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Car Dealer Magazine’s Bangers4Ben event 2017 has raised over £56,000 for Ben, the not-for-profit organisation that partners with the automotive industry to provide support for life to its people and their family dependants. This annual sell-out rally event has now…

Free resources available to employers to support mental fitness campaign. Free and confidential helpline on 08081 311 333 BEN is launching a series of far-reaching new campaigns designed to raise awareness of key health and wellbeing issues. The first...

New Impact Report unveils statistics from 2015/16 BEN almost doubles the number of people supported in the automotive industry BEN’s new annual Impact Report provides an overview of BEN’s performance and the work the organisation has been doing in 2015/16...

Ben Ball 2019 at the Roundhouse London – a spectacular show and huge success Automotive industry Christmas Ball raises funds to support colleagues in need Ben announces its biggest and most challenging Industry Leader Challenge to date – The Climb…

Ben has today officially launched its Critical response service, to support employers and their employees in times of crisis. This free service sees Ben working with automotive industry businesses to provide appropriate, often immediate, support for employees when they experience an…

Three automotive leaders cycled over 171 miles on the River Thames, raising over £202,000 so far for charity, Ben The trio cycled from Thames Head to London with a fundraising target of £300,000 Water-cycling challenge has raised money to support…

With just one week to go until the Epic Thames Waterbike Ride, three automotive industry leaders are fully prepped and ready to water-cycle the River Thames from its source to London. This is a mammoth fundraiser in support of Ben.…

Bullying rated third most important wellbeing issue by automotive industry people Nearly a third of people in the UK have been bullied at work* Ben has launched new dedicated web resources to help people deal with bullying This Anti-Bullying Week,…

Today, on National Stress Awareness Day, Ben is revealing the results from its most recent business survey, in which automotive industry employers identified stress as a major issue affecting employees. A total of 70% of respondents to the employer survey…

A whitepaper released today by automotive charity, Ben, has found that mental health is still one of the biggest issues affecting the industry’s workforce and could cost employers as much as £1.2bn a year[1] collectively. Ben’s new whitepaper called Mental…

After 70 years at the Grosvenor House, Ben announces that Ben Ball 2019 will be held at the iconic Roundhouse in Camden on 11th December Ben is inviting the automotive industry to book tickets now for their Christmas Ball Take…

Rachel Clift, Health & Wellbeing Director at Ben – the automotive industry charity The changing landscape of the automotive industry means a less certain future for its workers and their families, creating an increasingly pressured environment for them. Today’s news…

Ben has launched new online support on its website to help automotive industry people who are struggling with depression – an issue that affects 350 million people across the world[1]. In the UK, depression affects about one in 10 people…

Steve Nash has been appointed as Chair of Ben’s Board of Trustees Robin Woolcock has stepped down as Ben’s Chair but retains Board member position Sharon Ashcroft, Mark Outhwaite and Chris Thomas join Ben’s Board of Trustees Sarah Bayliss also…

• Rachel Clift joins the Ben team as Health & Wellbeing Director • Rachel will lead Ben’s health & wellbeing services to the automotive industry • Former Olympian is welcomed into Ben’s executive team Ben, an independent charity and dedicated…

Top issues are low income, anxiety and depression Ben, the independent charity and dedicated partner to the automotive industry, providing support for life for its people and their family dependents, has published its Impact Report 2017-18. This annual report reveals…

Ben, the not-for-profit organisation that partners with the automotive industry to provide support for life to its people and their families, has announced that circa £10,000 has been raised so far from its first ever national fundraising event – Hats on 4 Mental Health Day.