Cruden Group has donated 200 masks to frontline care workers at housing and care charity Bield. The masks, which are normally used on the building sites of the Scottish development and construction company, were given to the charity to be used across its retirement plus developments, where frontline care staff are delivering services to the most vulnerable people.
Kevin Reid, chief executive of Cruden Group, said: “Frontline care workers are doing a tremendous job keeping those in more vulnerable categories safe. They deserve to be protected too. As a valued client, we were pleased that we could help Bield in this small way.”
Web outreach
Chartered surveyors Boddy & Edwards is providing an online advice service for tenants and landlords affected by coronavirus. It is setting up a support hub on its website with daily updates, which will host videos offering advice. The current video relating to commercial rent payments is available to watch on YouTube. To put forward a question, email contactus@boddyandedwards.co.uk. All profits made through this initiative will be donated to the NHS and to charity.
Sweet gestures
Developers Stanhope, Mitsui Fudosan and Aimco have arranged for over 1,000 Easter eggs to be gifted to doctors, nurses and support staff at local Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust hospitals, Hammersmith and Charing Cross ahead of the Easter weekend.
The firm’s WestWorks building in White City Place, and the iconic façade of Television Centre, are bathed in a continuous bright blue light honouring all NHS workers.
Lucky numbers
Raffle House, a property prize company, is giving NHS workers the chance to win a luxury London apartment by giving away 1,000 tickets to its current competition.
As a thank you for their bravery and selflessness, the company is donating £10,000 worth of tickets to its July prize draw for a £500,000 two-bed apartment in east London. The winner’s stamp duty and legal fees will also be covered.
NHS workers can claim their free ticket at RaffleHouse.com.
Land Securities puts NHS up in lights
The Land Securities team has been reaching out to help the communities in which they operate during the current pandemic, and have linked their food retailers in London to local homeless charities to provide food donations.
In Oxford, Leeds and Cardiff, they are offering free parking to key workers to reduce the number of people travelling on public transport. To help minimise the number of visitors to hospitals in London, they are providing space for mobile blood banks and blood transfusion units, and are also providing the use of car park sites for NHS Covid-19 testing facilities.
The team have granted Public Health England free space on the famous lights at Piccadilly Circus, London to share public health information, and are also establishing virtual volunteering for employees to offer their time and skills to organisations that need help.
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