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CRASH is the construction industry’s charity.
CRASH assists homelessness charities and hospices with their refurbishment and construction projects, sourcing pro-bono or discounted professional expertise, and construction products, from our Corporate Patron companies and supporters within the industry.
We know buildings affect the way we feel and behave – even a small refurbishment project can make a big difference.
How We Help
CRASH has built long-lasting, significant partnerships with companies in the construction industry. We work collaboratively with all of the homelessness and hospice charities we support to deliver assistance in three ways:
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Professional Expertise
CRASH can source pro-bono or discounted professional expertise thanks to our Corporate Patrons. This might include architects, engineers, quantity surveyors or contractors.
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Construction Products
CRASH can introduce product specifiers to ensure the correct products are selected, and source free-of-charge or discounted construction products.
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Grant Giving
CRASH is not primarily a grant-giving body and will only consider grants where Corporate Patrons are involved with projects and have donated professional expertise and/ or construction materials. Please note CRASH will never be able to fully fund a project. Any grants CRASH awards are made possible thanks to the generosity of the construction industry.
Here are examples of the areas where CRASH may provide assistance before, during and after your construction project:
Pre-Construction
- Advice on the suitability of a property
- Site surveys and investigations, including Planned Preventative Maintenance surveys (PPM)
- Production of architectural and engineering designs
- Help writing the scope of works
- Tendering and procurement advice
During Construction
- Sourcing construction products
- Our Corporate Patron companies who are contractors may be able to undertake the work, depending on the project size and location
- Continued design advice from our Corporate Patrons if they were involved pre-construction
Post-Construction
- Guidance on maintenance of your property via a Planned Preventative Maintenance survey (PPM)
- Advice on dilapidations
Planned Preventative Maintenance survey (PPM)
A Planned Preventative Maintenance survey (PPM) can help a charity understand the work that needs to be done on their property. This means a plan can be put in place that prioritises when work needs to be done and what it is likely to cost. This keeps a building in good condition going forward and avoids emergency repairs being necessary.
Application Process
Here is an outline of our application process. We’re here to help you so don’t hesitate to get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you. Once you’ve read the process please go ahead and create your application.
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1. Complete our online application form
Please register and create your online account to start the application. The online application form can be saved and completed at your own pace, however you have a maximum of three weeks to complete the application.
Supporting photos and evidence is mandatory.
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2. CRASH review and evaluate your application
CRASH will now review your application against our eligibility criteria and get back to you in due course. We aim to do this within 1 weeks; however, response times may vary depending on current demand.
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3. Pre-qualification Call or Project visit
If your project is through to the next stage of the application process, we will advise the next steps, this may be a pre-qualification Teams call or a project visit. We will aim to do the pre-qualification within 2 weeks, while the project visit could take up to 2- 4 weeks depending on the availability and location, however this may vary depending on the current demand.
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4. Application decision
Following our call or visit to the project, the final step will be for CRASH to advise whether the project has been accepted and, if so, how we propose to assist. Depending on the application you may receive a pro‑bono report prepared by a construction professional, which will include details of the planned works, recommendations, and suggested next steps.