INDUSTRYNEWS
A GRAND DONATION FOR 75TH ANNIVERSARY
» ODL EUROPE HAS DONATED $ 1,000 to GM Fundraising to support Hope House Children ’ s Hospices . The donation to GM Fundraising was part of a global initiative by ODL to make $ 1,000 donations to numerous charities to mark their 75th anniversary year . As a result , over 75 charities worldwide have now benefited from the company ’ s donations .
Nathan Barr , Managing Director of ODL Europe , said : “ The 75th anniversary is a significant milestone for our parent company ODL but due to the pandemic , it isn ’ t the anniversary year the team had planned . It was always our intention to mark the occasion by helping various charities , and we ’ re delighted to help support Hope House Children ’ s Hospices at this time .”
Hope House Children ’ s Hospices provides specialist nursing care and support to children with life limiting conditions . They help their parents and families too , both throughout the lifetime of a child and often well beyond . GM Fundraising is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and had hoped to raise over £ 200,000 for the charity , but the majority of its challenges and events had to be postponed due to pandemic .
www . gmfundraising . co . uk
Huge UK Retailer Pivots into the Construction Sector
» JADE GREENHOW , DIRECTOR OF Operations at Insight Data comments on big construction industry news :
“ John Lewis is planning to diversify into house building . They predict that this will account for 40 % of their future profits . We think this a sign of things to come for the UK construction industry . Just like the fenestration industry where fabricators are starting to diversify into new materials and new products , we know that many businesses are looking to pivot into other industries as times become tougher in the UK .
“ This is an interesting development for the UK construction industry . We already know that the UK government ’ s commitment to large infrastructure projects will stimulate the construction sector throughout the next five to 10 years . With big retail and hospitality companies looking to get in on a piece of the pie , do existing construction companies have some new rivals to contend with or is there enough work for everyone ? The answers to all these questions will shape the future of construction in this country . However , only time will tell what the impact of this diversification will be .” www . insightdata . co . uk
STUART PEDALS FOR POPPIES
Framexpress director , Stuart Green , is pedalling for poppies this November , to raise money for The Royal British Legion .
» STUART IS STEPPING UP TO THE spin bike at his local gym and will be cycling 11 miles every day for the first 11 days of the 11th month , completing his challenge on Remembrance Day 2020 .
Stuart says : “ I ’ ve been inspired to raise some money for The Royal British Legion by a friend of mine . This year , their annual Poppy Appeal will be affected as there will be fewer people out and about buying poppies from the fantastic Royal British Legion veterans and volunteers .
“ So , I ’ m getting on the bike and spinning for a total of 121 miles , over the first 11 days of November to raise some money and help Royal British Legion do their vital work supporting our Armed Forces .”
If you would like to help Stuart support The Royal British Legion , and this year ’ s Poppy Appeal , you can sponsor him through his JustGiving page - https :// www . justgiving . com / fundraising / stuart-green27
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