GB Railfreight (GBRf) has raised more than £147,000 for its charity partner, Prostate Cancer UK, following the success of its charity railtour, ‘GBRf 2021’. Having departed London Victoria on Thursday 2 September 2021, the four-day charity charter travelled across different parts of the UK rail network, finishing at London Paddington… Read more »
Unipart Logistics Fundraising for Air Ambulances UK Passes £45,000
A partnership between Unipart Logistics and Air Ambulances UK has now raised a total of over £45,000 thanks to a team of six Unipart colleagues recently completing a gruelling 450km cycle ride between two air ambulance charity airbases. The partnership came about as a result of a lifesaving mission to… Read more »
Leyland Trucks’ #StrongerTogether fundraiser completes, beating target with £25,000 total
This year’s Helping Hand #StrongerTogether challenge has come to an end, following seven weeks of community activities that have raised more than £25,000 for local cancer charities. Helping Hand, the non-profit organisation run by a committee of Leyland Trucks and PACCAR Parts employees, launched its programme of large-scale challenges… Read more »
Scania’s star bakers shine for charity
The members of Scania (Great Britain) Limited’s Executive Management team (see Editor’s note) have supported the company’s national charity partner, Cancer Research UK, by taking part in ‘The Great Executive Team Bake Off Challenge’ as part of ‘Stand Up To Cancer’ month. The senior management team were paired into… Read more »
Transaid riders back in the saddle, raising more than £29,000
A team of more than 30 riders from across the transport and logistics industry have completed the 170-mile ‘Way of the Roses’ challenge, cycling from Morecambe, Lancashire to Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, to raise money for the international development organisation. The epic coast-to-coast route was completed… Read more »
PF Whitehead Logistics Once Again Sponsor Cycle Challenge for Transport Charity Transaid
London’s leading warehousing and logistics experts PF Whitehead Logistics are proud to be silver sponsors of and take part in charity Transaid’s long-awaited Way of the Roses cycle challenge. This years’ challenge will involve two days of cycling through the Lancashire countryside and Yorkshire Dales, covering a total distance of… Read more »
Scania announces community engagement programme and new charity partnership
Scania (Great Britain) Limited is delighted to announce a new community engagement programme, entitled Scania Community, whereby the business will begin an official partnership with leading UK charity, Cancer Research UK. In addition to this, Scania will also support environmental charity, The Wildlife Trusts. Furthermore, the company’s Milton Keynes UK… Read more »
Waitings does the heavy lifting for charity with Scania
Leading civil engineering and specialist plant hire business, Waitings Limited has added a 150-tonnes gross train weight, double-drive STGO Category 3 Scania 650 S heavy haulage prime mover to its Cliburn, near Penrith, Cumbria-based fleet. Waitings operate a large fleet of earthmoving equipment including excavators up to 70-tonnes in weight. … Read more »
Striking charity demonstrator hits the road for Volvo dealer
Thomas Hardie Commercials has put its first new Volvo FH Globetrotter demonstrator into service, featuring a unique, eye-catching livery to help raise funds and awareness for Derian House Children’s Hospice, which helps young people and their families across North West England. The 6×2 pusher axle tractor unit sits at the… Read more »
Truckwash boss raises hundreds for HGV driver mental health awareness
Laura Cardwell, Managing Director of Lymm Truckwash, and her team raised nearly £1000 for mental health charities including YoungMinds, The Calm Zone, Andy’s Man Club and Heads Together during a Driver Day event. On Thursday 29th April, Lymm Truckwash invited transport managers, company owners and industry professionals to a Driver… Read more »
