All CRASH articles

  • Features

    Construction industry Dragon Boat Challenge

    2017-01-11T12:00:00Z

    The Construction Dragon Boat Challenge is back!

  • CRASH patrons
    Features

    CRASH honours its Patrons at Annual Reception and Above and Beyond Awards

    2016-10-10T16:44:00Z

    CRASH honoured its patrons’ unwavering generosity and loyalty at their Annual Reception and Above and Beyond Awards on Thursday 29 September

  • CRASH celebrating patrons who are leaving a legacy for the future
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    CRASH is the construction industry’s charity

    2016-02-24T14:46:00Z

    CRASH is the construction industry’s charity. They are a practical charity that channels the expertise, products and generosity of the industry to create places that care for vulnerable people in homelessness projects and hospices. CRASH is unique in the way they create, construct and renovate caring environments by: Offering pro ...

  • CRASH chief executive Francesca Roberts with new chair Alan Brookes
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    CRASH 20th anniversary and expansion into hospices

    2016-02-19T12:49:00Z

    CRASH celebrates its 20th anniversary and expands its services to benefit hospices as well as homelessness charities

  • Pilsdon farm yard
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    The Pilsdon Community: Second time lucky

    2014-09-09T11:01:00Z

    When the refurbishment of a refuge for people in crisis ran into trouble, it left the community disillusioned with the building industry. But construction charity CRASH responded to its plea for help

  • Francesca Roberts
    Comment

    Understand a little more

    2014-05-19T09:04:00Z

    Building’s focus on mental health last week is a reminder that tolerance has to be at the heart of creating a positive working culture in the industry

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    Thank you to CRASH's patrons

    2014-02-28T11:50:00Z

    CRASH relies on the support of its patron companies to improve buildings used by homeless people, thank you for all your help

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    CRASH: The worst is far from over

    2014-02-28T11:00:00Z

    Despite signs of economic recovery, the scale of homelessness in the UK is undiminished. In fact, a combination of changes to the benefits system and funding cuts to charities means the outlook for the most excluded in society looks even more uncertain

  • Emmaus Brighton
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    CRASH: Team Effort

    2014-02-28T10:23:00Z

    Meet two charities CRASH supports: one for people in inner London recovering from addiction, the other supporting a community living in a former convent in Brighton

  • Sarah Richardson
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    CRASH: A unique charity

    2014-02-28T09:42:00Z

    In CRASH, the industry has a ready-made vehicle to enable it to help

  • CRASH Pilsden
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    CRASH: The Pilsden Community

    2014-02-28T08:00:00Z

    The Pilsdon Community is a working farm in Dorset, which provides a refuge for people in crisis and intermittent respite for homeless people. But when they engaged a contractor to renovate a dilapidated barn and stables to create extra space they got their fingers burned. Here’s how working with CRASH ...

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    CRASH: Let's take things up a gear

    2014-02-28T07:00:00Z

    The construction industry continued to support CRASH even through the worst years of the downturn. But now that the economy is picking up, the charity is more ambitious than ever

  • Michael Chaldecott
    Features

    You can have a say in how CRASH is run

    2014-02-28T06:00:00Z

    As a long-standing patron of CRASH, the managing director at British Gypsum Mike Chaldecott believes he’s found an efficient form of charitable giving for his company

  • Francesca Roberts
    Comment

    CRASH: Sharing what you do best

    2014-02-28T06:00:00Z

    By supporting the industry charity CRASH you can make a real difference to the lives of homeless people