October 2021
SARAID, one of the UK’s leading disaster search and response charities, utilised a range of ZARGES transportation boxes to support its vital aid work worldwide.
The cases were used to store key equipment used in disaster response work, providing a secure and durable means of transporting goods to locations across the world.
A team of highly-trained SARAID volunteers were deployed on the ground in Haiti, providing immediate humanitarian support to the country in the wake of the recent 7.2M earthquake in the southwest of the island. Among the essential work they carried out included a structural assessment of buildings damaged by the earthquake and lending their technical expertise to the search for survivors.
SARAID personnel were also deployed to Beirut as part of ongoing recovery work following last year’s port explosion. The blast left an estimated 300,000 people homeless and caused more than US$15m worth of property damage across the Lebanese city.
Lightweight yet incredibly durable, ZARGES cases have proven to be the ideal solution for SARAID when conveying products to locations that may have compromised transport links or are otherwise difficult to reach. Manufactured in aluminium, ZARGES boxes offer a reliable and efficient means of storage and transportation and feature a self-locking lid for ultimate security.
Sarah Pickup, equipment manager for the team at SARAID, said: “The partnership with ZARGES has played a vital role in helping us get much needed search and rescue equipment to disaster-effected regions nationwide. As part of our work in Haiti, our six-strong team established a triage system to categorise the safety and habitability of damaged structures, alongside providing local engineers with clear guidance to enable them to continue this work longer term.
“In areas such as Haiti, which have been seriously impacted by a major natural disaster, transport links are often patchy or severed, and bringing in much needed equipment can be a major logistical headache. The reliability of ZARGES cases, coupled with their easy-to-use, lightweight design, eliminates one challenge, and helps us get to work as soon as possible.”
Neil Harper, sales manager at ZARGES UK, added: “Having seen the scale of damage caused by the Haitian earthquake, it is clear that SARAID’s work in the region is absolutely vital to help the country rebuild. Here at ZARGES, we are honoured to be supplying our universal boxes to an organisation carrying out such critical work both in Haiti and around the world, and are proud to have played small part in the relief effort.”
To learn more about SARAID, and the work they carry out worldwide, please visit: https://www.saraid.org. To donate to SARAID’s Haitian earthquake appeal, please visit: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/saraid-haiti.
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Jake Smith
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