SYNETIQ announce annual charity partnership
SYNETIQ, an IAA, Inc. company (NYSE:IAA), the UK’s leading integrated vehicle salvage, dismantling and recycling company, are delighted to announce Sue Ryder as their chosen charity of the year.
The national healthcare charity, Sue Ryder provides compassionate and expert palliative, neurological and bereavement services to people during the most difficult times of their lives. The charity was selected following a company-wide vote.
Lou Addison, corporate partnerships manager at Sue Ryder, said: “We are thrilled to be chosen as SYNETIQ's charity of the year. By working together, we will ensure that Sue Ryder can continue to support people through the most difficult times of their lives.
“Our expert compassionate care relies on the generosity of supporters and businesses like SYENTIQ raising vital funds for us. It means we can be there for more people when it matters, filling their last days with love”.
SYNETIQ kicked off its fundraising activities with an Easter raffle for its colleagues raising £365. Plans are underway for the remainder of the year and following their huge fundraising success in 2021 a group of colleagues will brave the Tough Mudder challenge again.
The announcement of the new charity of the year follows on from a successful relationship with Macmillan Cancer Support, for whom the business raised over £7,000 in 2021.
Corporate social responsibility remains a priority for SYNETIQ, and the business is proud to offer several ways for the business and its colleagues to give back to good causes.
Barnsley-based Andel raises £22,000 in aid for Ukraine and employees drive to Poland to deliver supplies
Eight employees from Andel have driven supplies purchased from donations from the UK to Ukraine. Working with the Polish Red Cross, they delivered aid to a specific hotspot east of Krakow.
Andel reached out to contacts and raised £15,000 and in addition to this, they received several private donations from the House of Lords and clients in Australia, Italy, France, China, the USA, and the Netherlands.
Volunteer drivers, including four directors from Andel, set off on Wednesday April 6 to deliver the supplies to Poland.
Andel’s Dutch distributors ESEP raised a further £7,000 from their local rotary club with which they bought three pallets of aid and filled their own truck with medical provisions.
ESEP met Andel en route, and in total they delivered five truckloads of aid directly to a local Polish Red Cross reception centre.
Mark Harris, commercial director, said, “Once we understood from our Ukrainian and Polish colleagues how bad it is for the refugees, we had to do something.
“Following the appeal from the Polish Red Cross for more targeted direct deliveries, we decided to mount our support as a mini-aid convoy.
“The response from everyone has been fantastic. We put this together in a fortnight and are incredibly thankful for all the support.”
