Property playground
WRBC Development’s team-building day has helped in the development of Evergreen Adventure Playground in Hackney, E8.
WRBC Development was able to add a second phase to the playground project it created last year, thanks to industrial volunteers from Arup, Berwin Leighton Paisner, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, Edelman, GIA, Gleeds, KPF, PTS Consulting, Real Service, Skanska and TP Bennett.
Last year the team of volunteers created a new playground experience for children within the local community, supporting free outdoor activities.
This year the WRBC Development team incorporated the grounds of the play area with balance walkways, stepping stumps, and fixed log piles for climbing.
Warrior of the week: Man of steel
Mitie director Marc Selby completed the Double Brutal Ironman in Wales in 39hrs 20min, finishing in 15th place out of 34 competitors.
Voted the world’s toughest triathlon, the challenge involved a 4.8-mile swim, 232-mile bike ride and 52-mile run, including an ascent of Mount Snowdon.
All the sweat and pain was not in vain, as he raised over £3,600 for Prostate Cancer and The Mitie Foundation. Sponsors included, GE Real Estate, Alder King, LEX Autolease, Lookers, Qwerk and RBK Drive Elements. To donate go to www.virginmoneygiving.com/MarcSelby3
Knight Frank grads raise the roof for charity
A team of Knight Frank graduates completed a gruelling climb up Mount Kilimanjaro, raising £36,000 for LandAid, Mary’s Meals and Cancer Research UK.
The team of 14, calling themselves ‘Reaching the Roof team’, trekked the Machame Route, to reach the summit of the Uhuru peak, known as the Roof of Africa, through rainforest, moorland and semi-desert.
Olympic star shines in Birmingham
Double Olympic silver medallist Louis Smith swapped his pommel horse for a hard hat on a site visit to BAM Construction’s new £41m building.
The new development will house Birmingham City University’s new sports and life sciences courses.
The Team GB star also took part in some sports and health activities at the city’s Bullring shopping centre where the university was showcasing some of the courses, which begin in September 2017.
Sellar calls for hospice support
Sellar Founder and chairman Irvine Sellar has called on the property industry to support the building of a London children’s hospice
The Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice will provide support for children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and their families in central and north London. The project is expected to be the last children’s hospice of its kind to be built in London due to the decreased availability of land in the city.
Erith Demolition has already responded to the call with, £170,000 of pro-bono site works, as well as JLL, which has provided pro-bono project management help.
Sellar said: “This hospice build is crucial to London families, so we asked ourselves what we could do to help. We’ve tapped into our supply chain, letting them know how important Noah’s Ark is and what a powerful impact the industry can make by applying what it knows, helping with resource and build.”
Savills digs deep
Savills raised more than £15,000 for the Josh Carrick Foundation in September.
A team of more than 50 riders took part in the ‘Do It For Charity’ cycle from London to Brighton, while associate director Joe Camilleri (pictured) completed the Thames Path Challenge, walking 100km through the night from Putney Bridge to Henley.
The Josh Carrick Foundation helps fund research into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of testicular cancer.
Deeley Group has a wheely good time
Deeley Group marked its 80th anniversary with an 80-mile cycle through Coventry and Warwickshire.
The cyclists raised £2,000 for the Heart of England Community Foundation, a charity which supports local community projects and initiatives.
Peter Deeley, managing director of the construction and development group, said: “We thought it was a good way to raise money for a really good cause, and we made sure the route went through some of the communities the fund has helped.”
Malcolm Hollis hits goal on charity ride
A team from Malcolm Hollis cycled between London’s 14 football league grounds raising £2,335 for St Luke’s Hospice, a charity that helps people facing terminal illness to have the best quality of life.
The 90-mile ride, which started and finished at Chelsea Football Club’s Stamford Bridge ground, was organised by Lawrence Bonavia in honour of his mother, who was supported by the hospice.
The Malcolm Hollis team included Stuart Sword, Mark Hampson, Jo Bell, Karl Stansbie and Nolan Wilkens.
A ride to remember
A spirited team of 57 JLL staff from Leeds completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in memory of their colleague, Wendy Nash, and raised £9,500 for Wakefield Hospice.
The team took on the challenging 24-mile walk in memory of Nash, who lost her battle with cancer at the beginning of the year. Wakefield Hospice cared for Nash and supported her family towards the end of her illness.
Fiona Day of Wakefield Hospice said: “The amount raised will pay to run Wakefield Hospice for a day, during which time our team provide medical, practical and emotional care for patients and their families through a very difficult time.”
