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The Knife Crime Matters construction site banner campaign aims to raise public awareness of knife crime and deliver educational resources to young people in the communities where they work. The purchase of a banner facilitates educational resources being sent to one local secondary school close to each specific site with the company’s name and branding on the resources. The resources…
On this project they have dedicated an onsite facility to provide platform for increasing capacity of the charity ‘Men in Sheds’. It is seen as an great way to have a registered charity onsite (The first registered onsite charity in the UK) and provide a leading aspect of ‘Engagement with Local Stakeholder’. The charity brings upon support of Mental Health…
This contractor has developed a course that contains 9 modules and is designed to provide charities and VCSE’s with an in depth knowledge of how they can access corporate grants and funding opportunities from businesses of all sizes, practical applications of how they can stand out from the competition and how they can expand their offerings to meet business needs….
This contractor has partnered with Action Youth Boxing Intervention (AYBI), a Camden-based charity supporting young people at risk of exclusion from school. Using boxing to develop confidence and transferable skills, AYBI also provides English and Maths education. As part of their collaboration, they have launched a structured programme that introduces participants to key skills in construction and multi-trade roles. Following…
This contractor held a DKMS swab event for their project. DKMS is an international charity dedicated to the fight against blood cancer and blood disorders. The more people who sign up to support the charity increases the chance that those needing a blood donor can find one, as currently only 30% of patients are able to find a compatible donor…
Providing opportunities within the local community and completing goodwill gestures for the less fortunate members of society, are great ways of leaving behind a lasting legacy. Donating materials, fixing buildings and raising money for charities are excellent ways of giving something back to the community and demonstrates that you are a caring, considerate constructor. CRASH is the construction industry’s charity. It…
While working on this project, the contractor hosted a ‘Senses Awareness Day’ coffee morning. The contractor invited the Royal National Institute of Blind People and Adapt NI to site, during Vision and Eye Health Month and Deaf Awareness Week, to give site staff an insight into the challenges faced by both impairments. The charities were very informative, teaching sign language…
In November 2015, Costain took part in selling poppies for Remembrance Day. In total, we managed to raise a total of £1230.97 for charity. Costain workers stood out and distributed themselves across Bond Street station in order to cover as wide an area as possible and help raise money for charity. There were many scenarios which took place on the…
At the time Macmillan Cancer Support campaign had been targeting male cancer. It is estimated that men are 70% more likely to die from cancer but only 20% of callers to the Macmillan Support line were men. There may have been a variety of reasons for this, but it was decided that awareness should be raised about the issue. In…
This contractor is volunteering on a monthly basis with Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust to support their local traditional orchard restoration project, which enables them to directly ‘give back’ tangible benefit to the environment through their own volunteered time and collaborative efforts. The easy way to contribute to enhancing the environment is financially or with planting, and while the contractor is also…
This contractor worked with their client and Action Funder to identify four charities and community centres within 1 mile of site that they could partner with for the project duration. Throughout the project they not only provided funding for community projects identified on the Action Funder site, but they wanted to go one step further. During construction they committed to…
This contractor worked with Calluna Upcycling to recycle their stand from an exhibition they presented at. This was converted into handy pencil/make-up cases and distributed for the workforce, reducing waste to landfill whilst providing a gift for the workforce. Calluna create flexible work for people who for a variety of reasons need it – all of their workers struggle with…
This contractor assisted and funded the setting up of Happy Feet in the Govan Area for people over 55 or vulnerable patients with health issues such as diabetes etc as this was raised as a health issue in the local community which was falling between the cracks under the NHS due to funding cut backs. This is a foot care…
The 14th June marks World Blood Donor Day and here at RG Group we have pushed forward with promoting the act of giving blood to save many people’s lives around the world. As part of this we also incorporated the promotion of becoming an organ donor. Promotional posters were displayed around the site, and staff were provided with promotional pens and…
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a worldwide initiative coordinated annually by Breast Cancer Now. The week is all about highlighting the importance of breast cancer awareness, education and research. To support Breast Cancer Awareness Month on your site, you could do the following: Encourage your workforce to take part in ‘Wear it Pink’ day by wearing something pink and donating to charity; Use ‘Wear…