{"id":372208,"date":"2025-08-06T14:54:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locators.co.uk\/?page_id=372208"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:19:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:19:04","slug":"heavy-lifters-fc-hit-the-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locators.co.uk\/heavy-lifters-fc-hit-the-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Lifters FC Hit the Pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heavy Lifters FC Hit the Pitch <\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

From warehouses to football pitches \u2013 Locators go the extra mile.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Our why?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>

At Locators, we don\u2019t just lift materials \u2014 we lift spirits, too. That\u2019s why we were proud to take part in a recent local charity 5-a-side football tournament in support of Tyler\u2019s Friends, a fantastic organization that helps to support bereaved parents through some of the most difficult times.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Support Tyler's Friends<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Kicking Off Something Special<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>

The idea came about following the growing success of our own company-funded 5-a-side football evenings \u2014 a fun, casual way for staff across departments to connect, stay active, and unwind outside of work. When the opportunity arose to get involved in a local charity tournament, it felt like the perfect next step.<\/p>\n

So, we entered Heavy Lifters FC \u2014 a forklift-themed team name, of course \u2014 and got stuck in.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

More Than a Kick about<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>

<\/span><\/span>What started as a bit of fun between departments quickly turned into something bigger \u2013 a chance to bring colleagues together, represent the company in the local community, and support a meaningful cause while doing it. <\/span><\/p>\n

With boots on, bibs ready, and plenty of competitive spirit, Heavy Lifters FC took to the pitch with pride (and maybe a few pre-match nerves!).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The Squad<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

\nThe Locators team was made up of staff from all areas of the business, including customer support, engineering, and sales. Representing us on the day were:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Chris Harper<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

David Scammell<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Igor Sobreira<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Thomas Landon<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Ryan Strong<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Nick Burns<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Ben Buckler<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Bob Bradnam<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Game Day at The Hamworthy Club <\/span> <\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>

The tournament took place at The Hamworthy Club in Wimborne on Saturday 26th July, with 14 teams taking part \u2014 many of them local businesses just like ours. It was a brilliant turnout with a friendly yet competitive atmosphere throughout the day.<\/p>\n

Despite losing a couple of players to (thankfully minor) injuries, Heavy Lifters FC put in a solid performance during the qualifying stages. Unfortunately, we didn\u2019t quite make it out of the group, but we\u2019re already eyeing a comeback next year, with a more settled squad and perhaps a little extra training under our belts!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Beyond the goals and good laughs, the tournament was a great way to promote cross-team relationships within Locators \u2014 and most importantly, it raised several hundred pounds for an incredibly worthy cause. While the final fundraising total is still being confirmed, we\u2019re proud to have played our part in supporting Tyler\u2019s Friends and everything they stand for.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
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Until Next Year\u2026<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

We\u2019d like to thank everyone who took part, cheered us on, or helped make the day possible. It\u2019s safe to say that Heavy Lifters FC will be back on the pitch again soon \u2014 maybe next time with a trophy in hand!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":372216,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[192],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-372208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locators.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locators.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locators.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locators.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locators.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372208"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.locators.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":373342,"href":"https:\/\/www.locators.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372208\/revisions\/373342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locators.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locators.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locators.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locators.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}