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Team Briggs’ Poppy Run raises over £1,800
On Saturday Helen Smith, Jas Rai, Marie & Winston Hindley, Rose & Scarlett Langley, Katie & Winnie Broadrick, Nick Walsh, Gurinder Budwal, Angela Smith, Jen & Dan Gould, Jayne Johnson,...
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Police sniffer trainee helps to return lost property to Briggs staff
Beautiful three month old puppy Kate found Dave Westhead’s (IT) wallet while she was out walking with her human Phil who fosters her on behalf of the police. Energetic Kate is currently undergoing...
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Johnson and Lee Hardy Racing end 2018 on a high
Lee Hardy Racing ended their 2018 road racing season at the Macau Grand Prix on Saturday and it proved to be a successful conclusion with Gary Johnson taking the Briggs Equipment Kawasaki to a strong...
View ArticleThe risk of forklift trucks in hazardous areas, and how Pyroban can remove risk
Forklift trucks working in hazardous areas where there are flammable materials that could ignite, require special treatment to avoid explosion, outlined by ATEX, which refers to two European...
View ArticleBriggs’ Sean Herrick prepares to bare for KMAC
KMAC – Kiss My Ass Cancer Sean Herrick is currently preparing to do The Real Full Monty in front of a theatre full of people on 25th and 27th of March, for two nights only, to support a fabulous...
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Star of the future – Reece Worrall
Over the past three years we have invested over £1M in the development and roll out of our apprenticeship scheme, taking on a new cohort of future engineers each year. This year we have taken on an...
View ArticleBriggs’ Christmas Raffle raises £2,800
Thanks to our wonderful suppliers and partners for donating a vast range of exciting raffle prizes to our Christmas raffle. A huge thanks also goes to our staff who have purchased tickets to support it...
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Briggs’ lends a pair of hands at The House of Bread on Christmas Eve
House of Bread’s mission since it began in 2010 has always been to provide a meal, advice and support, as well as a safe and welcoming place for all vulnerable people in Stafford. Traditionally this...
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Star of the Future – Morgan Heeley
Over the past three years we have invested over £1M in the development and roll out of our apprenticeship scheme, taking on a new cohort of future engineers each year. This year we have taken on an...
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Dementia research brought to life for our employees with lab tour
Nine of our employees got to see how their support is helping to make a difference to dementia research when they visited an Alzheimer’s Research UK-funded lab at the University of Nottingham. The...
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Samuel Gibbs’ 2018 season review
Samuel competed in all 9 rounds of the Cotswold Youth and AMX Junior championship this summer completing all of the 23 races that he started. In December he was presented his trophy at the annual...
View ArticleBriggs reaches £50,000 milestone raising funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK
Cannock based Briggs Equipment are renowned for their fundraising activities, and have supported a number of charities over recent years including The Teenage Cancer Trust, Newlife and now Alzheimer’s...
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Valentine’s Day Fundraising raises over £250 for Alzheimer’s Research UK
The Valentine’s Day Bake Sale and ‘guess the lipstick mark’ quiz hosted by Briggs staff in Cannock raised over £250 for Alzheimer’s Research UK. There were some delicious treats available and the...
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A Briggs team of 12 get set to take on the National Three Peaks Challenge!
The National Three Peaks Challenge involves climbing the three highest peaks of Scotland, England and Wales, within 24 hours so the team are preparing to climb Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon all...
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Briggs supports Ronald McDonald House in Glasgow with charitable donation
Briggs recently became aware of the good work of Ronald McDonald House in Glasgow which is a small independent charity that provides free ‘home away from home’ accommodation to the families of children...
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#TeamBriggs goes Sugar Free for February
Some of the braver members of #TeamBriggs gave up sugar for February in a bid to raise money for Cancer Research. Beth Davis – “I recently, against my better judgement, completed Sugar free February...
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Briggs Equipment makes donation to local community group NASS, which supports...
Briggs Equipment recently donated £430 to the NASS charity, which is a local group who support those who are suffering from rare condition Ankylosing Spondylitis. Ankylosing Spondylitis causes...
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The Royal Mail relies on Briggs’ discreet delivery service for the launch of...
