Specialist bike finance bank DF Capital, has partnered with Ducati Manchester to support the Greater Manchester Blood Bikes charity. DF Capital has donated a brand-new Multistrada V2 S, supplied by Ducati Manchester, to the organisation, which provides a volunteer courier service to the NHS for blood, plasma, platelets, samples, vaccines and donor breast milk across the North West region.
The Multistrada will join the charity’s fleet to be used by volunteer riders for its service to hospitals and other healthcare sites. DF Capital also provided accessories and a cash donation of £1500 towards the first year’s running costs.
The bank was introduced to Blood Bikes through its partnership with The Milk Bank at Chester, a charity which provides donor breast milk to the NHS.
The bike was purchased through long-standing DF Capital customer Ducati Manchester Group, which supplied the bike at a discount. Handing over the new bike, Carl D’Ammassa, CEO at DF Capital, said: “Manchester Blood Bikes provides a much-needed transportation service for blood, plasma and, importantly to us, donor breast milk. We’ve been thrilled to work with The Milk Bank at Chester, so donating a brand-new Ducati motorcycle to bolster the blood bike fleet is a natural extension for us.”
The new bike was presented to Russ Harrison, chair, and Ric Clark, fleet manager, of Greater Manchester Blood Bikes at Ducati Manchester’s showroom in Sale.