Charity

​Stuart to dance for Strictly glitter ball glory in charity fundraiserFAME as a dancer is only feet away from ballroom novice Stuart Watson as he aims to bring glitter ball glory to Russell Taylor Group.Stuart, Business Development Director for Industrial Trades and Engineering, will be taking part in this year’s Claire House Does Strictly to raise money for the Wirral child...

INSTEAD of dreaming about their first Christmas together, the family of poorly baby Aaron was simply relieved their little boy had survived.   Aaron was born with a severe genetic disorder and has to have round-the-clock care. He has multiple seizures every day, needs many medicines and he’s fed by a tube.    Without Claire House, Aaron’s family would be complete...

AS THE cost of living crisis hits hard in the local community, Russell Taylor Group continues to play its part in supporting those most in need.   Two vehicles loaded with £500-worth of emergency food supplies have been despatched by the business to Wirral Foodbank for distribution at its 11 centres across the area and £1,000 has also been donated to help with the orga...

AS ANOTHER Christmas approaches, the devoted family of seriously ill Paige once again wonder if this will be the last they will spend with their much-loved child. Sixteen-year-old Paige was born with West Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy. She suffers seizures every day and, with other complex health issues, needs a constant supply of oxygen for her round-the-clock care a...

AN URGENT lifeline is being thrown to two local young people’s charities as the hard-hit families they support begin to face a major cost of living crisis at Christmas.   With its Christmas Campaign, Russell Taylor Group aims to raise £50,000 to be shared between The Hive youth zone in Birkenhead and Wirral’s Claire House children’s hospice.   Chief executive Ben...

RUSSELL Taylor Group’s marathon man Ben Evans has smashed his fundraising goal in his successful completion of one of the UK’s most challenging charity events. Principal recruitment consultant Ben, 34, has so far raised more than £1,300 for Children with Cancer UK after finishing the London Marathon in an impressive time of three hours 25 minutes. His target figure for...

ANOTHER rigorous challenge faces Ben Evans this weekend as the Russell Taylor Group principal recruitment consultant hits the road for the London Marathon. This will be Ben’s first experience of the UK’s biggest marathon event, taking place in the capital on Sunday, October 2. However, it’s just the latest in his growing list of fundraisers that have brought in much-neede...

TWO fearless members of the Russell Taylor Group team are wearing their bruises with pride after completing the gruelling Tough Mudder charity fundraiser. Jennifer Scott, the business’ HR, quality and facilities manager, and Kelly Newell, manager of the Manufacturing Division, took on the 15K obstacle course, held in the grounds of Cheshire’s Cholmondeley Castle, to raise...

LONDON and South operations manager Steve Sockett will be pushing himself to the limit as he prepares to take on a new charity challenge later this year. Steve has already raised an awesome amount for Great Ormond Street Hospital by completing the most recent London to Brighton cycle ride before the pandemic hit major fundraising events. He and his 16-year-old son Lewi...

LIVES of the street homeless have been eased this winter thanks to the help of Russell Taylor Holdings in a major fundraising appeal. More than £3,000 was raised by businesses throughout the region over the Christmas period to fund new, heavy-duty camp beds for the night shelter at YMCA Wirral. This week, Nigel Hughes, YMCA Wirral’s Chief Executive Officer, thanked the...

WHEN the going got tough, Russell Taylor Group’s Jennifer Scott was even more determined to keep going for a cause close to her heart. Jennifer, the business’ HR, Quality and Facilities Manager, completed the gruelling Tough Mudder challenge – joined by her husband Iain - to raise vital funds for the ME Association. So far, they have raised around £650 to help fund res...

TWO tough challenges by recruitment consultant Ben Evans have boosted funds for Claire House children’s hospice by more than £1,000. Ben, based at Russell Taylor Group’s headquarters in Bromborough, raised more than £400 in sponsorship after completing the Chester Marathon - only a matter of weeks after swimming the full length of Lake Windermere, an 11-mile challenge tha...

TESTED to the limits of endurance, recruitment consultant Ben Evans has raised a huge amount for charity after swimming the full length of Lake Windermere. Ben, based at Russell Taylor Group’s headquarters in Bromborough, tackled the gruelling Windermere One Way challenge and brought in more than £630 for Claire House children’s hospice, the company’s charity of the year....

Recruitment consultant Ben Evans is about to make a splash for charity as he prepares to swim the full length of Lake Windermere. Ben, based at Russell Taylor Group’s headquarters in Bromborough, will take on the Windermere One Way challenge on Sunday, September 2 to raise money for Claire House children’s hospice, the company’s charity of the year. He said: “The 11-mi...

Tom Owens will be dancing his socks off this weekend in a bid to bring glitter ball glory to Russell Taylor. Tom, recruitment team leader in Russell Taylor Group’s Site Projects Division at the Bromborough headquarters, is taking part in Claire House Does Strictly to raise money for the children’s hospice that’s the company’s charity of the year. He’s been in training ...

North Wales recruitment consultant Terry Nelson put his best foot forward to complete the ultimate running challenge. Terry, 33, ran for just over 10 hours to reach the finishing point in the Brecon Beacons Ultra 46-mile, a mixed trail of mountains and roads in South Wales. His time of 10 hours and four minutes put him in 94th place out of the 320 runners who started. ...

A tough team from Russell Taylor Holdings achieved a muddy brilliant result after taking part in one of the UK’s most gruelling challenges. The team of 12 completed Tough Mudder at the weekend and beat their fundraising target of £3,000 – bringing in a total over £4.2k for the company’s chosen charity, Claire House Children’s Hospice. Members of the Tough Mudder team -...

Giving youth a vital foothold on the first rung of the employment ladder has gone high on the agenda of Russell Taylor Group. Company chairman, Peter Russell, has been invited to give vital careers advice and support as part of an ongoing programme to help young people to become “work-ready”. Partnering with the Enterprise and Employability team at The Hive Youth Zone ...

A FUNDRAISING night at Parkgate’s 1 Mostyn Square restaurant has raised £3,500 for the wonderful charity Cruse Bereavement Care. Organised by Bromborough-based technical recruitment company Russell Taylor Group, whose group chief executive Ben Russell is owner of the restaurant, the donation will go to support the organisation that helps adults and young people when they ...

THE plight of families who lost their homes and belongings in a massive explosion prompted a rapid call to action by the Russell Taylor Group workforce. Within hours of hearing about the major incident in nearby New Ferry, where the catastrophe left more than 30 people injured and properties devastated by the blast, staff began raising money to help rebuild the community ...