The Royal Mail has now launched the trial of their new e-trikes! It’s great to see such a simple solution that is completely environmentally friendly. We supported the launch through the delivery of...
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Angela Smith talks about the countdown to her London Marathon
Briggs’ own Angela Smith is getting set to take part in the pinnacle of running challenges in just under a month’s time. Having gained a place running for Dementia Revolution; part of Alzheimer’s...
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Team Trelleborg raise in excess of £1,000 for RABI with a helping hand from...
On Saturday 6th April, Team Trelleborg completed the X-Runner Wild Mud Run held at Osmaston in Derbyshire. The challenge was 5 kilometres long and included lengthy waist-deep pits of mud, numerous...
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Brave Briggs duo raises over £1,000 with Skydive
Sean Pearson and Liam Doyle completed their first jump at Tilstock airfield on the 5th April 2019 from 10,000 ft. Liam said, “We both were nervous on the way to the skydive centre. Once we were geared...
View ArticleBSB returns for Easter Weekend and our sponsorship with Smiths Racing BMW...
The 2019 Bennetts British Superbikes Championship (BSB) begins again at Silverstone this Easter Weekend! There is a packed weekend of racing on offer, and with being over the bank holiday weekend, the...
View ArticleJim Pacey is on his marks, and getting set to go and run the London Marathon...
This will be the second time that Jim runs in London Marathon and he updates us on how he has been getting on with his preparations. “Following my snapped tendon almost a year ago, my dream of...
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3 Minis go to Turkey to help the fight against Cancer
On 1st May, three Mini Cooper S cars and six drivers will be leaving Cannock to embark on their 5000 mile long journey to Hisaronu in Fethiye, Turkey… and back again! The team are completing the...
View ArticleAngela Smith completes her one and only London Marathon for the Dementia...
Angela Smith ran the London Marathon on Sunday raising £3,600 for Dementia Revolution. “I put everything I had into it, it’s been three months of mental battle and really tough physically but I’ve run...
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Briggs and Hyster deliver at John Mitchell Grangemouth Ltd
On Wednesday 24th April Briggs delivered a new Hyster H44.0XM-16CH Laden Container Stacker to John Mitchell Grangemouth Ltd. The new container stacker was commissioned and put into operation during the...
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Briggs prove to be “made of more” at Diageo’s canning facility
Briggs Equipment Ltd were recently awarded the truck order for 15 new Hyster counterbalance units for the Guinness canning facility at Runcorn. Caroline Beardsell, Diageo’s Engineering & Facilities...
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Briggs helps Supply Technologies to reach greater heights at their new...
Briggs’s relationship with Supply Technologies began in 2016 with contracts to service their equipment from existing suppliers. Fast forward to 2019 and Briggs have just helped the fastenings supplier...
View ArticleDarren Dunne climbs Kinder Scout to raise £800 for Brain Research UK
Darren Dunne hiked a grueling 10.5 miles up Kinder Scout, Edale in the Peak District over 5 hours. The walk was completed to raise £800 for Brain Research UK, a charity close to Darren’s heart. If you...
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2019 Christmas raffle prize winners
A special Christmas raffle held by the Briggs Equipment Charity team for the company’s staff, has raised over £3,000 for the Rays of Sunshine Children’s Charity. Rays of Sunshine is Briggs Equipment’s...
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Briggs Equipment raise valuable funds for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity
Following another successful ‘Jeans Day’, an initiative where Briggs staff wear casual clothes to work and donate to a nominated charity, and a tuck shop organised and managed by the Finance team, a...
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Keeping your LinkedIn profile up to date
It’s very important to make sure you keep your LinkedIn profile up to date and at the moment there has never been a more important reason. Many people mistakenly think of a LinkedIn profile as an...
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Michelle Davies raises over £1,100 for Parkinsons UK in ‘Local London...
The Coronavirus pandemic may have seen the cancellation of the London Landmarks Half-Marathon event, but that didn’t stop Customer Service Invoice Controller, Michelle Davies from completing a local...
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The 2020 British Superbikes season has arrived!
