Corus to sponsor Land Rover GO 60 Project

30 Apr 2008

Corus, the international steel company, is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the GO 60 Sharing Our World Project, which will see participants from the Land Rover Club embarking on a 17,183-mile adventure on May 02, 2008.  Travelling from Solihull to Singapore in only 60 days, the GO 60 Project celebrates the 60th anniversary of Land Rover, whilst raising valuable funds for causes including the British Red Cross, to help vulnerable children and their families.

Corus Strip Products UK, based in South Wales, and Corus Tubes, located in Corby, who have pledged their support to the Project, are both suppliers to the Land Rover Discovery 3 model that is being used in this epic journey, a voyage which aims to replicate the London to Singapore Overland Expedition of 1956.

Commenting on the sponsorship agreement, Tim Rutter, Head of Communications, Corus Strip Products UK, explains: “We are delighted to be supporting not only one of our major customer brands, but also the British Red Cross, which helps thousands of people across the globe every year. Furthermore, it is a real privilege to be part of such a unique and challenging adventure, and we wish all of the participants the best of luck.”

Sam Mercer, from the GO 60 Expedition Team said: “We are very pleased to have Corus on board.  Not only do they play a key role in supplying materials for our expedition vehicles, but they are also a company with a high regard to social responsibility. They are making an invaluable contribution towards improving the lives of underprivileged children, and this is a clear demonstration of how we can all make a difference to less fortunate communities around the world.”

Corus Tubes supplies high quality precision tubes for hydroforming the innovative tubular chassis frame manufactured by Chassis Systems Ltd (CSL), based in Telford, UK, for the Discovery 3. Corus Strip Products UK works with Land Rover on developments as well as supplying steels for body-in-white, underbody parts and chassis and suspension components.

The GO 60 Project, which will cross the major cities of Europe and Asia, will equally provide a publicity focus for investment in education and raising sponsorship and funding for the communities affected. Following the completion of the journey, the Land Rover vehicles, featuring hand-prints collected whilst on route, will be used as part of an art exhibition. 

For more information on the GO 60 Project, visit www.go60sharing.co.uk.

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Press release can be downloaded from websites: www.automotivepr.com  and www.corusautomotive.com

Corus Automotive media enquiries:

Marco Ferrari +44 (0)207 494 8050                      mferrari@automotivepr.com

Simon Wittenberg +44 (0) 207 494 8050              swittenberg@automotivepr.com

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Corus Automotive

Corus is one of the leading suppliers of steel products, services and technology to the automotive industry. A broad range of Corus steels, ranging from strip and engineering steels to tubes, are used by our customers to make products that are used in body-in-white, closures, chassis and suspension systems, powertrain, seating systems, safety systems, interior trim and other components.  Corus is committed to the global automotive industry, uniquely combining its materials and vehicle engineering knowledge to respond cost-effectively to key drivers of importance to the sector, such as safety, fuel-efficiency, innovation and the environment. The Company actively supports supply chain initiatives that improve efficiency and enhance the value of steel used in automotive applications. For further information, view the Corus automotive website (www.corusautomotive.com).

Corus is Europe's second largest steel producer with annual revenues of over £11 billion and a crude steel production of about 20 million tonnes. With main steelmaking operations primarily in the UK and the Netherlands, Corus provides innovative solutions to the construction, automotive, packaging, mechanical engineering and other markets worldwide. Corus is a subsidiary of Tata Steel, the world's sixth largest steel producer. With the recent acquisition of Corus, the combined enterprise has an aggregate crude steel production capacity of around 28.1 million tonnes with approximately 82,700 employees across the four continents.