• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Monday December 16 2024
• Author Name: Peter Davison

Beard Construction raises £50,000 for local charities in 2024

Thousands of people across the South of England are to benefit from more than £50,000 in funding raised by Swindon-headquartered construction firm Beard for charitable causes in 2024.

From physically demanding challenges, to anxiety management workshops and dress-down days, Beard colleagues across the company’s five offices in Swindon, Bristol, Oxford, Guildford and Southampton raised £50,968 for causes close to their hearts.

Fourteen charities in total received funding, with each office selecting a nominated charity of the year.

Teams undertook various challenges, including Swindon, which raised £13,254 for the Swindon Hardship Fund through a golf day, tough mudder, Bristol half marathon, Wiltshire three peaks challenge, anxiety management workshops, and dress down days; and Bristol, which fundraised for Grief Encounter with a golf day, 100k bike ride, and volunteer garden clear out raising £8,770.

Other charities that benefitted from Beard’s fundraising included Katharine House Hospice, Alzheimer’s Society, Sobell House Hospice, Activate Rugby Academy, Julia’s House Hospice, Sussex Heritage Trust, History of Science Museum’s Centenary, Oxford Hospitals Charity, and Help Bristol’s Homeless.

Company chairman Mark Beard said: “I am exceptionally proud of all Beard colleagues and our partners and for the significant efforts they have put into helping charities and good causes this year, giving their own time and resources and taking on some impressive challenges.

“As a company, we’re committed to supporting the communities in which we work and, in many cases, the funds raised by our team have been match-funded by the Beard Charitable Foundation, which was designed to champion initiatives driven by our people, as well as local construction education projects.”

A flagship event was the firm’s inaugural ‘cyclathon’ which saw Beard’s Oxford team along with project partners and sub-contractors virtually cycle 2,420 miles raising £8,200 for Oxford University Sport & Community Partnership. This was match-funded by the Beard Charitable Foundation to bring the total to £16,400.

Back in March, Beard reported its biggest year of construction sales in 131 years.