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		<title>Ben launches Miles That Matter</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Clarke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Ben launches Miles That Matter to get the automotive community moving this April.  This April Ben will be inviting individuals and teams from across the sector to go the distance for those who are struggling or in crisis. Ben is calling on people across the automotive sector to step up, get active, and make every ...</p>
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		<title>Draper Tools supports Ben after advent success</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Clarke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Draper Tools is proud to announce it has raised £3,950 for Ben, the automotive industry charity, following the success of its 2025 Tool Advent Calendar. The calendar, which featured a high-octane design of Father Christmas at the Santa Pod drag strip, offered 24 days of essential tools to open in the countdown to Christmas. For ...</p>
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		<title>Ben announces strategic changes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Clarke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://pmfmag.co.uk/?p=19019</guid>

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<p>Automotive charity, Ben, has a new senior leadership team in place – marking a new strategic direction too. During the summer, in a PMF exclusive, three members of the group, including the CEO, were interviewed to find out what these changes mean. When Rachel Clift stepped into the role of CEO at Ben in 2024, ...</p>
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		<title>Ben launches men&#8217;s health awareness training</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Clarke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Ben launches new men’s health awareness training for the automotive industry Today, on International Men’s Day, Ben is launching its new ‘Men’s Health Awareness’ training, providing employees across the automotive industry with a better understanding of the health challenges that affect men’s physical, emotional and psychological wellbeing. In the UK, one in five men die ...</p>
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		<title>Ben encourages Christmas fundraising</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Clarke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 10:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Ben calls on automotive family to get ready and spread festive cheer through Christmas fundraising activities.  Today, Ben is inviting its automotive family to get ready and spread festive cheer by signing up to Christmas Jumper Day and sending Ben Christmas cards, which raise vital funds in support of those struggling or in crisis. Ben ...</p>
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		<title>Ben steps up summer support</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelly Newstead]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Ben has highlighted the ongoing cost-of-living pressures faced by automotive families and launches the third year of its summer holidays support programme. Ben has spread the word the charity is here for families and individuals who are struggling with money worries, debt or urgent financial need this summer and beyond. Ben’s summer holidays support programme ...</p>
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		<title>Ben Ball returns for 2025 at new venue</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lydia Procter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 07:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://pmfmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ben-Ball-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Ben Ball" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://pmfmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ben-Ball-300x200.jpg 300w, https://pmfmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ben-Ball-768x512.jpg 768w, https://pmfmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ben-Ball-765x510.jpg 765w, https://pmfmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ben-Ball.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>Ben is officially inviting its automotive family to book now for Ben Ball 2025 (supported by AutoTrader). Taking place at the London Hilton Park Lane on 10th December, the event is raising funds to support automotive people who are struggling or in crisis. The black-tie event is returning to the heart of Mayfair with a ...</p>
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		<title>Ben supports automotive families this summer</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lydia Procter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Automotive industry charity, Ben, is raising awareness about the support currently being provided to automotive individuals and families who are struggling with money worries, debt or urgent financial need. Due to the continued cost-of-living pressures, Ben is providing support for many automotive families who would otherwise have to make impossible choices such as whether to ...</p>
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		<title>Ben publishes 2024 Health &#038; Wellbeing survey results</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lydia Procter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 08:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://pmfmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ben-Health-Wellbeing-survey-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Ben Health &amp; Wellbeing survey results" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://pmfmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ben-Health-Wellbeing-survey-300x200.jpg 300w, https://pmfmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ben-Health-Wellbeing-survey-768x512.jpg 768w, https://pmfmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ben-Health-Wellbeing-survey-765x510.jpg 765w, https://pmfmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ben-Health-Wellbeing-survey.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>Following Mental Health Awareness Week in early May, automotive industry charity, Ben, has launched a new report revealing results from its latest Health &#38; Wellbeing survey. The results show that over 1 in 4 automotive workers (27%) reported issues managing their mental health. This is compared to 16% of UK workers who said they have ...</p>
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		<title>Ben addresses the stigma around mental health</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lydia Procter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 12:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Taken from a recent interview conducted by Kieran Nee, PMM editor, Ben’s health and wellbeing director, Rachel Clift, addresses the challenges and “stigma” associated with breaching the topic of mental health. She said: “We are more able to talk about mental health, but it is still really patchy. A lot of that is to do ...</p>
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