Renault Trucks is supporting SSAFA, the UK’s oldest national tri-service military charity, with Ride to the Somme 2017 (30th August – 2nd September) – a 200 mile bike ride to commemorate the cycling soldiers who fought and fell during the Great War. In addition to providing a new Renault Trucks… Read more »
Leyland Trucks staff pitch in £2,500 to name a Guide Dog for the Blind
Staff at Leyland Trucks have welcomed the newest member of their team to their Lancashire site – a Guide Dog puppy, aptly named after one of its most iconic trucks – Comet. The 1,000 strong workforce at Leyland Trucks regularly raise cash for local and regional good causes. Its Helping Hand… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz Vans team saddle up to smash their fund-raising target for Parkinson’s UK
Big-hearted colleagues from Mercedes-Benz Vans swapped four wheels for two when they joined a charity cycle ride from Manchester to Blackpool. Sunday’s (9 July) 60-mile challenge was organised by The Christie cancer charity, but the Mercedes-Benz contingent, which also included Dealer staff and guest riders, rode to fund research… Read more »
Europa’s Charity Cash Champions Rise to the Challenge
Generous staff from Europa Worldwide Group, the UK’s leading independent logistics operator, have been signing up to the business’s 50th anniversary charity drive. Europa’s 50:50 initiative invites staff to fundraise for charity through a range of events and sponsored activities – and then the business will match the money they… Read more »
Buffaload Logistics to take on the World’s Strongest Man for charity
A Cambridgeshire based logistics firm are pulling out all the stops, as part of a charity lorry pull to help change the lives of disabled children. Buffaload Logistics, whose Head Office is in Ellington, are raising monies for National children’s charity, The Boparan Charitable Trust, with the fundraiser dubbed… Read more »
Team Renault Trucks hand over charity cheque to Transaid after Cycle South Africa 2017 Challenge
Team Renault Trucks – Nigel Butler, Commercial Director, Pete Murray, Network Truck and LCV Director, and Tony Owen, Transport Solutions Manager – proudly presented Transaid with a cheque of £35,053.07 following their gruelling 300 mile Cycle South Africa 2017 Challenge in March. Transaid’s Head of Fundraising, Florence Bearman, and Corporate… Read more »
Manfreight take ‘GOLD’ with winning bid in Volvo charity auction
In a ‘once in a lifetime’ moment that will never be forgotten by the 400 plus customers, dealers, and employees of Volvo Trucks that were present, Chris Slowey of Craigavon-based Manfreight placed the winning bid of £220,000 at a charity auction that saw him become the proud owner of a… Read more »
South Link trio getting ready for 10,000ft charity sky dive
Three daring members of staff from South Link will be taking part in a tandem sky dive on Saturday 8th July to raise money for St Barnabas House. Rob Sutherland, Associate Director; Jade Reidy, Customer Relations and Leann Cole, Operations will be leaping out of a plane at 10,000ft at Salisbury… Read more »
Impact regional sales manager Colin Ingram hales raise more than £220,000 for Transaid
Impact’s Regional Sales Manager Colin Ingram has successfully completed a challenging 280-mile cycle ride across South Africa, helping to raise more than £220,000 for Transaid – the most a single event has ever achieved for the organisation. An avid cyclist, Ingram cycled 120 miles each week to train for the… Read more »
Fleet Operations triples fundraising target with £12,000 charity bonanza
Leading independent fleet consultancy Fleet Operations has smashed its 2016 annual fundraising target by raising £12,000 for local and national charities. Staff from the Newcastle-under-Lyme company were given a £4,000 goal at the start of 2016 and set about organising different ways to reach their target. Events included a challenging… Read more »
