Supporting Community Engagement
Zaptec UK has partnered with Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation to support our vital community engagement work. This includes backing NHS England’s ‘Let’s Talk About Lung Cancer’ roadshow.
Over the next twelve months, Zaptec will sponsor a zero-tailpipe-emission electric van. We will use the van to spark positive conversations about lung cancer. In addition, it will help us raise awareness of symptoms. Where appropriate, it will also encourage people to take part in the targeted lung health check programme.
Powering the Programme
Zaptec’s Hero charger, the Pro, will charge the van overnight. Co-sponsor Virtus Energy also supports the initiative. Together, this partnership strengthens our outreach work.
The programme highlights the importance of healthy lungs. It also reinforces the need for early detection through screening, which sits at the core of our mission.
The van will operate alongside NHS England’s targeted lung health check programme. The NHS invites people aged 55 to 74, who have a history of smoking, to attend a simple health check.
Lung cancer is a heart-breaking disease that can affect anyone. We are proud to be partnering with Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation and our co-sponsor Virtus Energy to support this early detection and education programme.
As part of our support, the charity’s engagement activities, as well as the ‘Let’s Talk About Lung Cancer’ roadshow, will be powered by the industry-leading Zaptec Pro electric vehicle charger. Safe, fast and efficient, it will give the team plenty of range to move their equipment from site to site. With air quality high on the public health agenda, using a zero-tailpipe-emission vehicle also emphasises the need to cut transport emissions with cleaner alternatives. We want the world our children inherit to be cleaner and safer than the one we received; our charging technologies are playing a part in enabling that vision.
Guy Haydon, Managing Director at Zaptec UK
Promoting Cleaner Air
Petrol and diesel tailpipe emissions negatively affect public health. Therefore, choosing an electric vehicle highlights the need for zero-emission mobility and transport solutions.
This decision also aligns closely with Zaptec’s vision to improve air quality and create a cleaner, safer world for the next generation.
The van features a new livery that celebrates the partnership between Zaptec UK, Virtus Energy and Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. It also carries important messages about lung health and lung cancer detection.
The air we all breathe is a vital resource, and its quality is too often overlooked. We know that air pollution, especially of the type generated by conventional petrol or diesel engines, can pose a major risk to our lung health. So, this wonderful new vehicle will help us – literally – to drive our messaging: anyone who has lungs can get lung cancer. Our air quality matters, we must do all we can to protect and improve it. As Roy Castle himself put it, it’s for our children and our children’s children. We are therefore delighted to engage in this partnership with our sponsors, Zaptec UK and Virtus Energy, and we thank them for their generosity.
Paula Chadwick, Chief Executive of Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation