CRASH Hard Hat Appeal - Events & campaigns

CRASH Hard Hat Appeal

The Hard Hat Appeal is CRASH's 15th anniversary fundraising campaign to raise £200,000 in 2006 for the homeless. We exceeded this target at the close of last year, thanks to the great fundraising support of individuals and companies from the construction and property sectors.

We reached
our target!

Donations to date: £275,000

The aim of the Appeal was to increase the amount of help that CRASH can give to the homelessness projects we support. Due to the way our core funding is covered by our Patron companies, all the money raised from the Appeal went "out the door" to CRASH projects.

How your money helped?

CRASH has been working hard to add value to the £275,000 that was raised through the Appeal, by sourcing building materials from its supporters database.

Read how the money has been used by the different CRASH projects across the country that have received the funds.

To celebrate the success of the Appeal, two sponsored 'CRASH Bashes' were held in Manchester and London in February. We would like to thank the following companies who generously covered the cost of hosting both events, and the raffle prize sponsors.

Party sponsors

Raffle sponsors

Past Appeal events

Besides the events below, there were major campaigns – Contract Journal's Appeal and the No Christmas Card Appeal – that helped CRASH reach its Appeal target.

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Thank you for your support

ACO Technologies	CJ "Penny Initiative"; No Christmas Card Appeal; Sponsorship of CRASH Bash
Aggregate Industries plc	Donation from Sharesave Scheme
Alec W. Brade	No Christmas Card Appeal
Allies & Morrison	Hard Hat Crew and raised sponsorship at London Building Dragon Boat Festival 2006
AMEC plc	Hard Hat Crew at Manchester Building Dragon Boat Festival 2006; No Christmas Card Appeal
Andrew Wates	Donation
Argent Group	Property Cup Golf Tournament; Hard Hat Crew at Manchester Building Dragon Boat Festival; Sponsor of CRASH Bash
Austin Heating & Air Conditioning	No Christmas Card Appeal 2006
Austin-Smith:Lord LLP	Sponsorship of CRASH Bash
AYH	Hard Hat Crew at London Building Dragon Boat Festival
B&CE Benefit Schemes	CRASH Red Friday; No Christmas Card Appeal
Baily Garner	Hard Hat Crew at London Building Dragon Boat Festival
Balfour Beatty	No Christmas Card Appeal; Sponsorship of CRASH Bash
BBT Thermotechnology UK	Donation
The Berkeley Group	No Christmas Card Appeal
Birkett Cole Lowe Architects	No Christmas Card Appeal
Bluestone	Hard Hat Crew at Manchester Building Dragon Boat Festival
Bovis Lend Lease	Hard Hat Crew at London Building Dragon Boat Festival 2006; CRASH Red Friday; No Christmas Card Appeal
Bradfords & Sons	Donation Christmas 2006
Brick Development Association	CRASH Red Friday
Brilliant Events	Argent Property Cup Golf Tournament 2006-2007
British Board of Agrement	No Christmas Card Appeal
British Gypsum	No Christmas Card Appeal; CJ "Penny Initiative"
Brixton plc	Sponsorship of CRASH Bash
Broadway Malyan	No Christmas Card Appeal
Buildbase	Support of CJ "Penny Initiative"; Fundraising
Builders Merchants Journal	Advertising space
Builders Merchants News	BMN Awards Raffle; Advertising space
Building	Magazine and web site advertising space; Sponsorship of London and Manchester Dragon Boat Festivals
Building Products Magazine	Web site advertising space
Burton Property	No Christmas Card Appeal
Carillion plc	CRASH Red Friday; No Christmas Card Appeal; Sponsor of CRASH Bash
Castle Cement	Donation
Christopher Newton	Raised Sponsorship at Windsor Half Marathon
City Grove Leisure	No Christmas Card Appeal
Civil Engineering Contractors Association (Wales)	No Christmas Card Appeal
Clancy Consulting	No Christmas Card Appeal
Como Group Ltd	No Christmas Card Appeal
Conlon Construction	No Christmas Card Appeal; CRASH Red Friday
Conrad Advertising	No Christmas Card Appeal
Constructing Excellence in the Built Environment	Hard Hat Crew at London Building Dragon Boat Festival; No Christmas Card Appeal
Construction Confederation	No Christmas Card Appeal
Construction News	Quality in Construction Awards 2004-2006; Construction News Race Day 2005-2006; Donation of raffle prize for CRASH Bash
Construction Products Association	No Christmas Card Appeal; Raffle at Autumn Lunch
Contract Journal	"Penny Initiative" for Hard Hat Appeal
Contract Scotland	No Christmas Card Appeal
CoreNet Global UK	Fundraising at awards dinner
Costain Group	No Christmas Card Appeal
Cyril Sweett	London Building Dragon Boat Festival; No Christmas Card Appeal
Dandara	Hard Hat Crew Manchester Building Dragon Boat Festival
Davis Langdon LLP	Donation; No Christmas Card Appeal; CRASH Red Friday; Nominated CRASH as their Charity of the Year
Diamond Build	CRASH Red Friday; No Christmas Card Appeal
Diligence UK Ltd	No Christmas Card Appeal 2006
Dorrington Holdings	No Christmas Card Appeal
Driver Group	No Christmas Card Appeal
E H Smith (Builders Merchants)	No Christmas Card Appeal; Support of HHA with matched giving
EC Harris	Hard Hat Crew at Manchester Building Dragon Boat Festival 2006;
Electrical and Mechanical Contractor	Advertising Space
Element 4 Consulting	Sponsorship of CRASH Bash
Elliott Brothers	Raised sponsorship by cycling in the Extra Mile Challenge
Emap Construction	Casino at Interbuild dinner; Construction News Race Day; Sponsorship of CRASH Bash
Emcor Engineering Services	Hard Hat Crew at Manchester Building Dragon Boat Festival
Encon Insulation	Sponsorship of raffle prizes; No Christmas Card Appeal; Sponsorship of CRASH Bash
Essential Travel	Donation
Estates Gazette	Advertising space; Donation from Awards dinner
Extonet	Donation
Faber Maunsell Ltd	CRASH Red Friday; No Christmas Card Appeal; Sponsorship of CRASH Bash
Faithful and Gould	Sponsorship of CRASH Bash
Federation of Plastering and Drywall Contractors	Raffle at Sportsmen's Dinner
FOCUS	No Christmas Card Appeal
Forum for the Built Environment	Donation; No Christmas Card Appeal
Frank Haslam Milan	No Christmas Card Appeal
Frendcastle	No Christmas Card Appeal
G & J Seddon	Hard Hat Crew at Manchester Building Dragon Boat Festival
Galliford Try plc	No Christmas Card Appeal
Gardiner & Theobald	Hard Hat Crew at London Building Dragon Boat Festival
Gary Bell and Nardene Smith	Leeds Half Marathon 2006
Gleeds	Hard Hat Crew at Manchester Dragon Boat Festival
Gratte Brothers Catering Equipment	Donation
Grosvenor	No Christmas Card Appeal
GVA Grimley	Sponsorship of CRASH Bash
H + H Celcon	Conference collection
The Halpern Partnership	Hard Hat Crew at the London Building Dragon Boat Festival
Hammerson	Donation
Hanson Building Products	Fines from Staff Briefing Days
Hanson PLC	Hard Hat Crew at London Building Dragon Boat Festival; No Christmas Card Appeal; CJ Appeal
Hazle McCormack Young	No Christmas Card Appeal
HBG UK	Donation of hard hats, Hard Hat Crew at Manchester Building Dragon Boat Festival; CRASH Red Friday; No Christmas Card Appeal; Sponsor of CRASH Bash
Hoare Lea	Sponsorship of CRASH Bash
Howitt Consulting	No Christmas Card Appeal
Hunter Plastics	No Christmas Card Appeal 2003-2006
Ibex Interiors	Fundraising at London Building Dragon Boat Festival; Sponsorship of CRASH Bash
IMI	Donation
International Building Press	Donation from Carol Concert at St Brides
Interserve Project Services	Hard Hat Crew at London Building Dragon Boat Festival
Jeld-Wen	No Christmas Card Appeal
John Onken	London to Paris Cycle Ride 2006
John Rowan & Partners	No Christmas Card Appeal
Keane Associates	No Christmas Card Appeal
Keating Chambers	No Christmas Card Appeal
Kier Group plc	Donation
Kingspan	No Christmas Card Appeal
Knauf Drywall	Hard Hat Crew for London Building Dragon Boat Festival; CJ "Penny Initiative"; No Christmas Card Appeal
