Tag Archives: Fundraising

Travis Perkins has revealed it axed jobs at the end of last year and stated it plans to make further cuts as a result of a slowdown in construction. The Group, which also own Toolstation, mainly cut jobs at its Northampton headquarters and its central support teams – some of …

Covers Timber & Builders Merchants is congratulating employee Damon Knee for completing the Brighton 10k by doubling the amount of money he raised for charity. Knee took part in the event alongside his son Aaron to raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK, a cause that hits close to home, as …

Covers Timber & Builders Merchants is delighted to announce its annual Help for Hospices fundraising week is taking place between Monday December 11-15. Across its branch network, Covers is aiming to raise £30,000 during the week for 12 hospices located in the South East, this figure will add to the …

TG Lynes’ Helping Hand campaign has awarded the Ruth Winston Community Centre, in Palmers Green, with £10,000 worth of materials and labour. It gas also given Southbury Primary School in Ponders Ender £5,000 worth of support, the causes were chosen by a team of TG Lynes judges from dozens of …

Leyland SDM’s team of more than 20 colleagues are preparing to trek 15 miles to raise money for London’s child poverty charity. The team from Leyland SDM will walk from Mile End to Kingston upon Thames on November 19 to support The Childhood Trust. Cliff Rendell, people director at Leyland …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …