Property’s quizzers came together on Thursday, 20 June to put their knowledge to the test at the Bidwells Great Property Pub Quiz.
Twenty-two teams from across the industry took part in the event, sponsored by Rapidity, raising £5,775 for Maggie’s cancer care.
The evening’s winning team – for the second year in a row – was Curtin & Co. Richard Pilsworth’s Bidwells team took second place and EG came third.
Other teams included SEGRO, Carter Jonas, Allsop, Knight Frank and BNP Paribas Real Estate.
An auction and raffle were also held, with prizes including a one-week stay in a holiday house in Cornwall for six people, donated by Cluttons; a cocktail-making experience for six, donated by Blackstock; two tickets to an England v Wales rugby match at Twickenham, donated by Cushman & Wakefield; and two tickets to see Keane at the Albert Hall, donated by Bidwells.
Touch rugby double for Fisher German
Fisher German has been crowned Global Payments Corporate Touch Rugby champion for the second time in three years.
More than 200 men and women of all abilities competed in matches at the tournament, held at the Leicester Tigers’ Welford Road stadium.
The Fisher German side secured the title by beating Exclusive Networks in the final.
The winning team included Iain Long, Ellie Savage, Lucy Gilbert, Alex Watts, Jonty Rawcliffe, Matthew Handford, James Borley, Joe Senior, Dan Smith and Henry Walker.
Builders back Agent Academy
A consortium of leading construction businesses is collaborating with Liverpool-based social enterprise Agent Academy to create new employment opportunities for young people across the Liverpool city region.
The group includes Morgan Sindall Construction, Curtin & Co, Faithful+Gould, Ryder Architecture and Regenda Group. They will work with Agent Academy to understand what can be done to encourage more young people to consider careers in construction.
During the three-month project a group of 12 young people will be challenged with finding solutions to the construction sector skills shortage. They will learn from experts in both built environment and marketing, engage in research with other young people from diverse social backgrounds and use the insights they gain to come up with answers to their unique challenge.
Ged McNicholl, regional director at Faithful+Gould, said: “The opportunities in the construction industry are vast. Diversity in the industry is a challenge, but through the research from this project we are determined to change this to make a career in the construction industry appealing to all.”
Majid gloves up for Royal Manchester
Majid Zameer from Zameero Real Estate will be competing in a night of charity boxing in aid of the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. The black-tie event will be held at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate hotel on 5 October. Click here to buy tickets to the event.
Scandinavian cycle brings in £15,515
This year’s British Council for Offices cycle challenge has raised £15,515 for mental health charity Mind. Fifty-eight delegates cycled more than 300 miles from Gothenburg to Copenhagen, arriving on 5 June in time for the conference.
Apex marks 10 years with donation
Apex Planning Consultants has donated £1,000 to its local hospital in celebration of its 10-year anniversary. The business made the donation to the neonatal unit of the Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where director Paul Smith’s children were cared for.
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