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On Saturday 1^st September 2018 a team of 18 set off on the Wolf Run, a 10K run including 30 obstacles, made up of cargo nets, a lake swim and treading through tons of mud.  The team’s ages ranged from 20 to 60 years old, the course was by no means an easy task, impressively all contenders finished unscathed and elated at the thought of a well-earned rest.

The Wolf Run event is held on a regular basis throughout the year, in all weathers, and was held at Welsh Road Farm in Hunningham, Warwickshire.

O’Brien Charitable Trust once again used a fantastic event to raise money for its local charities.

If you would like help support O’Brien Charitable Trust, please click here to make a donation: https://trust.obriencontractors.co.uk/

O’Brien’s Charitable Trust Golf Day was a huge triumph raising thousands for charity.

The O’Brien Charity Golf Day took place on the 27^th July at Leamington Country Golf Club in Whitnash. O’Brien staff and suppliers all teed off for charity before enjoying a sit-down meal and bidding in the charity auction. There was an impressive range of auction prizes to be won, ranging from a 1966 World Cup signed shirt to Sir Bobby Charlton and Nobby Stiles signed prints. (see images below)

Peter O’Brien, Managing Director, said: “The day was a brilliant success, I’m so pleased with the amount the trust has raised for all its charities. Everybody had a fantastic time and the level of generosity from all who attended was heart-warming. I want to extend my thanks to all the staff who played a part in making the day a success.”

O’Brien Charitable Trust will continue to raise funds for its charities throughout 2018, if you would like to help or contribute in any way please contact, Kelly Davis at kellydavis@obriencontractors.co.uk or call 01926 423918.

Following their success in 2017 the OBCT fundraising committee was re-formed at the start of 2018 with eight new staff members taking on the task of arranging new activities to raise another £15K for charities.

The focus for the 2018 fundraising will be to support charities that are helping under-privileged children and once again, O’Brien Contractors will match the £15K if OBCT reaches its target.

The following charities have been chosen for 2018:

• Helping Hands http://www.royal-leamington-spa.co.uk/helping-hands/
• Molly Olly Wishes https://www.mollyolly.co.uk/
• Coventry & Warwickshire Air Ambulance https://theairambulanceservice.org.uk/
• Doorway Youth Homelessness https://www.doorway.org.uk/
• Young People First http://www.youngpeoplefirst.org.uk/
• Guy’s Gift http://www.guysgift.co.uk/

OBCL Managing Director, Peter O’Brien said: ‘We are hugely grateful to everyone that helped the Trust reach its fundraising goal for 2017 and look forward to more fun and successful fundraising events in 2018.”

O’Brien Contractors have kindly offered to sponsor Kelly Davis and her horse Profit in “The Nations Challenge” where they both will be representing England in the over 17’s age group at the Royal Welsh Show, Powys, on the 22-26^th July 2018.

Kelly who has worked at O’Brien for the last 3 years has represented England in 2005 and 2007 in the under 17’s age group, this will be the first time in in the over 17’s age group. She will be riding against 8 teams from Wales, France, Denmark, Scotland, USA, Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland.

This will be Kelly’s final competitive ride before she retires from competition, she brought Profit on from a 3-year-old to the experienced 8-year-old he is today and hopes to end their career on an all-time high.

Kelly Davis, Business Support, O’Brien Contractors Ltd, said: “The sponsorship means a great deal to me, as a rider and an employee. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for myself and my horse, competing at a high level is expensive, travel costs, new kits and just the general up keep will be over £600. The sponsorship from O’Brien will help me cover some of this cost and make the whole experience more enjoyable, it will be amazing way to end my career with my companies support.

With everyone behind her at O’Brien, let’s hope this final challenge is one to be remembered.

O’Brien Contractors is committed to providing safe and healthy working environments for all staff and clients. This has been recognised by it being awarded the Gold Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Award, which is the fifth year in a row the company has received this prestigious accreditation.

The RoSPA Health & Safety Awards have become a key accreditation in the UK construction industry and offer firms a way to demonstrate their commitment to continually improving standards.

Managing Director, Peter O’Brien, said: We are delighted to have been recognised with a Gold RoSPA award for the fifth year in a row. As a company we are dedicated to making sure that all of our sites are safe both for everyone working on them and for members of the public. Receiving this award again is testament to how hard we all work to achieve that.”

