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A defibrillator has been installed at a Thatcham-based business. The life-saving device is now outside Mettal HQ on Pipers Lane. It sits near the train station in support of staff at local businesses and people in the surrounding area. Mettal UK, which was founded in 2018, also supports other communtiy projects in the area and sponsors Thatcham Town FC, Tadley RFC and Thatcham 10k. Managing director George Darling said the importance of having defibrillators accessible is immesurable. He said: “It’s our responsibility as a local employer within the community to provide potentially life-saving …