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Construction industry Dragon Boat Challenge
The Construction Dragon Boat Challenge is back!
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FeaturesCRASH honours its Patrons at Annual Reception and Above and Beyond Awards
CRASH honoured its patrons’ unwavering generosity and loyalty at their Annual Reception and Above and Beyond Awards on Thursday 29 September
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Archive TitlesCRASH is the construction industry’s charity
CRASH is the construction industry’s charity. They are a practical charity that channels the expertise, products and generosity of the industry to create places that care for vulnerable people in homelessness projects and hospices. CRASH is unique in the way they create, construct and renovate caring environments by: Offering pro ...
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FeaturesCRASH 20th anniversary and expansion into hospices
CRASH celebrates its 20th anniversary and expands its services to benefit hospices as well as homelessness charities
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FeaturesThe Pilsdon Community: Second time lucky
When the refurbishment of a refuge for people in crisis ran into trouble, it left the community disillusioned with the building industry. But construction charity CRASH responded to its plea for help
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CommentUnderstand a little more
Building’s focus on mental health last week is a reminder that tolerance has to be at the heart of creating a positive working culture in the industry
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Archive TitlesThank you to CRASH's patrons
CRASH relies on the support of its patron companies to improve buildings used by homeless people, thank you for all your help
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FeaturesCRASH: The worst is far from over
Despite signs of economic recovery, the scale of homelessness in the UK is undiminished. In fact, a combination of changes to the benefits system and funding cuts to charities means the outlook for the most excluded in society looks even more uncertain
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FeaturesCRASH: Team Effort
Meet two charities CRASH supports: one for people in inner London recovering from addiction, the other supporting a community living in a former convent in Brighton
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CommentCRASH: A unique charity
In CRASH, the industry has a ready-made vehicle to enable it to help
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FeaturesCRASH: The Pilsden Community
The Pilsdon Community is a working farm in Dorset, which provides a refuge for people in crisis and intermittent respite for homeless people. But when they engaged a contractor to renovate a dilapidated barn and stables to create extra space they got their fingers burned. Here’s how working with CRASH ...
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FeaturesCRASH: Let's take things up a gear
The construction industry continued to support CRASH even through the worst years of the downturn. But now that the economy is picking up, the charity is more ambitious than ever
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FeaturesYou can have a say in how CRASH is run
As a long-standing patron of CRASH, the managing director at British Gypsum Mike Chaldecott believes he’s found an efficient form of charitable giving for his company
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CommentCRASH: Sharing what you do best
By supporting the industry charity CRASH you can make a real difference to the lives of homeless people