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 »
Hastings Freight raises cash fore Sheffield Hospice
The fundraising efforts of staff at Hastings Freight in Barlborough swung into action to help St Luke’s Hospice in Sheffield. Hastings Freight, a member of Palletways, Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network, held its inaugural Golf Day at Beauchief Golf Club in Sheffield. It was well… Read more »
Ford & Slater apprentices compete in head-to-head charity truck-pull
Apprentices from DAF dealer Ford & Slater are pushing themselves to the limit in the ultimate battle of strength, stamina and team work – a one-of-a-kind charity truck-pull race with the goal of raising £2,500 for Teenage Cancer Trust. This is the second year Ford & Slater’s apprentices have supported… Read more »
105 mile cycle ride smashes £10,000 target for charity
A team of intrepid cyclists have raised over £10,000 in an epic 105 mile ride across Lancashire – all to raise money for local charities. One of the team, elite cyclist and former British Hill-climb champion Jim Henderson, gave himself an even bigger challenge, completing the course twice and… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz Vans colleagues saddle up for charity
Scorching sunshine could not prevent a big-hearted Mercedes-Benz Vans team of more than 100 riders and supporters from completing a gruelling sponsored cycle and smashing their £20,000 fund-raising target. Temperatures approached 30ºC on Sunday (8 July), as colleagues representing the manufacturer and its Dealer Network, as well as customers,… Read more »
Commercial vehicle distributor presents £20,000 to charity at its West Bromwich site
A commercial vehicle distributor has presented a £20,000 charity donation at its site in West Bromwich to help fund projects across the West Midlands that encourage young people to make a positive difference in their community. Keltruck donated the funds to the Heart of England Community Foundation, a specialist grant-making… Read more »
£250,000 raised at Ed Sheeran gig sponsored by O’Donovan Waste at London Irish Centre
Following on from the fund-raising event that featured performances and chat with Ed Sheeran, Dermot O’Leary and a host of Irish talent at the London Irish Centre (LIC), the amount raised has been announced. £250,000 was the grand total from the night and the proceeds raised will help… Read more »
DAF Trucks’ New CF rear-steer for BSS keeps charity in Mind
BSS, the pipeline and heating supplies specialist (and part of Travis Perkins), is using one of its latest DAFs – a New CF 430 rear-steer rigid – to promote mental health charity, Mind. The New CF is also the first with an ‘FAN’ 6×2 axle configuration for BSS, joining just… Read more »
Renault Truck commercials rolls with the Dunstable & Leighton Buzzard truck convoy to support military charities
Renault Truck Commercials is proud to sponsor the Dunstable & Leighton Buzzard Truck Convoy on Saturday 9th June, 2018. In its fourth year, the big haul, which raises money for military charities Scotty’s Little Soldiers, Pilgrim Bandits and Royal British Legion Riders, is a celebration of the transport industry and… Read more »
