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Ring team takes on the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge to raise money for charity

To raise money for Cancer Research’s Business Beats Cancer, a charity very important to many people at Ring, the team has decided to brave the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge on 14 September. More than 15 team members at Ring are taking part in the Three Peaks challenge in Yorkshire, which will see them climb the peaks of Pen-y-Ghent (694 metres), Whernside (736 metres) and Ingleborough (723 metres), all of which need to be completed within 12 hours. Overall, the challenge will see the team take on 40km of walking and 5,200ft of ascent.

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Hankook sponsoring Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance open day

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Hankook Tyre UK is sponsoring the Open Day that will take place on Friday 4 August to celebrate 20 years of the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance. Entry to the event at Chester House Estate in Northamptonshire is free and it will feature stalls, activities, music and entertainment as well as a chance to get better acquainted with the service’s helicopter, provided it isn’t called out on mission.

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PCL 85th anniversary with charity bike ride

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To celebrate 85 years of business, the team at Sheffield-based PCL got on their bikes to raise over £3,000 and counting for the NSPCC. The challenge was to cycle a 500km relay in just 90 minutes and the team clocked up an impressive 609km within the timeframe – more than tripling their initial fundraising target of £1,000 in the process. So far, the JustGiving page has raised £3,424, with donations still coming in for the team’s celebratory ride for the UK’s leading children’s charity.

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Denso and its customers raise £2,599 for Ben

On Monday, 5 June, as part of its ongoing 50 years in Europe celebrations, the Denso UK team invited a selection of its key customers to enjoy a golf orientated event at The Belfry, one of the most prestigious golfing venues in the UK. “The theme of the day was teamwork and the importance of aligning the objectives and relationships of the whole supply chain,” explained Denso’s UK and Eire sales manager, Kevin Peacocke. “To this end, as well as direct customers, the team were joined by service suppliers, representatives of OESAA and their garage forum and senior managers from within Denso. In addition however, we also wanted to raise funds for the important work that Ben does to help industry colleagues in need.

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Hankook sponsors EG Wholesale Charity Golf Day

Hankook

Hankook Tyre UK partnered EG Wholesale, one of the ten members of independent tyre wholesaler Grouptyre, for its annual charity golf day at Goodwood Golf Club in West Sussex on 18 May 2023. Attending were 48 representatives from the tyre and motor industry in twelve teams of four, including two teams from Hankook’s UK operation. The tyre manufacturer presented each golfer with a sleeve of Titleist golf balls, golf tees, scorecard holder and baseball cap. 

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Transaid announces 2024 Cycle Kenya Challenge

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Transaid

Transaid is returning to Africa for its 11th cycle challenge on the continent and is calling on keen riders to take part in a six-day, 474km ride across majestic Kenya – where Transaid is currently undertaking a major project funded by the FIA Foundation. Taking place from 4 – 13 October 2024, the international development organisation invites riders from across the transport and logistics industry on this one-of-a-kind adventure, where they’ll travel from Nyeri at the foothills of Mount Kenya to Lake Victoria – all on two wheels.

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Transaid set to continue motorcycle helmet safety project in Kenya

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Transaid

Transaid has secured an extension of its work funded by global road safety philanthropy the FIA Foundation, to lead the second phase of a project to establish a National Helmet Wearing Coalition in Kenya, using its extensive experience in motorcycle and motorised three-wheeler safety. Priorities for a new 13-month term are to secure the long-term future of the Coalition and cement Kenyan ownership of this initiative, whilst strengthening the implementation of the existing Kenyan Helmet Standard through improved enforcement capacity.

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LKQ Euro Car Parts makes further Ukraine donation

LKQ Euro Car Parts

LKQ Euro Car Parts is continuing its support for Ukraine and this time has been able to hand over the donation in person as Sisters from the Congregation of St Joseph in Ukraine visited its headquarters in Tamworth. The company has been supporting Ukraine since the start of the conflict last February. To date it has raised enough money to buy and deliver seven ambulances to the Congregation, who have then sent these to hospitals across the country.

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GB Tyres confirms ongoing support of Black Country Foodbank

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When it came to selecting a charity to work with in 2023 and beyond, GB Tyres had a few essential requirements in mind. The West Midlands-based supplier, who since its establishment in 2013 has become one of the fastest growing importers and exporters of vehicle tyres in Europe, sought a charity with roots in the local area whose work genuinely supports people in need of support, an organisation that is pro-active and enthusiastic about forming local partnerships.

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Yokohama Rubber gives 1 million yen to earthquake relief efforts

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The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. and its employee-backed Yokohama Magokoro Fund is giving a total of ¥1 million (¥500,000 each from the company and the Fund) to the Japanese Red Cross Society in support of relief efforts in the earthquake-stricken parts of Turkey and Syria.

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Bridgestone donates 1 million euros to earthquake appeal

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Bridgestone is donating 1 million euros to efforts to offer relief to those struck by the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Writing in a statement released on 14 February, company officials said:

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ATS Euromaster supports Ukraine charity convoy

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ATS Euromaster

ATS Euromaster is supplying tyres to charity Nadiya and community group Help Ukraine BAMK UK that are taking a medical convoy providing urgently required medics to Ukraine. The charity approached ATS Euromaster for 20 tyres to outfit four vehicles on a tight timeframe of seven days from request to convoy departure.

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CAM makes donation to customers’ local food banks

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CAM

CAM has donated groceries to a selection of customers’ local food banks around the UK, replacing its usual Christmas gifts. The donation recognises the widespread cost of living crisis being felt around the country, with food poverty expected to be experienced by many households this winter.

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Continental recycles Extreme E tyres into basketball court

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Continental

Continental is donating rubber paving stones made from recycled Extreme E tyres for the construction of a community basketball court in Hanover. According to Continental, 200 Extreme E tyres have been recycled from the first season. The Extreme E tyres underwent “a particularly complex manufacturing process to extract all chemical components from the tyres” before transforming them into paving stones. Now the tyres will be given a second life as the foundation of a high-level basketball court.

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Special Forces duo scale 6,812m peak in Nepal to honour Remembrance Day

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SAS: Who Dares Wins’ Ollie Ollerton and Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja, star of Netflix’s 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, reached the summit of Ama Dablam in Nepal ahead of Armistice Day on 11th November. The pair, both former Special Boat Services operatives, led an expedition up the 6,812m-high Nepalese mountain, accompanied by other former Special Forces soldiers and Royal Marines Commandos. The group climbed the mountain to honour the many British service personnel who have given their lives in conflict and in support of the Royal British Legion. Ollie Ollerton has been supported by Davanti Tyres’ all-terrain tyre – the Terratoura – during his training in the run-up to the expedition.

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