OTAL – Set to Beat the Peaks (04/02/05)
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Bets are on as four intrepid staff from OT Africa Line start training for the Wooden Spoon Vauxhall Four Peaks Challenge!

Between the 30th June- 2nd July 2005 our team of courageous mountaineers will attempt to climb four of the highest mountains in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland totaling 14,000 feet and driving 1,900 miles non-stop within 48 hours.

According to OTAL’s UK sales manager and team captain, Spencer Stocker:

“We’re a group of ordinary people from all walks of life who enjoy a good challenge! Our team has worked incredibly hard both raising funds and has embarked on a strenuous training program but none of this would be possible without the generosity of our sponsors.

A big thank you to Hamiltons, Belfast; Asmar, Antwerp; Slavenburg & Huyser, Rotterdam and OT Africa Line. However we are still in need of sponsorship so if there are any willing parties please feel free to contact us – Spencer Stocker 07770 637172"

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Notes to Editors:

OT Africa Line
OTAL is one of the largest and longest established operators serving the trades to, from and within West Africa (Morocco-Angola). Established in 1975, the company operates a fleet of multipurpose ro-ro and container vessels.

OTAL operates a range of transport services complementing its regular liner operations. These include West African terminal operations and liner agency services, customs clearance, cargo consolidation, shipping, storage and warehousing, project logistics and trucking. The company delivers cargo throughout West Africa including the inland destinations such as Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Chad, Mali and Niger.

Wooden Spoon
The ‘Wooden Spoon’ is rugby's charity supporting disadvantaged children and young people. Created in 1983 after England’s rugby team were defeated by the Irish. Drowning their sorrows in a Dublin bar, the English fans were presented wooden spoons by the victorious Irish.

Down but not out they decided to raise funds for a local school! The Spoon has since raised more than £8 million to help support children and young people, challenged by mental, social and physical disadvantages. The charity has 10,000 members and has organised some 1,200 events.

For more information about the Wooden Spoon view www.woodenspoon.com

Issued By:

Marketing Department
OT Africa Line
52 Charlotte Street
Birmingham B3 1AR UK

Tel: + 44 (0) 121 236 5046
Fax: + 44 (0) 121 236 1196
Website: www.otal.com
Email: rmb@otal.com

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