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JCT600 directors have completed the 80-mile Dales Way to raise funds for automotive charity partner BEN. Earlier this autumn, the team took on the challenge of walking from Ilkley, West Yorkshire, to Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria – a five-and-a-half day hike, requiring a total of 200,000 steps and burning an average of 17,000 calories. The team comprised: John Tordoff, chief executive; Nigel ...

Motor industry charity Ben has released a new short film to raise awareness about the topic of suicide on International Men’s Day, for which this year’s theme is ‘zero male suicide’. The short film, called ‘Alright mate’, also aims to challenge perceptions and is a longer piece of video content, at around 8 minutes long, so Ben encourages automotive industry ...

Motor industry charity Ben is to transfer its care home services to new operators as part of strategic review of the charity. It plans to put more resources into its reactive and preventative health and well-being support services, which are in huge demand. It said it had experienced a significant increase in service demand since 2018, managing over 300% more ...

Motor industry charity Ben is recruiting teams to take on a new UK-based fundraising challenge for the automotive industry, called Race Across Britain. The initiative, which follows the success of the BBC TV series “Race Across the World”, will raise funds to support people who are struggling or in crisis and is supported by LKQ Euro Car Parts. Ben is ...

Motor charity Ben has launched a month-long campaign around suicide prevention. It has seen an increase in calls to its helpline for support around suicide over recent years. In 2022, Ben supported 303 individuals who disclosed they were experiencing suicidal ideation or intent. Around seven employers each year call on the charity’s Urgent Response Service after an employee has taken ...

Ben is inviting the automotive community to take on Benathlon in September and host a Ben’s Big Breakfast in October. To take part in the second Benathlon, participants will exercise in their own way for 30 minutes each day for the 30 days of September and raise £30 for Ben. Participants can choose how they complete the challenge, for example, ...

A 1993 Rover 216 Honda cabriolet that made it to Monaco and back in five days last year is being auctioned at Automechanika Birmingham on to fundraise for Ben, the automotive industry charity. There are just 207 of these cars left on the road. Restored and decal’d by Louise Baker and Rachel Murray, the car travelled over 1,500 miles as ...

Stress has the most effect on the health and wellbeing of 66% of automotive employees. According to research from Ben, this was followed by poor sleep and low mood, both at 62%. The survey also revealed that the proportion of people suffering from stress in the workplace has increased by 8% year on year, with ‘high workloads’, ‘pressure to meet ...

Automotive industry charity Ben has launched ticket sales for Ben Ball 2023 which will take place at Old Billingsgate Market on 6 December. Over 600 automotive industry figures attended the event in 2022 joining forces to raise over £120,000, one of the highest totals ever achieved at a Ben Ball. Matt Wigginton, director of partnerships, engagement and income at Ben, ...

Ben, the automotive industry charity, has launched a new virtual challenge event series to raise funds and support those who are struggling or in crisis. Ben is inviting the whole automotive community to take on Benathlon and exercise in their own way to complete the challenge. Click here to find out more and sign up to Benathlon The first Benathlon ...