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HELLA backs Ben in Race Across Britain
- 08/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
HELLA has raised more than £6,400 for automotive industry charity Ben after two teams took part in the ‘Race Across Britain’ challenge. The event took place from 26-28 February, with teams of two from across the sector following a route around the Britain without planning, planes or smartphones, and limited [...] -
Race Across Britain a charity triumph
- 04/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automotive charity Ben has raised more than £100,000 though it’s latest fundraising challenge, Race Across Britian, which was based on the television series Race Across the World. Held from 26-28 February, the challenge saw 27 teams of two complete a 1,300-mile route starting at the LKQ Academy in Tamworth and [...] -
Plunky’s All-Stars set for final match
- 27/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The final Plunky’s All Stars charity football match will take place on 28 June at the Football Development Centre in Norwich. A decade after the first match, the game will be played to raise awareness around mental health after full-time fireman Carl Mills took his own life in 2022. The charities supported [...] -
Repairer set for charity drive
- 26/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fix Auto Lichfield owner Andy Johnson will take part in the Panda Raid, a 3,000km drive across the Moroccan desert, to raise funds for charity. The Staffordshire-based repairer is teaming up with professional racing driver Sam Randon to raise funds for Carter The Brave, a fundraising group set up to raise money for [...] -
Ben delivers dedicated menopause training
- 26/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automotive charity Ben is delivering four courses dedicated to providing support to employers and employees when colleagues are going through the menopause. This comes after it was announced that company’s will be legally required to support employees during this time. The courses include Menopause Awareness, [...] -
Silverlake partners Sunflower to support Ukraine
- 06/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Silverlake has partnered with charity UK Sunflower Aid to send recycled vehicle first aid kits to Ukraine to help refugees affected by the war. The company is also supplying fuel for the charity’s vans. The partnership has already seen Silverlake collect and ship over 1,500 first aid kits from its Shedfield [...] -
Automotive charity unveils BenBus
- 18/01/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Automotive industry charity Ben has unveiled its new branded bus to raise awareness of the life-changing support it offers. The BenBus, a VW Transporter campervan, has already made its debut by visiting companies in Guildford with it dedicated Ben on the road team. The charity is now also offering automotive [...] -
TrustFord supports families this Christmas
- 18/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
TrustFord has donated to local foodbanks and charities throughout the UK after sites became donation hubs throughout November. This Christmas community food banks are in need of donations more than ever, with the Trussell Trust estimating that over 600,000 people will rely on a food bank from December until January [...] -
Ben releases Christmas appeal
- 08/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Ben has released a new short film as part of a Christmas appeal to supports its work in providing help to automotive families who are struggling or in crisis this winter. Inspired by supermarket Christmas TV advertisements, Ben’s new film aims to raise £300,000 throughout December and January to ensure that [...] -
Ben secures LKQ Corporation donation
- 04/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Automotive charity Ben has been awarded a share of $500m by LKQ Corporation, the global parent company of LKQ UK & Ireland. Ben is one of 10 organisations around the world to receive funding as part of the third annual ‘LKQ Cares Holiday Vote’ programme. Each charity will initially be given a $50,000 [...]