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Automotive charity Ben’s 10-day virtual active challenge, Breakout for Ben, has raised £159,000 to address its £1m fundraising shortfall. Ben invited the automotive industry to Breakout for Ben in February and a total of 986 people took part, walking, running, cycling and exercising for the charity. Teams embarked on a virtual journey visiting motor circuits across the UK, starting at ...

Automotive charity Ben is launching fast-track access to its digital mental and wellbeing platform, offering immediate support to those in need. Ben is giving automotive people the ability to sign up free to access online digital support for their mental health and wellbeing. SilverCloud is a digital mental health and wellbeing platform that can support people to better manage their mental health ...

Automotive charity Ben has launched its new active virtual challenge for the motor industry, called “Breakout for Ben, the road to £1m”. The charity issued a rallying cry last year, asking industry leaders for urgent support, following a 50% increase in service demand against a £1m income shortfall. So far, £530,000 has been pledged by companies to help address the ...

Automotive charity, Ben, has received pledges worth £0.5m following its recent rallying cry asking industry leaders for their urgent support. It is seeing a 50% increase in demand for its services at a time when income has fallen by £1m. So far, several companies across the industry including TrustFord, Arnold Clark, Auto Trader, Motorvise, Marshall Motor Group, CDK, MC Group ...

Automotive charity Ben is now providing support to industry people who have lost their jobs and who are at risk of losing their jobs. Ben has seen a 52% increase in requests for support from April-September this year, which shows the impact that Covid-19 has had on the health and wellbeing of automotive industry people. In response to the challenges ...

Automotive industry charity, Ben, is launching its first ever series of virtual challenges, as part of Bring It On 4 Ben. The first of the charity’s virtual challenges to run this year, Formula Ben Silverstone VGP, starts on 2nd August and is inspired by the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The Formula Ben Silverstone VGP will help automotive people get ...

Motor industry charity Ben has seen a “marked increase” in the number of people turning to the charity seeking support for their mental health and money concerns. It said demand for its services is set to grow as the full impact of Covid-19 unfolds. Over 50% of people who turn to Ben need help with their mental health and this ...

Geoffrey Atkinson OBE, the CEO of the automotive industry charity Ben for 25 years, has died. He was chief executive of Ben from 1978 until he retired at the age of 65 in 2004. Geoffrey Atkinson was instrumental in developing and implementing Ben’s first five year plan in 1978, which achieved its ambitious objectives of developing new sheltered housing; building ...

The Ben 2019 Industry Leader Challenge the Epic Thames Waterbike Ride, raised £273,360 for the industry charity. The challenge involved Volvo Cars Sweden MD Jon Wakefield, Allianz Partners UK CEO Tim Tozer and ex-Group 1 MD Darren Guiver cycling 170 miles in four days down the River Thames on self-propelled water bikes. The challenge baton for 2020 was handed over ...

Mental health could cost automotive employers as much as £1.2bn a year collectively. A whitepaper released today by automotive charity, Ben, highlights that, when it comes to workplace issues, the mental health of employees can still be a taboo subject. The new whitepaper draws on findings from many sources, including Ben’s own survey that asked hundreds of employees from the ...