In the Community: Rugby headguard safety initiative at Merchant Taylors’ School

Griffiths & Armour are delighted to announce a new partnership with Merchant Taylors’ School in Crosby, Merseyside.

This new relationship will see Griffiths & Armour provide sponsorship funding to help the school provide professional N-Pro rugby headguards for every student joining the school and participating in rugby in Year 7 from September. The headguards are accredited by World Rugby, the global governing body, for use in matches and training at all levels of rugby around the world.

“We have enjoyed a long and successful working relationship with Merchant Taylors’ for many years, several of our team are also former students of the school, so we are thrilled to now be able to continue our support for this important initiative and strengthen those links even further by supporting various aspects of school life. A cornerstone of the Griffiths & Armour philosophy is to support our clients’ businesses by providing them with peace of mind through the certainty of protection. Operating within a safety first culture and environment is vital in achieving this so when we were approached to help provide free headguards to Year 7s we recognised this was a fantastic idea which reflects the school’s commitment to creating a safe environment for all of its pupils, a commitment which we of course share. Our new partnership doesn’t end there and we will be working closely with the school to offer support in other areas wherever possible.”

– Martin Hawken, Director at Griffiths & Armour.

“We are extremely grateful to Griffiths & Armour for their wide-ranging support and we are excited by their enthusiasm for what Merchant Taylors’ has to offer to children. Griffiths & Armour looks after their clients interests in the UK and internationally but with its roots very much in Merseyside and a clear history of innovation, excellence and best practice in many fields, there is a great synergy with our commitment to safety in sport and our efforts to celebrate the numerous achievements of our pupils and staff, past and present. Of course, Armour is also the name of a former headmaster and the name of one of our school houses, so they have a natural home here already.”

– David Wickes, headmaster at Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School

In addition to help fund the initiative, Griffiths & Armour will also be supporting a celebration event, organised by former pupils of the school, at Anfield stadium in November to mark the school’s 400^th anniversary, which has been delayed since last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.