Jewson has held its second dragon boat race tournament, and has raised vital funds for its two official charity partners, Band of Builders and Whiteleys Retreat. A total of 220 people – made up of Jewson colleagues and team members from 25 of its suppliers – were split across 15 …
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Grant UK has announced that it will be delivering a Grassroots Community Sustainability Programme to ten local primary schools, in partnership with Bath Rugby. The Programme will build upon the Kick the Carbon campaign that Grant UK and Bath Rugby launched last year, raising awareness about sustainability and educating local …
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Covers has announced that its convoy has arrived at its destination in Lviv and the vital aid was handed over to humanitarian organisation Stay Safe UA. The convoy contained three crane lorries, loaded with a forklift, tracked recovery vehicle, a Bobcat loader for rubble clearance and a container of donated …
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Covers, Timber and builders merchants, announces it is donating three lorries to the humanitarian organisation Stay Safe UA, and launching a £50,000 campaign with UKtoUkraine. Covers’ Mercedes rigid crane lorries, plus a forklift and tracked recovery vehicle, will be making the journey to be handed over on the Poland and …
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IBMG builders merchant branches has raised over £16,700 for charity in one day at its charity golf day, which was for the Teenage Cancer Trust. The charity event was held at the East Sussex National at the end of June. The day welcomed 160 guests who formed 36 golf teams, …
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Toolstation announces it has partnered with Rebuilding Lives UK to support the completion of a home renovation project in Macclesfield. Rebuilding Lives UK is a charity that supports survivors of domestic abuse coping with poor living standards and financial difficulties by providing partial or complete home maintenance and repair funding. …
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Kbb and merchant service provider Simon Acres Group (SAGL) is hosting a charity golf day to support Cancer Research UK (CRUK). The event will be held on 18 May at Overstone Park Golf Club with all the proceeds going to the charity. The event includes breakfast on arrival, with on …
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Independent builders merchant buying group NMBS has been named a 2020 CRASH Fundraising Champion in recognition of its support over the past year. The 17 Fundraising Champions have been recognised for going above and beyond to carry out fundraising between March 2019 and April 2020. Thanks to a combination of …
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A team of nine men from Covers Timber & Builders Merchants has raised £910 for charity following their participation in Movember. Lee Webb, Sean Taylor, Derek Baldwin, Dean Kidd, Shaun Hopgood, Stuart Spiers, George Crouch, Jamie Dent and Chris Collard, who all work at Covers Gosport, raised £455 after spending …
Read More »Three employees from Scott Parnell Witham – the civils and drainage supplies specialist – have raised £3,700 for the Alzheimer’s Society following a 27-mile marathon walk. Leah O’Sullivan, along with colleagues Helen Oberholzer and Amy Christie, and her dad John O’Sullivan and brother Jody O’Sullivan, took on the challenge. The …
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