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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 [...] -
Ben launches 2023 wellbeing survey
- 27/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automotive industry charity Ben has launched its new Health and Wellbeing survey for 2023 and is encouraging everyone who works or has worked in the industry to share their experiences. The 10-minute survey helps the industry charity understand what issues have been affecting automotive industry people over the [...] -
IGA raises £10,000 for Ben
- 26/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) helped to raise more than £10,000 for automotive charity Ben at its Big Awards 2023. The Awards night, which celebrated the garages, suppliers and industry stars of the last year, was held at Leicester City’s King Power Stadium last week. Stuart James, IGA CEO, said: [...] -
AutoRaise Rally gets underway
- 07/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The AutoRaise Rally got underway this morning, with teams from across the industry setting off on a three-day ‘Viking’ tour around East Anglia and Lincolnshire to raise upwards of £150,000 for the charity. Starting at the Lotus Cars HQ in Norfolk, the route goes north up the coast before looping inland through [...] -
Ben launches suicide prevention campaign
- 05/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Automotive charity Ben has launched a month-long campaign around suicide prevention. As part of the initiative it has introduced additional support and services to its website, while also providing further online training, information, advice and guidance for individuals at risk of suicide and for employers and [...] -
Deadline looms for Benathlon entries
- 30/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Time is running out to enter and take part in the September Benathlon Challenge, which aims to raise valuable funds for the automotive charity. Ben is challenging the industry to commit 30 minutes a day to exercise throughout September, whether that is a brisk walk, a jog, cycling or even yoga. In addition, the [...]