Knauf Insulation	CRASH Red Friday; No Christmas Card Appeal
KONE plc	Donation from client surveys
KRO Piccadilly	Donation of raffle prize and venue for CRASH Bash
Lafarge Plasterboard	No Christmas Card Appeal
Lambert Smith Hampton	Towcester Race Day
Land Securities	Silver Sponsors at Windsor Half Marathon; Sponsorship of CRASH Bash
Leigh Child & Claire Banks, Watson Burton LLP	Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro
Lychgate Projects	No Christmas Card Appeal
MacDonald and Company	Hard Hat Crew at Manchester Building Dragon Boat Festival
Mace	Donation from raffle; Sponsorship of CRASH Bash
Mainspring Marketing	Fundraising at Golf Classic 2006
Maitland QS	Hard Hat Crew at London Building Dragon Boat Festival
Maize Project Services	Hard Hat Crew at London Dragon Boat Festival
Mala Group	Hard Hat Crew at London Building Dragon Boat Festival
Malmaison	Donation of raffle prize for CRASH Bash
Marley	CRASH Red Friday
Marley Eternit	No Christmas Card Appeal
Marshalls	No Christmas Card Appeal
McCann & Partners	No Christmas Card Appeal
Mears Group	Donation; Sponsorship of CRASH Bash
Meica Group Ltd	Silver Sponsors at Windsor Half Marathon; CRASH Red Friday; Little Britain Challenge; No Christmas Card Appeal
MJN Colston	No Christmas Card Appeal
Montgomery	Silver Sponsors of Windsor Half Marathon
Mulalley & Co	Hard Hat Crews at London Building Dragon Boat Festival
Naomi Cleaver	Donation of raffle prize and sponsorship of CRASH Bash
National Contractors Federation	No Christmas Card Appeal
Nullifire	CRASH Red Friday
Packexe	No Christmas Card Appeal
Plastering Contractors (Stanmore) Ltd	Donation; CRASH Red Friday; No Christmas Card Appeal
PME - Planned Maintenance Engineering	CRASH Red Friday
Polypipe	No Christmas Card Appeal
Polypipe Civils	No Christmas Card Appeal
Premdor	No Christmas Card Appeal
Property Events	Donation of raffle prize for CRASH Bash
PSK Prout Tilbrook	No Christmas Card Appeal
Roger Preston & Partners	No Christmas Card Appeal
Skanska	No Christmas Card Appeal
SLBM Systems Ltd	No Christmas Card Appeal
Sovereign Land	No Christmas Card Appeal
Step-Up-Finance	No Christmas Card Appeal
Stirling Lloyd Group	Hard Hat Crew at Manchester Building Dragon Boat Festival
Story of Christmas	Donation of raffle prize for CRASH Bash
The Sunley Group	No Christmas Card Appeal
Taylor Wimpey	Race Night 2006
Thomas Vale Construction	Support of CJ "Penny Initiative"; CRASH Red Friday
Trade Pro	CRASH Red Friday
Trett Consulting	No Christmas Card Appeal
United House	No Christmas Card Appeal
Unity & Progress Masonic Lodge	Donation 2006
Upstream	No Christmas Card Appeal
Walsh Group	Hard Hat Crew at the London Building Dragon Boat Festival
Wates Group	Hard Hat Crew at Manchester Dragon Boat Festival; CRASH Red Friday; No Christmas Card Appeal; Quiz Night; 3 Peaks Challenge; Sponsor of CRASH Bash
Wates Living Space - Northern Region	Harrogate Comedy Evening; Manchester Dragon Boat Festival
Wavin Plastics	No Christmas Card Appeal
Weedon Partnership	Sponsorship of CRASH Bash
Worshipful Company of Builders Merchants	Donation
Worshipful Company of Constructors	Donation and collection from Annual Carol Concert

CRASH Patrons: ACO Technologies plc, Aggregate Industries plc, Alfred McAlpine plc, Argent Group plc, Balfour Beatty plc, Bovis Lend Lease, British Gypsum Ltd, Brixton plc, Buildbase Ltd, Carillion plc, CMP Information Ltd, Costain Group PLC, Creagh Concrete Products Ltd, Davis Langdon LLP, EC Harris LLP, Emap Construction, Faber Maunsell Ltd, Galliford Try plc, Hanson Limited, HBG UK Limited, Hill McGlynn, Hilti (Gt. Britain) Limited, Imtech Technical Services, John Laing plc, Knauf, Lafarge SA, Land Securities plc, Mears Group PLC, Packexe Ltd, Skanska UK Plc, Speedy Hire Plc, Taylor Wimpey plc, Travis Perkins plc, United House Ltd, Wates Foundation, Wolseley UK.