BRITAX and BOB sponsor the bliss buggy push for a second year London, UK:For the second year running, leading child safety brand, BRITAX, is proud to announce its dual headline sponsorship of the 2014 Bliss Buggy Push alongside sporty outdoor stroller brand, BOB. The Bliss Buggy Push involves a series of family-friendly 5km buggy walks or runs across the UK, designed to help raise money for Bliss, the special care baby charity. Bliss is a UK charity working to provide the best possible care and support for all premature and sick babies and their families. One in every nine babies is born premature or sick - that is around 80,000 babies every year. Bliss is encouraging people all around the country to organise their own Buggy Push in their local area between May and December 2014, with the flagship London launch event taking place in Battersea Park, London on 31 May. The Bliss Buggy Push series is Bliss' most successful family fundraising event where mums, dads and children come together to raise money for the charity. Alongside sponsorship of the event BRITAX will also be giving away one of its most popular pushchairs, the BRITAX affinity, to the highest individual fundraiser in this year's Bliss Buggy Push series. More details about the events and how to enter the competition are available here. Bengi Bingol Yalcin, UK Marketing Manager at BRITAX remarks, 'We're very proud to be coming on board with Bliss again this year. The Bliss Buggy Push is an incredible event that's really accessible to anyone who wants to get up and active with their little one - and the best part is it's all in the name of a fantastic cause.' This year, the London Buggy Push closely follows the launch of the brand new BOB Revolution PRO, BRITAX/BOB's most versatile outdoor stroller yet. The Revolution PRO allows parents to run and train with their child, with the added flexibility of having a swivel front wheel, making it the perfect everyday stroller too. So if you're looking for a new training companion ahead of your push this year, don't forget to check it out. -ENDS- Press contacts: For further information, please contact Threepipe; Britax@threepipe.co.uk / 020 7632 4800 Notes to Editors About Britax & BOB BRITAX has been manufacturing child car seats and travel systems since 1966. BRITAX has design centres in Germany and the UK where designers and engineers use state-of-the-art facilities, including their own test rigs, to pioneer innovative products and set safety standards, such as ISOFIX technology. The expertise BRITAX develops is regularly shared with governmental and safety experts worldwide. Top European test organisations, such as independent motoring and consumer organisations consistently rate BRITAX amongst the best - and constantly exceed legal safety requirements. BRITAX are the car seat of choice in 78% of vehicles tested by Euro NCAP based on 2007 crash-test results. The BOB Revolution PRO can be used in conjunction with any of the accessories currently available on the market for the BOB range. These include a Sun Shield, Snack Tray, Warm & Fuzzy cosytoes, Weather Shield and Travel Bag. There is also a bespoke infant carrier adapter allowing the BOB pushchairs to be used with the BRITAX BABY-SAFE infant carriers seats and the BOB carrycot. BOB was acquired by BRITAX in 2011 and the BOB product portfolio was launched into the European market in 2012. About Bliss: Bliss, the special care baby charity, is dedicated to ensuring that all babies born too soon, too small or too sick in the UK have the best possible chance of survival and of reaching their full potential. It does this by: providing practical and emotional support for families during an extremely difficult time, so they can give the best care to their babies. encouraging health care professionals to deliver family centred care, funding specialist Bliss nurses in hospitals and supporting research to improve care of all premature and sick babies. raising awareness of the issues affecting special care babies and fight for essential change within government and the NHS. for more information about Bliss, visit www.bliss.org.uk