2019 Finalists Release (Berks)
PR Contact:
Louise Bruce
louise@localbusinesscharityawards.co.uk
0787 602 6432
01242 245 137
Embargoed until 0900 on Friday 20 September 2019
Finalists announced in the 2019 Local Business Charity Awards (Berkshire)
The finalists have been announced in the Local Business Charity Awards (Berkshire), sponsored by insurance brokers A-Plan and Jelf and with media partners the LocaliQ, part of the Newsquest Media Group.
To enter, charities had to nominate a Berkshire business or individual, who had done an outstanding job supporting them. If their nominated business wins, the charity will receive a donation of £1,000. The winner of the Individual award will receive a weekend break to the value of £300.
The finalists in the Jelf Award at the 2019 Local Business Charity Awards (Berks), in alphabetical order are:
Jelf Award – Finalists (alphabetical order)
A-Plan Award – Finalists (alphabetical order)
Individual Award – Finalists (in alphabetical order of first name)
Commenting on the finalists Carl Shuker, CEO of A-Plan Holdings said,
‘We have been sponsoring these awards in Oxfordshire since 2018 and are now delighted to be supporting them in Berkshire as well. With offices and clients across the county, we know the importance of businesses supporting their local charities and have enjoyed reading about the fantastic efforts being made here in Berkshire. We congratulate you all as finalists and look forward to meeting you at the finals at SportsAble in October.’
Mike Owen, Managing Director – South, Jelf, said,
‘Jelf have been sponsoring the Local Business Charity Awards since 2014. We have followed them from Gloucestershire to North Yorkshire, Cumbria, Oxfordshire and now Berkshire. We are constantly impressed by the stories of altruism that we read in the nominations and it is great to see that Berkshire has its own stable of generous companies working hard to support their local charities too. We say this every year and it remains true today, reaching the finals alone is winning in our books and we hope it is in yours too. Congratulations to you all, we look forward to meeting you soon.’
The finals will be held on Thursday 17 October 2019 at SportsAble in Maidenhead. The event will be catered for by the charity’s own catering team, using food ‘Grown, Sown, Harvested and Reared’ in Berkshire, to reflect the finest tastes and flavours in the county.
Although nominations for the awards are now closed, charities and businesses may continue to list themselves on the free ‘Support A Local Charity’ page, which aims to match up businesses and charities in a skills and need swap. https://www.localbusinesscharityawards.co.uk/support-a-local-charity-Berkshire.html
ENDS SEPTEMBER 2019
About the Local Business Charity Awards (Berkshire)
About Jelf
Jelf are experts in insurance, risk management and employee benefits. Their purpose is simple: to help businesses and individuals across the UK thrive.
Founded in 1989, Jelf became part of Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), a global leader in risk, strategy and people, in December 2015. In January 2017, Jelf was brought together with Bluefin to create one of the UK’s leading insurance brokers for mid-size and SME companies.
With almost 2,900 colleagues serving over 250,000 clients, Jelf has an extensive network of regional offices; enabling its advisers to provide an expert, personal service from over 70 offices in 67 locations across the UK.
For more information about Jelf please visit: www.jelf.com
About A-Plan:
Established in 1963, A-Plan, the high street insurance broker, now has over 90 branches across the UK.
The company provides a complete range of competitive insurance products to consumers and small businesses – from household, car, van, travel, pet, classic car and health insurance to shop, office, tradesman and fleet cover.
A-Plan prides itself on the personal level of service it offers to the communities in which it operates, arranging insurance to meet the exact needs of its clients. As such, A-Plan deals with clients at a personal level every step of the way.
For more information about A-Plan please visit: www.aplan.co.uk
Louise Bruce
louise@localbusinesscharityawards.co.uk
0787 602 6432
01242 245 137
Embargoed until 0900 on Friday 20 September 2019
Finalists announced in the 2019 Local Business Charity Awards (Berkshire)
The finalists have been announced in the Local Business Charity Awards (Berkshire), sponsored by insurance brokers A-Plan and Jelf and with media partners the LocaliQ, part of the Newsquest Media Group.
To enter, charities had to nominate a Berkshire business or individual, who had done an outstanding job supporting them. If their nominated business wins, the charity will receive a donation of £1,000. The winner of the Individual award will receive a weekend break to the value of £300.
