Comic Relief

March 2017 – Fundraising for Comic Relief with a Red Nose Day bake sale for our business park. Comic Relief is a major charity based in the UK, with a vision of a just world, free from poverty.
We raised £480.35.

Children in Need

November 2018 – Fundraising for Children in Need with a team Teddy Bear picnic. Children in Need fund thousands of charities and projects in every corner of the UK, that support children and young people to feel and be safer, have improved mental health and wellbeing, form better, more positive relationships and be given more equal opportunities to flourish.
We raised £91.

The Banham Marsden March 2019

March 2019 – Our Senior Marketing Executive, Lauren joined thousands of people in walking between the two Royal Marsden hospitals in Chelsea and Sutton. The money raised goes towards improving the lives of everyone affected by cancer, in the UK and around the world. Lauren raised £300 towards The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

Blood Cancer UK

February 2022 – Fundraising for Blood Cancer UK by each team member walking a minimum of 168,000 steps throughout the month of February. Since 1960, Blood Cancer UK have invested over £500 million in blood cancer research, transforming treatments, and saving lives. Right now, the community is funding 360 researchers and staff across the UK who are searching for the next breakthrough.
We raised £656.76

The Length of the UK Virtual Challenge

February 2022 – September 2022 – Our Senior Sales Co-Ordinatior, Louise, virtually walked the length of the UK. This equates to 1,734km, the distance from Lands End to John O’Groats.
For every 20% walked, Louise saved 10 bottles from going into the ocean. Louise completed this virtual walk, meaning she saved 50 bottles from polluting our ocean.
Virtual walk was set up through Conqueror Challenges.

Estrada Real Virtual Challenge

September 2022 – March 2023 – Our Senior Sales Co-Ordinator, Louise, virtually walked the Estrada Real Challenge through Conqueror. This was from Diamantina to Mage which was a total of 1,688km.
For every 20% walked, Louise saved 10 bottles from going into the ocean. Louise completed this virtual walk, meaning she saved 50 bottles from polluting our ocean.

Restless Development

February 2023 – We partnered with international development charity Restless Development who challenged us to ‘Rest Less Go Further’ during February. We set out to walk and run further than we would usually, creating healthy habits and choosing a climate friendly way of getting around.
As a team, we pushed ourselves and walked / ran a total of 643km – this is the equivalent to if we’d walked from our offices in Leatherhead to the COP26 conference in Glasgow!
So far, we have raised £40 which could cover the printing and distribution of resource packs for 42 children in Uganda to teach them about the impacts of climate change.
Restless Development is a global non-profit agency that supports young people to lead change in their communities. Young people make up over half of the world’s population yet are often overlooked when it comes to solving some of the world’s biggest issues. Whether its ending child marriage, the youth unemployment crisis, or tackling climate change, Restless Development provides young people with the training and resources they need to become leaders in solving these issues to improve their lives and the lives of those in their communities.

Eden Reforestation Project

April 2023 – Our Sales & Marketing Director, Paul, took on the Surrey Three Peaks Challenge raising money to plant trees through the Eden Reforestation Projects. Eden employs to plant. This means, Eden will plant trees and employ people with fair wages with Paul’s fundraising money. The Surrey Three Peaks Challenge is a 37km round trip route.
Paul has raised £650 which will help to plant 4,333 trees. There is still time to donate to Paul on our Just Giving page.

Giving World

May 2023 – We donated surplus stock of Firebrand branded giveaways and samples of products that have now been discontinued to Giving World. We chose Giving World as they help families in need and help to stop products from reaching landfill by giving them a second life.

Restless Development

July 2023 – We ran a virtual raffle to fundraise for Restless Development’s match-funding appeal. The appeal was fundraising for Youth for Climate Action. Climate change is an existential threat. Young people in Africa and Asia face its worth consequences despite contributing the least to it. Their work, education and futures are at risk. With support, training and resources, they can find a solution and secure their rightful claim to a safe planet.

Our raffle consisted of 16 prizes including 25 x Castelli Appeel Notebooks with the winner’s branding, 50 x Custom Designed Sports Socks with the winner’s branding, a Black+Blum lunch box and drinkware, Social Stories Club Gift Boxes, a hamper from The Chocolate Gift company, a Jack Wolfskin backpack and more. All of our prizes held multiple sustainable attributes. Through selling raffle tickets, we raised £200, which was match-funded by a philanthropist, taking it up to £400 for Restless Development. Thanks to everyone who took part.

Giving World

October 2023 – We donated surplus stock of Firebrand branded giveaways and samples of products that have now been discontinued. We chose Giving World as they help families in need and help to stop products from reaching landfill by giving them a second life.

A Good Thing & Creatful CIC

October 2023 – We donated 112 UK Made, RPET Lanyards following our re-brand through A Good Thing. This is a platform that matches your no-longer wanted items with a charity that can find a new home for them or repurpose them. Creatful CIC, a social enterprise, requested these lanyards for their craft & chat sessions. Their mission is to improve wellbeing and social inclusion.  

A Good Thing & Forest of Hearts

October 2023 – We donated 11 UK Made, RPET Hand Sanitiser bottles to Forest of Hearts through A Good Thing. Forest of Hearts is a non-profit charitable incorporated organisation who create ‘gardens for good’ to improve wellbeing, boost biodiversity and enhance employment opportunities. They work with other charities and the community to create places of purpose, which help individuals to develop skills, confidence, and friendships. Forest of Hearts requested our hand sanitisers to keep germs at bay during winter while running their gardening therapy groups.

Datapath & Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity

November 2023 – We supported one of our key clients, Datapath by donating backpacks, drinkware, a Tile tracker and a Black+Blum Lunch Box as prizes for their raffle.

Datapath raised £2600 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charities Jolly Jumper Day. 

Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care

March 2024 – Our Sales & Marketing Director, Paul ran a half marathon in aid of the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice.

Paul sadly lost his dad to Blood Cancer in July 2023, Phyllis Tuckwell provided incredible support and comfort to Paul’s Dad and his family at end of life. Paul’s half marathon helped to raise £865 for them to continue to provide the same level of care to others. Donations to this cause are still open.

Diabetes UK

May 2024 – Our Senior Marketing Executive, Lauren tandem skydived in aid of Diabetes UK.

Diabetes is a condition close to Lauren’s heart, it affects the lives of many family members, as well as a close friend’s little boy, Rory. Rory was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes a week after his second birthday, 11 years before the average age of diagnosis. Lauren’s skydive will mark 3 years since Rory’s diagnosis. There currently isn’t a cure for Diabetes. Any money fundraised for Diabetes UK goes towards their care and support services, advice and guidance, and pioneering research to hopefully find a cure in the future. Lauren raised £1,180 for Diabetes UK. The airfield also plant 1 tree for every jump!