Ardent in Action

Third convoy run attended by 7 vehicles with 750 boxes of aid delivered to Presov, close to the Ukrainian border, and distributed to the 128 battalion.

Donations in kind from the Plant and Hire Alliance now exceed £4m.

Ardent proudly hosted its 4th Charity Golf Day at the renowned JCB Golf and Country Club, dedicated to supporting Noah’s Ark Children's Hospice. The event was a tremendous success, raising an impressive £29,000 for this worthy cause. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all participants and contributors who played a crucial role in making this charitable endeavor a resounding triumph.

This month we were part of a team that planted 550 trees in Arkengarthdale North Yorkshire as part of a major re-naturing project that seeks to plant 50,000 trees over the next 10-years. Together with the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Together for Trees and Sustainable Swaledale, Ardent is taking positive, affirmative action to address climate change.

Total donations from The Plant and Hire Aid Alliance exceed £2million since campaigning began.

The Wrapathon is held at Claydon High School, Ipswich. The event is attended by 174 volunteers who wrapped 14,250 presents over a 10-hour period. 

Another 40 foot artic is loaded with 250 mattresses destined for Kosice, East Slovakia. Rotary International arranged for onward distribution into Ukraine. Transport is funded by Ukraine Sunflower Aid and Ardent Hire.

Preparations for the convoy are nearing completion. The convoy includes 16 vans carrying over 1,500 boxes of aid with support from 40 members of the Plant and Hire Aid Alliance.

The new Plant and Hire Aid Alliance website is launched. Services are donated by Noise Agency.

Two articulated trucks, are dispatched to Kosice, carrying essential supplies such as hand sanitizer, sugar, flour, chapati flour, suitcases, corn oil, inflatable beds, mixed food, mattresses, and double duvets. The transportation of these items is made possible through a joint funding initiative by Ukraine Sunflower Aid and Ardent Hire, both contributing through donations.

Ardent is thrilled to announce the success of its 3rd Charity Golf Day, held at the prestigious JCB Golf and Country Club, in support of Noah’s Ark Children's Hospice. We are proud to share that the event raised an impressive £22,500 for this incredible charity. Our heartfelt thanks go out to all participants, sponsors, and contributors who helped make this charitable endeavor a resounding success. Together, we are making a positive impact on the lives of children in need through our commitment to philanthropy.

Dispatch of food and other items from Ipswich to Kosice in 2 x 40 ft artic trucks. Items included flour, corn oil, starch and other long-lasting items donated by Westmill Foods. Transport was funded by Ukraine Sunflower Aid and Ardent Hire (from donations). All 1,100 mattresses have now been delivered.

This month a team from Ardent Hire Solutions drove 3 vans across Europe to deliver over 250 boxes of essential supplies to Ukrainian refugees at the end of March. Working in conjunction with Rotary International, Ardent’s convoy travelled to Kosice, in East Slovakia, where teams of volunteers from the town and the nearby Ukrainian border town of Uzhhorod, unloaded the vehicles and repacked the supplies into transit vans that were immediately destined for Kharviv, one of the cities in East Ukraine that is under artillery attack from the Russians.

Three vehicles depart for Ukraine with over 250 boxes of aid, driven by Jeremy Fish, Julian O’Neill and Gary Hollebone.

Appeal launched with customers, suppliers and local communities from the Redditch area including Upper Bentley village and the Abbey Stadium gym.

Ardent held its second Charity Golf Day at the JCB Golf and Country Club in Uttoxeter, with the sole purpose of raising funds for Noah’s Ark Children's Hospice, Ardent’s chosen partner charity. The event was a resounding success, with a grand total of £21,800 raised in support of this noble cause. Our sincere thanks go out to all participants and contributors who played a crucial role in making this event a remarkable success for charity.

Ardent proudly hosted its inaugural Charity Golf Day at the much-anticipated JCB Golf and Country Club in Uttoxeter. This special event was organised to raise funds for Ardent’s designated partner charity, Noah’s Ark Children's Hospice. The day was a tremendous success, with a total of £12,000 raised in support of this meaningful cause. We extend our gratitude to all participants and contributors who played a vital role in making this event a remarkable achievement for charity.

This month we sponsored the Collingbourne Cricket Club. Our sponsorship will help to continue the day to day running of the club, and to fund “game changing” capital improvements such as the refurbishment of their net facilities, replacement of their youth training equipment and score shed improvements.

This month our Enfield office held a Halloween brunch, with lots of amazing cakes and homemade goodies! We raised over £1,300! The proceeds were split between the A-T Society & Macmillan Cancer Support, two very worthy causes.

Congratulations to Kyle Tyrer from our Ipswich depot,  who has raised over £4,500, smashing his £1,000 target, for ‘Walking with the Wounded’. A fantastic charity that works with wounded servicemen and women to empower veterans to start new careers. Kyle, who is an engineer at our Ipswich depot, ran more than 210 miles over 5 days between our Warrington and Ipswich depots.

This month we sponsored the River Juniors Football Club, a local youth football team based in Wirral near our Warrington depot. Our donation went towards their new team kits.

This month we supported the Macmillan Nurses, raising £100 for their Keep fit group.

The charity we are supporting this month is Ambers law, This is in aid of lowering the cervical cancer screening age of young ladies from 25 to 18. Amber tragically lost her life to cancer at the age of 25. If screening at an earlier age would have been available, she would still be alive today. We are providing £250 in sponsorship for the charity.

The charity we are supporting this month is Crohn’s and Colitis UK, the UK’s leading charity in the battle against Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. The group aims to make life better for the 300,000 people in the UK who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease, as well as their families and friends and health professionals.

We are pleased to announce that the Charity Committee has chosen the Enfield COPD Support Group to be our nominated charity this month.

We are delighted to be supporting such an important service for patients of this debilitating disease. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a group of lung conditions that narrow the airways, making it difficult to empty air out of the lungs. The Enfield COPD Support Group helps sufferers to learn more about living with their condition and make new friends who understand what they are going through.

Visit COPD

This month the Ardent Charity Committee has agreed to support the Make a Wish Foundation by sponsoring a local girl from Mill Hill who is raising money for the charity by climbing Mount Everest early next year. Grazyna Machnik, is a negotiator for BP in London. Her goal is to complete the 7 summits challenge based on the Messner list. Only a handful of people have completed this challenge. The 7 Summits include: Puncak Jaya (Australia), Vinson Massif (Antarctica), Mount Elbrus (Europe), Kilimanjaro (Africa), Mount Denali (North America), Aconcagua (South America) and Mount Everest (Asia). She has completed 5 out of the 7 with the last two being Vinson Massif (Antarctica) which she is completing this year and Mount Everest which she has got scheduled for the beginning of 2017.

The Big Coffee Morning for MacMillan, held recently at our Ipswich depot was a great success. The staff provided lots of cakes and as a result we have raised £150.00 so far for this worthy cause and with the donation from Ardent of £250 makes a fabulous total of £400.