Bosch to raise funds for BEN

23 September 2014  

Bosch Car Service is using its first national conference to help raise funds for BEN with a cycle relay race and four entries in the Bangers 4 BEN event.

A team of eleven riders will take part in the cycle relay, travelling from Birmingham to Berkshire, while the four driving teams will travel from Bosch’s headquarters in Uxbridge to Turin. Complementing the conference theme ‘Forward Together’, the teams are made up of Bosch UK Automotive Aftermarket employees and four Bosch Car Service Garages. The company aims to raise over £3,000 for the automotive charity.

As part of the ride and drive fundraising, the cycling team will set off early on Sunday 12 October, from the Birmingham Hilton Metropole, following the Bosch Car Service national conference, riding in relay until they reach the new BEN care home, Lynwood Nursing Home, in Berkshire.

Inspired by the Tour de France 2014, for which the Bosch Car Service network was a technical partner, the cyclists will pause for breath and refreshment at some of the Bosch Car Service garages en route.

The action continues on four wheels, with four Bosch Car Service garages teaming up with Bosch employees, to take part in the Bangers 4 BEN fun drive. The teams will drive from the Bosch Service Training Centre in Uxbridge to Turin, Italy. However, adding a twist to the normal Bangers 4 BEN route, the teams will make two extra stops in a bid to raise even more funds for BEN. The first will be in Karlsruhe Germany, where they will visit Bosch’s Automotive Aftermarket headquarters, the hub of Bosch Aftermarket distribution, to drum up further support. Then, leaving their cars for a day, they will fly back to Birmingham, to collect donations from the full-to-capacity Bosch Car Service national conference before commencing the drive.

Mark Heard, Marketing Manager for Bosch Automotive Aftermarket, also one of the cyclists, comments “We are all looking forward to both the charity events and the national conference, seeing Bosch employees and Bosch Car Service garages working together, having fun together and raising money in one go.”

To donate to the Bangers4BEN challenge teams:

Collison Motoring Services

Millers Garage

Broadoak Motors

Autobar Professional Vehicle Services

To donate to the cycling team, please visit: