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Phil Childs is a man who loves a project. As the Operations Manager for Emc易倍体育鈥檚 Dartford and Hayes depots, Phil not only manages his team of local operatives, but he is also heavily involved in the background work that goes into launching new exciting Emc易倍体育 projects. He also throws himself into a lot of charity work, both in connection to Emc易倍体育, and outside of work. This month we sat down with Phil who filled us in on his latest projects.

鈥淚 guess I like to fix things and help people鈥� Phil explains. 鈥淰olunteering is very important to me. I think it鈥檚 fantastic that the company supports lots of charitable initiatives and gives employees the opportunity to get involved with fundraising events. 听I think it is great to give back, and although raising money is important, sometimes I feel money isn鈥檛 enough and it鈥檚 giving your time that鈥檚 most helpful. That鈥檚 something that was very obvious when I volunteered at Action for Children, Emc易倍体育鈥檚 Christmas charity partner, last year. Although we鈥檇 raised money, it was really the time spent helping decorate the children鈥檚 centre that made all the difference to them.鈥�

Phil also takes time, outside of work, each year to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer research and men鈥檚 mental health, on behalf of the Movember Foundation.

鈥淭he fundraising event my wife and I always take part in in September is The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride, that sees motorcycle riders, dressed in dapper clothing, unite across the globe to ride classic motorbikes. I鈥檝e always loved and been around bikes, and they鈥檙e a huge part of my life, so it鈥檚 great to be able to join together with other enthusiasts to raise money. The cause is also particularly close to my heart, as my grandfather was a biker and he suffered from prostate cancer. The ride is always great fun and this year, even though we did get soaking wet, we raised over 拢400.鈥�

As expected, this year Phil is also heavily involved with events for Emc易倍体育鈥檚 2019 Christmas Charity partner: Homeless Link. They are an umbrella charity for numerous local charities that work directly with homeless people across the country.

鈥淭his year we鈥檒l be hosting a series of charity initiatives and staff events to help raise money for a number of charitable organisations supported by Homeless Link, as well as volunteer our time, in the run-up to Christmas. We鈥檝e worked with one of their member charities before 鈥� The Connection at St Martins - and they specifically offer amazing support to the thousands of homeless people across London. Like all the other charities that fall under the umbrella of Homeless Link, the charity provides immediate shelter for people, as well as offer help to those looking for housing and employment.鈥�

听Last year, Phil was actually involved with hiring a formerly homeless individual who had been staying at a London charity shelter, and who now works as one of Emc易倍体育鈥檚 cleaning operatives in the capital.

鈥淗e is one of best employees鈥� Phil says. 鈥淗e works heavily in our Westminster area, helping keep our New World Payphone sites looking as smart as they can be. Without him we really wouldn鈥檛 have had the success we鈥檝e had with the Westminster site roll-out. Since becoming employed with Emc易倍体育, he has moved into his own place, twice, and been able to fly out to visit his family abroad. He鈥檚 been an amazing asset to the team, and is a testament to how The Connection at St Martins help not only with immediate issues, but also help people work towards employment and a better future.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 something Clear Channel is helping more and more with鈥� Phil continues. 鈥淭his year we鈥檝e also launched our beach cleaning initiatives in Brighton and Swansea. This project actually employs other formerly homeless individuals to help us clear beaches and recycle plastic waste.鈥�

It鈥檚 clear Phil is proud of all his operatives and the extensive and varied work his team do, not just at Dartford and Hayes, but across the area, working closely with the other depots.

鈥淭eamwork and a team ethic is massive 鈥� without it, nothing gets done. We in Dartford in particular operate over a huge area 鈥� around 90% of all the land within the M25, all of Kent, and a small part of Essex - so we鈥檙e certainly organised. Our core responsibility is posting sites, coupled with maintaining our digital estate, however we鈥檙e also able to get involved with the planning and execution of new exciting Emc易倍体育 projects. One project we鈥檝e had the privilege to work on recently is the launch of Billboard Live; Emc易倍体育鈥檚 new initiative to install digital billboard sites across the UK, which the company announced at our recent On The Record event. Accompanying these sites will be 鈥榲ertical meadows鈥� which is a project my team have been heavily involved in planning.鈥�

鈥淲orking on projects that are accompanied by 鈥榮ocial good鈥� benefits, like the inclusion of vertical meadows, may sometimes be challenging for the team 鈥� we鈥檝e had to build huge full-size test panels and water irrigation systems for our meadows for example - but it鈥檚 fantastic to know that your hard work is going back into a project that benefits the local environment and communities. It should also give everyone confidence that these initiatives aren鈥檛 just tick boxing exercises because I actually get to see all the hard work and background planning that goes in months ahead of time to make sure these things actually work. It鈥檚 easy to make hopeful statements, but I think our 鈥楧ifference鈥� 鈥� the way we go above and beyond to make a positive impact 鈥� is demonstrated through our commitment, and certainly my team and I are proud to be part of that.鈥�

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