We can think of better ways to settle a deal, but it was on with the boxing gloves for McLaren Property’s Richard Angel and CBRE’s Adam Fotheringham, who came face-to-face in a three-round bout at a charity boxing event.
By sheer coincidence, the two property lads – Angel, a development director at McLaren, and Fotheringham, a surveyor at CBRE – found themselves in the ring at a non-property event.
The inaugural Boxing for Breast Cancer Care event on 19 March hosted 16 white-collar matches at London’s Clapham Grand. The contestants were urged on by a roaring crowd of 500, with the former world heavyweight and cruiserweight champion David “the Haymaker” Haye among them.
As for the property bout, after six minutes, it was Fotheringham who emerged victorious, However, both fighters helped to raise £43,000 for
the charity.
Industry guns have a blast at MCM shoot-out
MCM Architecture hosted an bevy of enthusiastic property professionals at its annual charity clay pigeon shoot at Bisley shooting ground in Surrey on 26 March.
After a breakfast of bacon rolls, the 12 teams embarked on a 120-target shoot-out. Competitive spirit quickly emerged between the teams and spirited rivalry and banter fuelled the atmosphere.
Even the novices eventually hit something, so there was success in it for everyone.
After a hearty lunch at the clubhouse, trophies were awarded; these included the Clay Conservation Award, which went to the contestant missing the most targets.
A raffle and auction helped raise money for SE1 United, a charity that helps provide educational and job opportunities for disadvantaged young people.
Arcadis helps build a better world
Building design and consultancy firm Arcadis has reached a five-year milestone in a partnership with the United Nations that helps to provide shelter and training in cities blighted by disaster.
Arcadis provides pro bono expertise to the humanitarian projects of UN-Habitat and has been involved in more than 50 missions since 2010, including in Haiti, Rwanda and Tacloban in the Philippines. Another 10 missions are planned for this year.
Arcadis also advises the UN on solutions to rapid urbanisation, particularly infrastructure challenges.
Marathoners reach for personal goals
Good luck to our readers running in the Virgin Money London marathon on 26 April.
Craig Hughes , who leads UK and global sovereign wealth fund real estate practices at PwC, hopes to complete the race in under five hours. He will be sporting a LandAid vest and raising money for the property industry charity.
Jess Pinkham, client services director at property branding agency Stepladder, is aiming to finish in 4 hours 40 minutes and raise at least £2,000 for Variety.
About 40,000 people are expected to run this year’s London Marathon, which starts at Greenwich Park and finishes at The Mall.
Fitness drive pumps up donations
Matthews & Goodman has committed staff to a six-month fitness drive and fundraising challenge. Its 150 employees across four offices will log their physical activity in order to reach personal targets and improve their fitness. A points matrix, with one point equal to 84 calories burned, will help participants chart their way towards a collective target of 150,000, triggering donations to four charities – the Portman Early Childhood Centre; ReVitalise, which provides holidays for disabled people, both in London; Francis House Children’s Hospice in Manchester; and Mencap Liverpool.
Ventia takes to the waves for charity
Ventia will donate £120,000 to four charities after pledging 10% of its pretax profit to good causes. The serviced and virtual office space provider has also committed to raising £40,000 as part of its sponsorship of the inaugural Croyde Ocean Triathlon on 11 July in north Devon. The Ventia Corporate Challenge will be a separate race within the main triathlon. The charities to benefit include Surfers Not Street Children, Save the Children, Mind UK, Cancer Research, Surfers Against Sewage, Croyde Surf Lifesaving, and Children’s Hospice South West.
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A 12-month Story of generosity
Story Homes’ staff have gone the extra mile over the past 12 months to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Some held coffee and cake mornings, others took cycling challenges, but together they raised more than £8,000 for the charity. Company founder Fred Story said: “Our staff have enjoyed organising and taking part in activities to raise money for a charity that not only touches many of them personally, but also supports cancer patients and their families.”
