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Copart launches new well-being initiative
- 11 May 2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart is marking Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 by announcing the launch of a new Mental Health First Aider programme in partnership with St John Ambulance Mental Health Awareness Week run from 9-15 May, with loneliness this year’s theme As part of this, Copart is expanding its range of health and [...] -
Ben launches new loneliness initiative
- 9 May 2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automotive charity Ben is marking the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week by shining a light on loneliness It has said that, following two years of disruption and periods of social isolation caused by the pandemic, loneliness has in itself become an epidemic, which has also increased social anxiety Ben’s [...] -
Plunky’s All Stars nears charity target
- 12 April 2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Steve Plunkett’s Plunky’s All Stars Football match is nearing its fundraising target of £17,000 The event is raising money for Brain Tumour Research Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer yet historically just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been [...] -
Drivers urged to tread carefully
- 22 March 2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The rising cost of living could see motorists rejecting new tyres in favour of cheaper, part-worn tyres described by safety experts as ‘death traps’ Research conducted by the UK’s leading independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has revealed that nearly 40% of the 1,000 drivers surveyed said they would [...] -
TrustFord supports Prince of Wales Hospice
- 2 March 2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
TrustFord has provided The Prince of Wales Hospice with a Ford Transit Courier for them to use for their important work for the next two years The funding of the van, worth £6,000, along with road tax, livery and servicing has been provided by the TrustFord Trust which stepped in when the charity reached out for [...] -
Charity football match on fundraising target
- 1 March 2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Plunkys All Stars has nearly reached 50% of its fundraising target of £16,000 for Brain Tumour Research Thanks to the continued support of the industry, £7,810 has so far been raised for this worthy cause, with support coming from Modern Insurance Magazine, Junair, Car-O-Liner, Merseyside Car Hospital, AGM [...] -
Drink-driving crashes escalate during Covid
- 24 February 2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The latest Department for Transport (DfT) figures reveal that drink-driving crashes went up in the first nine months of Covid-19, despite a dramatic fall in road traffic Over one in six of all fatal crashes involved alcohol in 2020 compared to around one in seven in previous years Final estimates for 2020 of [...] -
Charity campaigner Steve Plunkett to be honoured
- 8 February 2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volvo body and paint manager Steve Plunkett is set to be honoured by blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan, at a digital awards celebration this month He has been shortlisted for the Donor Champion of the Year Award at the Anthony Nolan Supporter Awards 2021 for raising over £20,000 for the charity The prestigious [...] -
Ben goes live with updated website
- 13 January 2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Ben has unveiled its revamped website, which is intended to make it more responsive to all digital devices and simpler to navigate The updated site has also been designed to offer quick and easy access to essential self-help tools and resources to help improve the health and wellbeing of the automotive industry [...] -
Sytner Group makes six-figure donation
- 11 January 2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Sytner Group has donated £100,000 to automotive charity, Ben Zara Ross, chief executive officer at Ben, said: “The donation is huge for Ben, particularly at this time 2020 and 2021 have been a real challenge at Ben because the support needs in our industry have been higher than we can remember, and yet [...]