A TRUCK driver who wanted to repay the NHS for helping save his partner’s life after she was twice diagnosed with breast cancer has put his motoring skills to good use by becoming a ‘blood biker’. Phil Sharrock, 53, who works for Wrexham-based McCarthy Distribution, is a volunteer rider for… Read more »
Yodel colleagues tackle the Cumbrian Challenge for charity
In May, 13 colleagues from parcel carrier Yodel took on the peaks of Cumbria, raising thousands of pounds for military charity, Walking With The Wounded. Over three days, colleagues from across the Yodel business joined serving military and reservists on a series of walking challenges through the Lake District for… Read more »
TIP’s ‘Fat Bottomed Boys & Girls’ ride again – Portuguese Man o War Tour!
For the sixth year running, TIP Trailer Services is supporting a 50-strong cycling team from the UK and Irish transport industries to raise monies for two deserving charities, including the Stoke-based Donna Louise Trust and the world-famous Christie’s cancer hospital in Manchester. Having raised over £250,000 for charity in the… Read more »
Transport company ‘saves the day’ for children’s charity
Transport company ATL Haulage Contractors Ltd has come to the aid of children’s charity Over The Wall by agreeing to deliver all the equipment and resources required to run its camps around the UK. Over The Wall is a provider of free residential camps for children with serious illness… Read more »
Twelve months on, Paul Smart Transport is helping to beat cancer once and for all
It is now 12 months since Bristol-based Paul Smart Transport Limited launched an ambitious fundraising activity to raise £250,000 for Cancer Research UK. Known as ‘Reversing for Cancer’, the initiative’s primary marketing and awareness tool is a new generation Scania XT G 450 8X4 tipper, which has been used to… Read more »
Leyland Trucks Helping Hand charity presents £25,000 to local good causes
Helping Hand, the not for profit organisation run by a dedicated committee of Leyland Trucks and PACCAR Parts employees has awarded local charities with £25,000 at its annual Christmas lunch. The money brings the total raised by Helping Hand in 2018 to a staggering £62,000 – with every penny… Read more »
Bibby Distribution trio praised for their part in marking £10 million milestone for charity
Three Bibby Distribution employees have been recognised for their dedication to supporting good causes as the logistics specialist and its parent company celebrates raising more than £10m for charity. In 2018 alone, more than £331,000 was donated to 140 charities by Bibby Line Group through a combination of employee fundraising… Read more »
Christmas comes early to a number of Milton Keynes schools and charities thanks to Scania (Great Britain) Limited
Just ahead of Christmas, Scania (Great Britain) Limited donated a selection of IT hardware surplus to its future requirements – including 45 laptops, three PC’s and a range of smartphones – to a number of local schools and charities to help them continue their great work. Receiving a selection… Read more »
Ford & Slater apprentices pull DAF CF trucks for Teenage Cancer Trust
Last month fourteen apprentices from across DAF Trucks dealership group Ford & Slater, took part in a charity truck pull at Bruntingthorpe Airfield, in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. The truck pull event saw contenders split into two teams of seven, each pulling a 7.5T DAF CF truck the length… Read more »
Great Pall-Ex Bake Off raises a showstopping sum for Macmillan
Pall-Ex staff swapped wheels for whisks when the logistics firm hosted its own Great British Bake Off competition to raise money for Macmillan. The Ellistown-based company raised an impressive £124 for the cancer charity’s coffee morning appeal thanks to a contest judged by former Great British Bake Off: The Professionals… Read more »
