialises in the development of non-invasive, fingerprint-based diagnostic technology for use at point-of-care. The company has developed the world’s first portable fingerprint-based drug screening system. (www.intelligentfingerprinting.com)
PNME Ltd – PNME Ltd Arborists and Inspection services are able to provide the full range of a tree surgery and vegetation services in addition to rope access and Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) inspection work. Their arborist tree surgery services are provided all year round and encompass large scale to small scale projects, all of which they offer to domestic, corporate and commercial dwellings. (www.pnme.co.uk)
PremCom – PremCom’s approach to print management is based on flexibility. While others essentially offer a fixed range of digital printing services that you can either take or leave, they look at their clients’ requirements, figure out the best way to meet their needs and adapt to their way of working. (www.premcom.co.uk)
Reflex Vehicle Hire – Reflex are the UK’s first flexible commercial fleet supplier with tracking and instant incident dash cams combined in every vehicle. (www.reflexvehiclehire.com)
ROBEL – ROBEL’s motivation stems from their drive to find solutions. For over a century ROBEL has turned client needs into new products. Railway construction and maintenance machines from Central Europe for safe track maintenance worldwide. (www.robel.com)
Safety-Counts Ltd – Safety-Counts Ltd aims to provide customers with the support, skills and knowledge they need to succeed within the rail industry. (www.safety-counts.co.uk)
Schweizer Electronic – Schweizer Electronics’ innovative solutions secure Construction Sites and Level Crossings in Europe and overseas. The certified Radio Remote Controls facilitate the railway personnel to work. (www.schweizer-electronic.com)
SEP Rail Services – A unique pre-construction services company, they work with contractors, consultants, construction firms and more, measuring, modelling and engineering the nation’s railways. Working hand in hand with their clients and partners, they’ve built their reputation upon the quality, reliability and flexibility of their service, developing innovative solutions to complex problems whilst making tomorrow’s railway a better place. (www.seprail.co.uk)
Toomey Leasing Group – Toomey Leasing Group is a leading UK business car leasing company and has been providing vehicles to businesses for over 40 years. The typical Toomey Leasing customer is a business looking for a business contract hire fully maintained agreement, running a fleet of between five and 100+ vehicles, varying from standard company cars, to commercial vehicles (including specialist re-fits), to wheelchair accessible vehicles. (www.toomeylease.com)
Jobson James Rail – The Rail Broker – Jobson James provide Corporate insurance, risk management advice and solutions to clients in a wide range of sectors. (www.jobson-james-rail.co.uk)
Team Auctus Leg Sponsors
Baker Skelly LLP – They are a boutique commercial law firm, founded by a group of like-minded partners in 2019 with a simple plan: to do things better. By ‘better’, they don’t mean throwing everything out: they’re not a virtual firm, or a set of individual lawyers marketing under a brand. They like the camaraderie and personality that emerges from a collective effort, and they know that you get a better service when teams are linked up. (www.bakerskelly.com)
Beaufort Finance – Beaufort Financial is a nationwide partnership of Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs) offering sophisticated and transparent financial advice to private companies and individual clients. (www.beaufortfinancial.co.uk)
Reflex Vehicle Hire – Reflex are the UK’s first flexible commercial fleet supplier with tracking and instant incident dash cams combined in every vehicle. (www.reflexvehiclehire.com)
Zöllner – Zöllner pursue the ambition of making the traffic on waterways, as well as the traffic and the work on train tracks safer. (www.zoellner.de)
Each rider has set up a JustGiving page which is linked to the Team Auctus Page.
For more information or to donate money to our riders, please follow the link: www.justgiving.com/team/pedal-to-paris-2021
The team have all set themselves a goal to raise a minimum of £20,000 for the charity in sponsorship money, as they look to surpass the £15,000+ already raised over the last 3 years.
