John Manning, Henry Ford & Son Ltd. with the S-MAX; Eoin Slattery, Technical Training Manager with Elton; and Allyce Keogh, Guide Dog Trainer with Vogue.Henry Ford & Son Ltd. is providing a new Ford S-MAX FHEV (Full Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind to help with the charity’s work across Ireland.
With its National Training Centre in Cork, Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind is dedicated to assisting people who are vision impaired and families of children with autism. They are committed to improving the mobility and independence of individuals through their world-class dog training and ancillary services.
John Manning, Market Lead for Ford in Ireland, said:
“The Irish Guide Dogs team do wonderful work that impacts hugely on the lives of their clients right across Ireland. We are delighted to be able to support that great work with the long-term loan of the new S-MAX FHEV. The new S-MAX FHEV is the ideal vehicle for the Irish Guide Dogs team with 7-seat flexibility and, thanks to the easy-to-use fold flat seat capability, there is ample space to safely and securely transport dogs, large, medium or puppy-size! S-MAX is the original sports activity vehicle and the new FHEV version brings even more appeal for a new generation of customers with pure-electric driving capability”.
“We wish the Guide Dogs team many safe kilometres as they carry out their valuable work with the help of the S-MAX FHEV”.