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Carol joins BEN with over 20 years’ experience in Marketing, Brand and Communications BEN, the automotive industry charity has recently appointed Carol Keller in a newly created role as Marketing & Communications Director. The appointment builds on the strength and…

Always looking for new ways to support BEN, Perfect Placement has come up with a unique way to raise funds for us every day. Since moving to their new premises, two pool tables have been installed in the new casual…

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.…

Jaguar Land Rover Industry Leader Challenge smashes £160,000 target Jeremy Hicks and two teams of Jaguar Land Rover colleagues swim to success for Ben You can still donate at justgiving.com/fundraising/jlrchannelswim Ben, the not-for-profit organisation that partners with the automotive industry…

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…

Ferrari North Europe hosted its 10th annual charity event at Silverstone at the end of September, hosting children whose families have been supported by Ben, as well as children who have been granted wishes by a charity called Rays of…

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…

Report demonstrates the impact of Ben’s support on automotive industry people during the year Report thanks supporters for donating over £3m Ben shares health and wellbeing insights with the automotive industry Automotive industry charity, Ben, has just published its…

Ben has been supporting a man from Suffolk, after he had to give up work to care for his son with autism, but was left struggling financially and emotionally. Back in 2015, Darrell Brown discovered that his son’s school wasn’t…

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…

There’s just one month to go until three UK automotive industry leaders will cycle on water and ride the River Thames from its source to London, in the Epic Thames Water bike Ride. This is the latest of Ben’s Industry…

Three automotive leaders to raise £300k by cycling waterbikes on the River Thames from source to sea The trio will cycle 166 miles from Thames Head to parliament to raise funds for Ben Cycling on water is the name of…

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…