The finalists in the Jelf Award at the 2019 Local Business Charity Awards (Berks), in alphabetical order are:
Jelf Award – Finalists (alphabetical order)
- Convatec nominated by Berkshire Youth
- Gardner Leader nominated by Swings & Smiles
- Nationwide Building Society nominated by The Dash Charity
- Penguins Events nominated by Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Services
A-Plan Award – Finalists (alphabetical order)
- A Twist of Lime nominated by Baby Bank
- Bisham Abbey Sailing & Navigation School nominated by Rivertime Boat Trust
- The Swift Group nominated by Newbury Soup Kitchen
- TSB (Reading Branch) nominated by Babies in Buscot Support (BiBs)
Individual Award – Finalists (in alphabetical order of first name)
- Adrian Smith from The Swift Group nominated by Newbury Soup Kitchen
- Carol Irwin from Sainsburys nominated by PALS (West Berkshire)
- Ken Navin from Innovate Services nominated by
- Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Services
- Lisa Chaffey from Action Coach Reading nominated by
- Berkshire Vision
Commenting on the finalists Carl Shuker, CEO of A-Plan Holdings said,
‘We have been sponsoring these awards in Oxfordshire since 2018 and are now delighted to be supporting them in Berkshire as well. With offices and clients across the county, we know the importance of businesses supporting their local charities and have enjoyed reading about the fantastic efforts being made here in Berkshire. We congratulate you all as finalists and look forward to meeting you at the finals at SportsAble in October.’
Mike Owen, Managing Director – South, Jelf, said,
‘Jelf have been sponsoring the Local Business Charity Awards since 2014. We have followed them from Gloucestershire to North Yorkshire, Cumbria, Oxfordshire and now Berkshire. We are constantly impressed by the stories of altruism that we read in the nominations and it is great to see that Berkshire has its own stable of generous companies working hard to support their local charities too. We say this every year and it remains true today, reaching the finals alone is winning in our books and we hope it is in yours too. Congratulations to you all, we look forward to meeting you soon.’
The finals will be held on Thursday 17 October 2019 at SportsAble in Maidenhead. The event will be catered for by the charity’s own catering team, using food ‘Grown, Sown, Harvested and Reared’ in Berkshire, to reflect the finest tastes and flavours in the county.
Although nominations for the awards are now closed, charities and businesses may continue to list themselves on the free ‘Support A Local Charity’ page, which aims to match up businesses and charities in a skills and need swap. https://www.localbusinesscharityawards.co.uk/support-a-local-charity-Berkshire.html
ENDS SEPTEMBER 2019
About the Local Business Charity Awards (Berkshire)
- The awards were founded in Gloucestershire in September 2014
- The awards recognise the contribution made by local Berkshire businesses and their staff to local Berkshire charities
- The awards are sponsored by Jelf and A-Plan
- All media enquiries for the awards should be addressed to:
- Louise Bruce louise@localbusinesscharityawards.co.uk 0044787 602 6432.
- Follow the awards:
About Jelf
Jelf are experts in insurance, risk management and employee benefits. Their purpose is simple: to help businesses and individuals across the UK thrive.
Founded in 1989, Jelf became part of Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), a global leader in risk, strategy and people, in December 2015. In January 2017, Jelf was brought together with Bluefin to create one of the UK’s leading insurance brokers for mid-size and SME companies.
With almost 2,900 colleagues serving over 250,000 clients, Jelf has an extensive network of regional offices; enabling its advisers to provide an expert, personal service from over 70 offices in 67 locations across the UK.
For more information about Jelf please visit: www.jelf.com
About A-Plan:
Established in 1963, A-Plan, the high street insurance broker, now has over 90 branches across the UK.
The company provides a complete range of competitive insurance products to consumers and small businesses – from household, car, van, travel, pet, classic car and health insurance to shop, office, tradesman and fleet cover.
A-Plan prides itself on the personal level of service it offers to the communities in which it operates, arranging insurance to meet the exact needs of its clients. As such, A-Plan deals with clients at a personal level every step of the way.
For more information about A-Plan please visit: www.aplan.co.uk