Alex Dombrandt doing his bit to support local businesses during pandemic
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 20: Alex Dombrandt of Harlequins looks on in the warm up during the Heineken Champions Cup Pool 2 match between Harlequins and Racing 92 at Twickenham Stoop on December 20, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)
HARLEQUINS trio of Alex Dombrandt, Danny Care and James Chisholm have joined forces with Gallagher to support local business through the ‘Tackling Tomorrow. Together’ campaign.
As title sponsor of the Premiership, Gallagher have paired Harlequins and London Irish with Ruislip-based company EcoHydra, which produces handsanitising products and has seen a huge rise in demand.
After sampling Eco- Hydra’s products during a strength and conditioning session at Quins’ Surrey Sports Park training ground, Dombrandt revealed how the pandemic had shifted his shopping habits to support local, small businesses.
“We had a virtual meeting with them the other week and it was good to have a chat with them and see how they are coping through the impact of Covid-19,” Dombrandt explained.
“It was good to speak to them about their process and their help with us in the gym.
“It was something different to seeing Will Evans and Tex Cavubati struggle through the testing swabs we have every week!
“I have a little dog and whenever we go out on dog walks, we will get a takeaway coffee from some of the local independent coffee shops.
“One coffee isn’t going to make a massive difference but if we all try to do our bit it will help them, and the same can be said for other industries.”
■ Alex Dombrandt was speaking on behalf of Gallagher’s ‘Tackling Tomorrow. Together’ campaign. Find out more here: ajg.com/tacklingtomorrow- together
