Palletways, an Imperial Group company and Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network, has partnered with Mates in Mind, a UK charity that helps organisations improve their workforces’ mental health. Mates in Mind was established in 2017 to address mental ill health in the construction sector and more… Read more »
Sales of Volvo’s FH Unlimited Edition raise £70,000 for NHS Charities Together
Less than six months after launching the FH Unlimited Edition tractor unit, Volvo Trucks has presented NHS Charities Together with a cheque for £70,000 – following its pledge to donate £1,000 for every special edition model sold in the UK. Christian Coolsaet, Managing Director of Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland,… Read more »
Transaid to help protect professional drivers in Zambia from Covid-19
Transaid has secured vital seed funding for a new six-month project to help protect health supply chain and mobile workers in Zambia from the increased risk of exposure to COVID-19. Professional drivers in particular have been battling deteriorating working conditions, potentially increased road safety risks and lack of access to… Read more »
Yodel donates more than £1,000 to The Royal British Legion
Independent parcel carrier Yodel has donated more than £1,000 to The Royal British Legion in recognition of Remembrance Day. Highlighting its long-standing commitment to the Poppy Appeal, Yodel also displayed poppies on 50 of its trailers to show support for The Royal British Legion during the month of November. Yodel… Read more »
Nagel Langdons deliver 20m meals to the most vulnerable during the coronavirus crisis
Hauliers Nagel Langdons have helped deliver over 20m meals worth of food to food charity FareShare over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic. During the crisis the hauliers stepped up their support – delivering over 8430 tonnes of surplus and donated food from the food industry to FareShare’s network of… Read more »
DAF stumps-up warranty package for JJX Logistics ‘Wolves’ truck auction
DAF Trucks is to provide a 12-month manufacturer’s driveline warranty as part of customer JJX Logistics’ charity auction of one of its fleet of DAF XF tractor units. The 6×2 tractor unit is adorned in special Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club livery and is being auctioned on September 18th in aid… Read more »
Leyland Trucks raises £11,000 during socially distanced fundraising fortnight
Staff at Leyland Trucks have raised an incredible £11,000 for local causes as their one-off Factory to Festival (F2F) Miles Better Together fundraising event rallies the support of the entire factory. The fortnight-long, safe and socially distanced fundraising event organised by Leyland Trucks’ Helping Hand charity committee saw employees, together… Read more »
Volvo dealer launches new charity initiative striking black and pink demonstrators
Two new eye-catching Volvo FH with I-Save demonstrators have hit the road for Volvo Truck and Bus Centre North & Scotland – aiming to raise much-needed funds and awareness for two of the UK’s largest cancer charities. Every customer that takes one of the hi-spec FH Globetrotter XL tractor units… Read more »
Speedy Freight supports the ADAM Foundation to help end knife crime in Liverpool
National Courier Speedy Freight, has today announced a partnership with the ADAM Foundation by donating £1 for every Speedy Freight booking made by a Liverpool based business from now until the end of the year, a minimum of £250 a month from July to December 2020. The partnership is to… Read more »
Leyland fundraiser sponsors raise thousands ahead of event
Sponsors of the upcoming Factory to Festival (FTF) Miles Better Together initiative, launched to replace this year’s Factory to Festival fundraiser, have already raised £5,900 for local charities. Earlier this year, Leyland Trucks opted to cancel its annual Helping Hand event for the first time, because of COVID-19. It has… Read more »
