BEN
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Car Dealer News 9 JunFinancial pressures affecting 41% of dealership staff
Concerns about personal finances topped the list of challenges for dealership staff in a new CarGurus survey, with 41% of respondents saying they were struggling with financial pressures.
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People News 9 JunLook after employees’ health and wellbeing during COVID-19 crisis
The coronavirus pandemic has put the focus on policies to look after staff. AM100 dealer group JCT600 outlines the action it has taken.
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Supplier News 11 MayHats on 4 Ben to promote mental health message amid COVID-19 crisis
Ben is urging car retailers to use their head to raise awareness of the issue of mental health by hosting its fifth annual Hats on 4 Ben charity event amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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Supplier News 14 AprIMI Centenary Dinner raises £17,000 to boost BEN's COVID-19 support
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) Centenary Dinner beat the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown to raise more than £17,000 in support of the automotive benevolent charity, BEN.
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Supplier News 21 FebIMI determined to raise £100,000 for Ben charity in centenary year
The Institute of the Motor Industry celebrates its 100th birthday this year and has pledged to raise £100,000 for the motor industry charity Ben.
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People News 27 JanJCT600's Tordoff completes 3,000-mile Talisker trans-Atlantic row
JCT600 Vauxhall Bradford dealership manager James Tordoff and his good friend Chris Nicholl have successfully completed a gruelling 3,000-mile trans-Atlantic rowing challenge.
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People News 23 JanLong-served chief executive of motor charity Ben dies
Geoffrey Atkinson OBE, who was chief executive of automotive industry charity Ben from 1978 to 2004, has died after a short illness.
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Supplier News 21 JanBen extends mental health services with new digital platform
Ben is responding to a growing need for mental health support in the automotive sector with the launch of a new digital platform offering a range of services.
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People News 17 DecJCT600 manager James Tordoff tackles epic trans-Atlantic rowing challenge
JCT600 Vauxhall Bradford dealership manager James Tordoff is half of a two-man team which is taking part in the 3,000 nautical mile Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge – known as the world’s toughest rowing race.
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Supplier News 16 DecAutomotive industry raised £87,000 at Ben Ball
The first Ben Ball at its new home, the iconic Roundhouse in Camden, London, attracted hundreds of people from the automotive sector and raised more than £87,000 for the motor industry charity Ben.
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Supplier News 13 DecKilimanjaro trek forms Ben charity's 2020 Industry Leader Challenge
Ben’s Industry Leader Challenge has thrown down the gauntlet to 10 automotive companies including JCT600 and Endeavour Automotive to jointly raise a total of £500,000 for the motor industry charity in 2020.
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Supplier News 5 Dec
Latest Ben survey urges engagement on health and wellbeing
Ben is urging automotive sector employees to engage with it about their health and wellbeing after launching its latest 2019 Industry Survey.
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Car Dealer News 15 NovTrustFord celebrates 2019 successes at annual dealer conference
TrustFord chairman and chief executive Stuart Foulds vowed to continue investing in the group’s facilities when he welcomed 600 employees to its annual conference.
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Car Dealer News 24 OctTrustFord Breakout For Ben teams drive over 20,000 miles in 25 hours
TrustFord succeeded in raising over £160,000 for automotive sector benevolent charity Ben by travelling a combined distance of more than 20,000 miles in just 25 hours during the Breakout for Ben 2019 challenge.
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Car Dealer News 18 Oct
TrustFord expands rapidly into Europe with Breakout For Ben 2019
Over 150 TrustFord staff and supply partners have hit the roads of Europe once again in a bid to travel as far as they can by car in 25 hours as part of the Breakout For Ben charity fund-raising challenge.
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People News 11 Oct
Poor mental health could cost automotive sector £1.2bn a year
BEN is urging employers in the automotive sector to focus more resource to ensure the wellbeing of staff after finding that poor mental health could cost £1.2 billion-a-year.
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Talent & People 27 SepTrain dealership staff to help those affected by anxiety or depression
BEN automotive industry charity survey reveals problem of workers with mental health issues is widespread
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Car Dealer News 23 SepTrustFord urges suppliers to complete Breakout for Ben 2019 road trip
TrustFord will aim to smash its fund-raising targets once again with the re-launch of its Breakout for Ben charity fund-raising road trip with the help of adventurous automotive industry suppliers.
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People News 12 Jul
Automotive charity Ben finds rapid uplift in industry mental health issues
More than half of the calls to motor industry charity Ben’s helpline in 2018 were about mental health issues.
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People News 10 JulThames Waterbike charity challenge raises £202,000 for Ben
Automotive industry leaders from Group 1 Automotive, Allianz Partners and Volvo have succeeded in raising over £202,000 by cycling 171 miles on the River Thames.
