Laurence
Roche
Head of Corporate Division
Tour De France rider Laurence Roche is head of corporate division
with Raleigh for their “Raleigh2Work
scheme”. Laurence is one of only seven Irish riders
to ride a Tour de France. He also rode in The Tour of Switzerland,
Paris Nice, Midi-Libre, Paris Roubaix World Championships
and many more world class events. He won numerous stages and
single day events during his career on the continent and he
told us that he is delighted to be involved with Ireland’s
best known bicycle brand.
Cycle-to-Work
Tax Incentive
In the 2008 budget, John Gormley, the Minister for Environment,
announced a new cycling initiative to allow employees to purchase
a bike and associated equipment tax free. The Minister is
pictured below at the launch of Raleigh2Work
with Aidan Duff, Managing Director, Eurotrek Raleigh
Ireland and Catherine Noble from Savills HOK, the first company
in the state to avail of the Government Cycle-to-work tax
scheme. The launch was featured in the Irish Independent on
the 23rd December 2008.
This is an excellent initiative
where everyone benefits, employees make great savings on new
bikes and get to work quicker and employers get a healthier
workforce, reduced parking problems and make savings too.
Raleigh2Work
is a non profit department of Eurotrek Raleigh Ireland
set up to help both employers and employees take advantage
of the Cycle to Work Initiative and the associated tax benefits
of the scheme. We do not charge you for setting this scheme
up for your company.
Raleigh2Work
use their industry experience and distributor contacts to
get you riding to work on a bike of your choice from your
chosen participating bicycle shop. Eurotrek Raleigh Group
also distributes the following brands: Felt, BH, DiamondBack,
Raleigh, Eurotrek. |
