Tag Archives: Charity

Alsford Timber,  the south-east England timber and builders merchant, has raised over £10,000 for charity, completing the “517 Miles Across Beaune” cycling challenge in September. The event was organised by Challenge Adventure Charities, who have been delivering purpose-driven cycling events since 1996 to raise money for charities chosen by participants …

Coventry-based Lawton Tubes, the copper tube and fittings supplier, is donating more than £1,000 of copper tube towards a project by installer charity Warriors of Warmth. Warriors of Warmth are a team of installers that work around the country providing free plumbing and heating, on a wide mix of projects, …

Travis Perkins, the UK builders’ merchant, is celebrating the halfway point of its three-year charity partnership with Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Scotland, with customers and colleagues across the business raising over £300,000. The partnership, voted for by colleagues, is designed to raise vital funds for care, support and ground-breaking research, …

Industry charity The Rainy Day Trust has appointed Anna Skeats as its new chief executive officer, following the retirement of Bryan Clover, who held the position for a decade. Skeats joins with over 20 years of leadership experience across the NHS, public health, corporate, and charity sectors, with a proven …

The Pavestone Rally, the bienniel, all-industry event that combines old cars, fancy dress, and wierd and wonderful challenges across Europe over a five-day period, raised £214,000 for the 2025 event. The event took place from September 3 to 7 2025 and took participants across Northern Europe from Dusseldorf to Amsterdam …

Navigator, the plumbing and heating distributor, has decided to financially support a school in the Ugandan village of Kibisi, around 70 miles from the capital of Kampala. The decision to support this school came about in 2020 when the owners of Navigator were invited to join a charity trip to Uganda …

Travis Perkins Managed Services, which operates social housing, has announced a new charity partnership with Bowel Cancer UK. The decision came following the death of Dan Trasler, customer operations manager, from the disease. The partnership will see colleagues raise funds and awareness for the support, care and research that Bowel …

Builders’ merchant Jewson, part of the Stark group, is encouraging local communities, tradespeople and businesses to join its Homes for Nature campaign, helping to build shelters for hedgehogs as they get ready for this winter’s hibernation. Jewson is donating materials such as recycled wooden pallets to create biodiverse habitats to …

KNIPEX UK has raised over £1,000 for construction charity Band of Builders  with a series of sponsored walks throughout July. The initiative, driven by staff from across the business, saw colleagues walking individually, with their dogs, or during office lunch breaks, to a total of 450 miles, the distance from …

Travis Perkins Managed Services account manager Amy Neill, is set to race in the Great North Run on September 7 2025 to raise money for The National Autistic Society. Neill, whose six-year-old son has autism, is running to raise funds for the charity, while helping to raise autism awareness along …