 

Julia Small, RoSPA’s head of qualifications, awards and events, said: “The RoSPA Awards are the most highly-respected in the health and safety arena, with almost 2,000 entrants every year, and allow organisations to prove excellence in the workplace, demonstrating a commitment to the wellbeing of not only employees but all those who interact with it.”

O’Brien Contractors provides ongoing training, information, supervision and advice so that all of our employees are competent to work safely and are committed to providing the resources necessary to support this provision. Our industry-leading standards have also been recognised with many other occupational health and safety accreditations ranging from OHSAS 18001 to CHAS, Achilles Building Confidence (five star rating) and Achilles RISQS.

O’Brien has been thanked by Cubbington CE Primary School for their involvement in the construction of their new playground.

Juliet Jones, Head Teacher, said: “With the support of O’Brien we have been able to replace our very tired old adventure playground with this fantastic new one. O’Brien removed the old equipment and dug out all of the old foundations and then levelled and prepared the ground ready for the installation. The children were so excited to use the new adventure playground and we are extremely grateful to O’Brien for making it all happen.

O’Brien are always keen to help their local community and ensure that they can be of benefit to their local primary school.

O’Brien has successfully secured a new contract with the University of Oxford as principal contractor to build a new access road.

The works include a new junction to the public highway along with the new road which is 1km long. The road includes culverting existing streams, forming earthwork batters and the construction of the new access road kerbs and surfacing

Tony Mitchell, Operations Manager, O’Brien Contractors, said: “We are very pleased to have the opportunity to work for the University of Oxford. We have an excellent track record of delivering civil engineering services across the Midlands and as with all our schemes, our team will approach the project in a flexible manner, offering cost and efficiency savings to ensure we deliver the best results for our client.”

This will be O’Brien’s first contract with the University of Oxford, the contract is currently underway and due to be completed in June 2018.

O’Brien Charitable Trust (OBCT) met up with Harry’s mum, Hayley, and Harry, at their Warwickshire head office, to donate the £2K raised and discuss much-needed funds for The Helping Harry Trust.

Harry is a little boy who suffers from spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and has very complex needs. There are substantial caring costs involved to ensure Harry has access to the latest equipment and healthcare products, so that he can benefit from a greater quality of life. While chatting to Hayley about the Trust and its work, it was clear that the funds would be best used to help with Harry’s physiotherapy and could cover several month’s worth of treatment.

Steve Crosthwaite, from OBCT, said: “It was great to meet Harry and his mum Hayley. Hayley is hugely inspiring and her drive to ensure Harry’s care is the best it can be is wonderful to see. We couldn’t think of a worthier charity to donate to.”

To learn more about The Helping Harry Trust, please visit: https://thehelpingharrytrust.com/.

On a very chilly, wet and windy day O’Brien Charitable Trust (OBCT) had the pleasure of meeting with the Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance staff at  their Coventry Airport air base . The meeting was an opportunity for the OBCT team to congratulate the Air Ambulance staff on their fantastic work and hand over the £10,000 donation raised by O’Brien staff in 2017.

While at the air base, the OBCT team were delighted to be given a guided tour of the multi-million-pound helicopter and life-saving equipment and gain a greater understanding of how the air ambulance team carry out their duties from discussions with Jo Payne, National Partnerships Manager, the pilot, paramedic and doctor who were all working their shift that day.

Kelly Davis, from OBCT, said: “It was great to chat to everyone, I was really interested to hear the funds would be used to help with running costs, kit and training of the staff. At OBCT we feel the service provided is vital for providing life-saving treatment and it so important that charities like this one are supported so they can carry on the fantastic work they do.”

The Air Ambulance Service carry out a rapid response missions via car and Helicopter, cutting time to trauma and medical emergencies and can be the difference between life and death. If you would like to donate or raise money for this worthy charity, please visit: https://theairambulanceservice.org.uk/

O’Brien has successfully secured a new contract with the University of Oxford as principle contractor to build a new access road for the university.

The works include a new junction to the public highway along with the new road which is 1 km long.  The road includes culverting existing streams, forming earthwork batters and the construction of the new access road kerbs and surfacing.

Tony Mitchell, Operations Manager, O’Brien Contractors, said: “We are very pleased to have the opportunity to work for the University of Oxford. We have an excellent track record of delivering civil engineering services across the Midlands and as with all our schemes, our team will approach the project in a flexible manner, offering cost and efficiency savings to ensure we deliver the best results for our client.”

This will be O’Brien’s first contract with the University of Oxford, the contract is currently underway and due to be completed in June 2018.