Nearly four months after the original planned start date, the curtailed 2020 British Superbikes season makes its much anticipated return today (Friday 7th August) at Donington Park. There are three...
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Smiths Racing team looking to bounce back at Snetterton
Following a challenging opening weekend for the Smiths Racing team at Donington Park, the attention turns to the Snetterton race circuit for another pulsating round of British Superbikes action....
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Stuart Magowan completes incredible 500km challenge to raise over £4,100 for...
Whilst the Coronavirus pandemic has brought a halt to activities and events up and down the country, our Briggs Equipment colleagues continue to find creative and inspiring ways to raise much needed...
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Smiths Racing team in positive mood as BSB goes free to air for the weekend
With half of the season already completed, the picturesque Oulton Park circuit in Cheshire plays host to the fourth instalment of the 2020 British Superbikes Championship. Despite the shortened...
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Briggs staff deliver 96 care packages to Hednesford care home staff and patients
Briggs Equipment staff have come to together to provide some positivity for the Windsor House Care Home staff and patients against the backdrop of the Coronavirus pandemic. 96 care packages and several...
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#CharityatBriggs | Angela Smith volunteers as an NHS Check In and Chat responder
During November, Briggs encouraged staff to get involved with performing a charitable act and for each good deed the business would donate £1,000 to a charity of that person’s choice. For Angela, it...
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Briggs Equipment raises incredible £50,000 for Charity Partner Rays of Sunshine
Briggs Equipment’s employees have once again gone above and beyond with their charitable activities to help raise £50,000 for their 2020 charity partner, Rays of Sunshine. The Coronavirus pandemic has...
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Briggs Equipment gets crafty to help raise money for Prostate Cancer UK
Throughout January and February, Briggs employees and their families dusted off their arts and crafts supplies to recreate the famous Prostate Cancer man. Each entry saw a donation from the business to...
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Emma Attwood and Briggs Equipment provide valuable support to Tommy’s Charity
In the run up to Christmas 2020, Briggs Equipment provided its staff with an incentive to get involved with charities and causes close to their hearts. For each charitable act, Briggs donated £1,000 to...
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Carla Mead helps raise valuable funds for mental health charity Andy’s Man Club
Talking about mental health still has a stigma attached to it, especially for men. Charities such as Andy’s Man Club are working to change that attitude and encourage more men to talk openly about...
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Layla goes the extra mile to help raise more than £6,500 for Motor Neurone...
Layla, the daughter of Briggs Equipment’s Warranty Supervisor Adam Kulik, has helped raise an outstanding £6,518 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA). Along with her cousin Annie, Layla ran...
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Briggs Equipment Apprentice Engineer and his brother help raise over £3,000...
Briggs Equipment’s apprentice engineer, Connor Campbell, has helped raise over £3,000 for the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) with a charity football match held at Clyde FC’s Broadwood...
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Toni Collier completes Ultra Marathon and raises £1,500 for Prostate Cancer UK
Briggs Equipment’s Toni Collier completed a grueling Ultra Marathon in September helping to raise £1,500 for Prostate Cancer UK in the process. The ultra-marathon challenge, is a 100km (62.2 mile) trek...
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Briggs Sales Team volunteer to support Ripon Community Link Charity
Earlier this week, members of Briggs Equipment sales management team volunteered their time to help support the Ripon Community Link Charity and the ongoing maintenance of their walled garden. The team...
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Ashley James takes part in Movember challenge and raises £670 for Prostate...
Briggs Equipment’s Ashley James has taken part in Movember and raised £670 so far for Prostate Cancer UK. Ashley even let the colleagues who donated choose the colour of his mustache, which has now...
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Briggs Equipment’s Karen Jones and the incredible Therapy Dogs spread...
Briggs Equipment’s Karen Jones and her therapy dogs are helping to spread cheer, lift spirits and improve the wellbeing of local communities through tough times. Following the tragic Manchester Arena...
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How an apprenticeship can help with your career development
Briggs Equipment SHEQ Administrator, Dawn, completed a Business Administration Level 3 Apprenticeship to enhance her skills. In this interview Dawn explains how her apprenticeship has helped to...
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