Michelin has reaffirmed its commitment to international development organisation Transaid, the official charity of the transport and logistics industry, after renewing its corporate membership and pledging to fundraise a further £25,000 in cycle challenge sponsorship during 2020. The renewal extends a relationship which began when Transaid was founded as an… Read more »
Malcolm Group driver trainer completes Transaid secondment to deliver HGV training in Tanzania
The Malcolm Group’s Driver Training & Compliance Manager, John Heirs, has returned to the UK after completing his third voluntary placement supporting Transaid’s Professional Driver Training Project with the National Institute of Transport (NIT) in Dar es Salaam. The project aims to reduce the number of road crashes and fatalities… Read more »
Culina Logistics provide three million meals for charities
In just two-and-a-half years Culina Logistics (Part of Culina Group), the chilled food and drink 3PL business, has helped redistribute enough surplus food to provide three million meals for vulnerable people in the UK. In May 2017 Culina Logistics partnered with FareShare, to help their food industry clients divert their… Read more »
FORS join Mates in Mind to transform mental health across UK workplaces
This month, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) joined Mates in Mind’s community of Supporter organisations and have partnered with the charity to improve the mental health of their workforce and members. The partnership has arisen as Mates in Mind, initially established to tackle the challenges of mental ill-health specifically… Read more »
FleetCheck adopts Hope for Tomorrow as official charity
FleetCheck has adopted Hope for Tomorrow as its official company charity and is planning a series of fundraising initiatives for 2020. The fleet management software specialist, based in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, examined a range of organisations proposed by the company’s staff before making a final decision. Hope for Tomorrow specialises in… Read more »
Dennison Commercials celebrates 50 years in business by pledging to raise £50,000 for Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice
Dennisons has pledged to raise £50,000 for charity in its 50th year of business. Starting in 1970 as a small family business, today, Dennisons operates across six sites throughout Northern Ireland with circa 250 staff, providing a wide range of specialist services across multiple sectors. A family of businesses working… Read more »
XPO Logistics graduate supports Transaid’s road safety programme in Uganda
XPO Logistics graduate, Ellie Lynch, is entering the final stages of a six-month placement as a Project Officer in Uganda with international development organisation Transaid. During her time in Kampala, she has been supporting a major project to build the capacity of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and passenger service vehicle… Read more »
Local food banks receive boost from the Port of Tyne
Two food banks South and North of the River Tyne have received a boost in donations from employees at the Port of Tyne. Donation boxes for Hebburn Helps in South Tyneside and The BAY Foodbank in North Tyneside have been put in place in locations across the Port – and… Read more »
Dragons’ Den entrepreneur teams up with national charity Brake for Road Safety Week (and beyond)
Ed Hollands, the young founder of mobile advertising company DrivenMedia has gifted five branded lorries to Brake, the road safety charity ahead of Road Safety Week (November 18 to November 24). The lorries carry hard hitting messages, from reminding drivers to always wear a seatbelt to getting the message across that any phone use behind the wheel… Read more »
Yodel celebrates position as one of the UK’s top armed forces employers
Independent parcel carrier Yodel is celebrating being one of the UK’s top armed forces employers with a Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award. A Yodel trailer now bears the Ministry of Defence Gold award logo and another 50 trailers have been decorated with poppies, to help raise money for the… Read more »
