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Feb 2025
CRASH welcomes new Corporate Patron Huws Gray
We are delighted to welcome Huws Gray as a Corporate Patron of CRASH.
As the UK’s largest independent builders merchant, Huws Gray brings a wealth of expertise and resources to support our work helping homelessness and hospice organisations with essential construction and refurbishment projects.
With over 250 locations nationwide, Huws Gray supplies high-quality building materials to both trade and DIY customers. Their outstanding commitment to the industry was recently recognised at the Builders Merchant Journal Industry Awards, where they were named National Merchant of the Year 2024.
Through a two-year partnership with CRASH and Mates in Mind, Huws Gray Group will provide resources, products, and general support to create and improve places that care for people in need. This invaluable contribution will help make a significant difference in the lives of homeless people and those receiving hospice care, creating environments that are safe, dignified, and nurturing.
“We are incredibly excited to announce both Mates in Mind and CRASH as our new charity partners. We recognise the critical importance and the huge difference both charities make in the construction sector and look forward to working with them to raise awareness of their good work throughout our various stakeholder relationships.”
CEO at Huws Gray Group
‘’We are delighted to announce that Huws Gray have chosen to partner with CRASH for the forthcoming two years 2025 and 2026 by becoming CRASH patrons. Working collaboratively to provide support from across the Huws Gray Group to aid CRASH with their vital construction and refurbishment of hospices, shelters and move-on accommodation making a difference to the lives of people who are homeless, and children and adults receiving hospice care. This partnership will make a huge difference to the project support that CRASH can offer to the charities that it receives applications from. We look forward to a long lasting relationship.’’
Chief Executive at CRASH
Since 1996, CRASH has been the UK construction industry’s charity, collaborating with industry leaders to channel their professional skills, materials, and financial donations to construct places that offer care and support to those who need it most. By becoming a Corporate Patron, Huws Gray joins a powerful network committed to delivering social impact and fostering compassionate, life-changing environments in communities across the country.
