Little Miracles, a Peterborough-based charity, which supports families of children with additional needs, disabilities and life-limiting conditions, has received a donation of materials from a local Selco branch. The charity has been able to add an outdoor area to it’s garden room, part of the charity’s Peterborough head office, thanks …
Read More »Selco tools up with Wokingham donation
Builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse has donated 10 multipurpose toolkits to an environmentally friendly project in Wokingham that teaches young people DIY skills by making bird boxes from scrap wood. The merchant’s Reading branch donated the toolkits to the Eco Skills Learning Centre in Arborfield. The tool bags are packed with …
Read More »Hendy Van and Truck builds partnership with Band of Builders
Hendy Van and Truck has pledged its support for national charity, Band of Builders; for the next 12 months, the charity will have use of two vans to help in its work to deliver life enhancing projects. Hendy head of business Performance, David Graham, said the Ford Transit Custom and …
Read More »Resapol Foundation supports Band of Builders
The Resapol Foundation has announced it has donated £1,000 to the Band of Builders; the Foundation was set up with the aim of support individuals, charities, organisations and communities throughout the UK, aiming to make a lasting and positive difference to people’s lives. Band of Builders was born in 2016 …
Read More »Grant UK donates £20,000 to Wiltshire Air Ambulance
Grant UK has presented Wiltshire Air Ambulance with a donation of £20,000 to support the lifesaving work it provides to the local community with its delivery of critical medical care. It has supported Wiltshire Air Ambulance since 2019 and during this time it has organised fundraising activities with the company …
Read More »James Latham donates to local community
James Latham has announced it has donated some sheet materials for SPUD’s “The Living Room”, the community hub opened in October. The initial aim of the hub was to offer people with dementia a safe space to relax and socialise but it has expanded on this to encompass a broader …
Read More »Forterra donation helps London PhD student purchase tools
Building products manufacturer, Forterra, has donated £800 to Ashraf Nayel, a PhD student at Imperial College London to progress his research. Ashraf began his PhD in June 2021 under the supervision of Dr Christian Málaga-Chuquitaype and Dr Lorenzo Macorini in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering to create a …
Read More »Doosan Bobcat Donates $1 Million in Equipment for Turkiye Earthquake Relief and Recovery
Doosan Bobcat will provide equipment worth around $1 million for relief and recovery activities in the earthquake-stricken areas of Turkiye. Construction equipment will be promptly delivered through Doosan Bobcat’s dealer network to be of practical help in lifesaving activities in affected areas and to help restore critical infrastructure such as …
Read More »Toyota donation boosts flow of humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Boxes of Hope, a humanitarian aid charity that was established to send food, clothing, medicine and other essential items to the people of Ukraine following the country’s invasion by Russia, has taken delivery of a vinyl-wrapped forklift truck donated free-of-charge by Toyota Material Handling (TMH) UK Ltd. The forklift – …
Read More »Selco supports staff at Croydon Fire Station
Selco Builders Warehouse’s South Croydon branch has donated more than £750 worth of building materials for a well-being garden at Croydon Fire Station. The new-look garden will include benches, plants and eating areas to support the mental health of staff who deal with traumatic incidents. Research by Mind found that …
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