Tag Archives: Charity

The Lighthouse Charity has published its 2025 Impact Report, highlighting the charity’s key achievements in 2025. The report includes details the role of the charity’s caseworkers and highlights the £2.7m of leveraged support gleaned from external sources, including funding from other charities and ensuring people are accessing their statutory benefits …

Snickers Workwear has announced a new charity partnership with Band of Builders. The partnership will see Snickers Workwear and construction charity Band of Builders work together on a range of initiatives designed to raise vital funds and support for construction workers and their families facing challenging circumstances. The brand will …

A team of 16 SIG Roofing employees and suppliers completed a 200-mile charity bike ride to raise funds for Band of Builders and PASIC. The group started the two-day challenge on June 18, setting off from SIG Roofing Colchester to catch the overnight ferry to Holland, traveling 103 miles to Cuijk, Netherlands, …

It’s back! The Pavestone Rally 2027 has officially launched, and is open for entry. Arguably, the building materials industry’s most fun fundraising event, the Pavestone Rally 2027  takes place from 8th – 13th September 2027. It starts in Paris and ends in Ljubljana, Slovenia, via Geneva, Locarno and Bolzano. The …

The building materials sector has committed to developing future talent with the launch of the Maddie Rose Foundation, the industry-led charity designed to support young people seeking rewarding careers across merchanting and manufacturing. Officially unveiled during the Maddie Rose Yellow Tie Dinner on 28th May, the Foundation represents the next …

Doorset manufacturer JELD-WEN has supported the rescue and rehoming of a group of stray cats found at its Retford Road manufacturing site, in partnership with local animal welfare charity Save A Stray. As preparations began for the relocation of manufacturing operations to Bessemer Park, concerns grew over what would happen …

Builders merchant James Burrell’s annual Charity Golf Day has raised more than £5000 for Prostate Cancer UK and Mind, its chosen charities of the year.  The event, held at Northumberland Golf Club, welcomed 18 teams for a day of golf, fundraising, networking, and a charity raffle featuring prizes donated by …

A major new charity initiative for the construction industry, Race for Change, has officially opened for entries. Focused on the twin themes of inclusivity and global water scarcity, the event will see 20 teams compete in a unique four-day race across Europe in June 2026,  all in support of vital …

Manufacturer Pyroguard has raised over £4,000 for mental health charity, Men’s Minds Matter, after a team of employees completed a sunrise ascent of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) to shine a light on men’s mental health. Twenty employees took on the nine-mile overnight hike to the summit of Wales’s highest mountain, as …

South London Travis Perkins branch manager, Richard Galloway, is taking on the almost 1,000-mile cycle from Land’s End to John o’Groats over two weeks to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society. The 59-year-old has been working at Travis Perkins for the last 28 years in various positions, and is a keen …