Community Give Back Scheme
Asgard Community Investment
Asgard and its sister company Flexiform, have been based in Yorkshire for over 50 years. We believe it is important to give back, helping the area in any way we can, which is why we’ve introduced our Community Give Back scheme. Not only do we employ a local workforce and source materials from local/ British suppliers wherever possible, but we also invest in the local area by donating surplus goods or ex-stock to charitable organisations and local good causes.
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£2.23million* Social Value in Professional Services |
£20,467* Social Value in Community Fundraising |
£424,756* Social Value in Furniture & Materials |
Our donations, events & volunteering:
CHAS @ St. Vincent's At Flexiform, we are delighted to support CHAS @ St Vincent’s, a local dedicated community support project which helps disadvantaged people in the BD3 area of Bradford. Flexiform has donated numerous pieces of unused furniture to the projects furniture ‘Re-use’ scheme which helps people with a low budget purchase 2nd hand furniture and household goods. CHAS @ St Vincent’s works with people from all backgrounds and faiths and provides a variety of services to help reduce the effects of poverty. |
Kirkwood Hospice, Sunshine & Serenity "Kirkwood Hospice are delighted and extremely grateful that Flexiform have nominated Kirkwood Hospice as their chosen charity. We very much look forward to working together in the future. All support will go towards vital patient care at the Hospice and will truly make a great difference to local people living with a life limiting illness" – Kate Leadbeater, Partnership Development Manager |
39th Parkwood (H.S.W) Scout Group “… Thank you for your kind donation of a Centurion shed, it looks great and will protect all our camping equipment, it will be safe now from potential thieves and also our Great British weather.” – Group Scout Leader Paul Couchman. |
Local Schools 180 year 8 students are taking part in a series of 'Industry Days' visits to employers around Bradford to discover what they are about. Employers include high profile names such Asgard. |
Nell Bank Community Centre Support is given by our staff and Managing Director, Nick Hewitt, who sits on the board of Trustees for 10 years. In the past, we have donated some tables for their classrooms, and recently we have donated an Asgard Bike Shelter. This supplies a safe place for workers to store their bikes. Flexiform continue to work closely with Nell Bank. |
Clough Head Junior & Infants School |
St. Curthbert’s Church & Wrose Community Garden “A big thank you from Wrose Community Garden and St Cuthbert’s Church for the fantastic donation of the new metal shed. It was delivered on the date and time agreed and the delivery guys gave us plenty of advice on how to get the most out of it. We are overwhelmed by your generosity.” – Steven Harvey |
Wheels for Wellbeing Asgard helped out the London based, Wheels for Wellbeing charity, by supplying them with a Gladiator secure storage unit to keep some of their bicycles safe and secure at their headquarters. Whilst we were visiting the charity we learnt a great deal about some of the barriers that come between disabled people and riding bikes. Read the interview with Neil Andrews, the Campaigns & Policy Officer at Wheels for Wellbeing here. |
Swan Lane “We often have product leftover from large photoshoots or customer demonstrations. These products sadly can’t always be reused, so, when the opportunity presents itself, we donate as much as we can to local charities or businesses. Putting back into the local area is a key part of Flexiform’s Business Plan, recycling by reusing is exceptionally satisfying for us as a company” – Andy Heath, Marketing Manager |
Rothwell Primary School Asgard Secure Steel Storage donates ex-showroom Vangard outdoor shed to Rothwell Primary School. The shed was Installed in their playground, providing the school with much needed; safe, easily accessible, child-friendly storage for toys and play equipment. “We are overjoyed with our new metal Asgard storage. It’s just perfect for our children to access their play equipment. The hooks provided are perfect for hoola hoops too! It’s the perfect size for our small children to access everything. Speedy delivery and erection at a time to suit us when the children are in class. Huge thanks.” – Rothwell Primary School “It’s great to supply secure outdoor storage to a local school, helping the children make the most of their breaks with easy access to sports equipment and toys. By donating the shed, it offers a new lease of life, otherwise, the shed would have been recycled” - Helen, Customer Services Manager |
East Beirley Primary School Flexiform and sister company Asgard have continued to work with local East Bierley Primary School, this time donating an Asgard Gladiator 7ft x 7ft school storage shed. The shed offers ample space and secure storage, and it will help with the upcoming refurbishment of their playground saving the school over £2200! “Many thanks to Asgard and the Asgard installation team for their kind donation of a playground storage shed. The new shed has pride of place in our playground and is the perfect fit for our forthcoming playground revamp. The new Asgard shed is certainly much more secure, and better looking than our old shed, with neat double door access not impacting on our playground space. The installation team, were friendly and efficient and made a great job of building the shed, installing the internals and tidying up afterwards. Thanks once again.” - Mrs Lysa Hammond, Head Teacher |
Colne Valley High School Asgard is committed to supporting local schools by donating storage sheds, with Colne Valley High School receiving a Gladiator 7ft x 11ft school shed. As the school wanted to place the shed in the middle of the sports field, which would help maximise sports time by bringing key equipment to an easy-to-access location, they needed a strong and secure shed to protect items even when there was no one around - the Gladiator school shed fitted the bill having Secured by Design (Police) approved status, Loss Prevention Certification Board level 1 certification and UK Locksmith approval. “Last term we had a break-in and 20 mountain bikes that we have for PE lessons got stolen. We have just had them all replaced but are worried about them being pinched again. We are now confident our bikes and equipment will be safe from theft in our new Asgard shed.” - Claire, Colne Valley High School |
Dixon Trinity Academy, Item Donated: Office Furniture
Students of Dixons Trinity Academy in Bradford were delighted when the team at Asgard donated top quality wooden crates for use in one of their design technology projects. Teacher Phil Wickham had set his students the task of making some versatile stools, which can also double up as small tables.
“Usually when students take on projects like this they have to use whatever wood they can get their hands on whether it is bought in or donated by a local business. This is because the costs can soon build up when you need wood for an entire class. When Asgard donated the pallets to the school, both teachers and students were pleased to see that the wood was of much better quality than they were used to.”
The Salvation Army The staff at Flexiform & Asgard have got into the Christmas spirit this year, by donating toys for The Salvation Army’s Christmas Toy Drive. The Christmas Toy Drive provides much needed Christmas cheer by supplying presents for underprivileged children age 0 – 15 years. Staff from our Head Office and sales Hub in Livingston came together to donate over 50 toys suitable for all ages, including; colouring books, sticker books, toy trains, jigsaws, toy cars, body sprays, books, dolls, meccano and much more! “We’re really proud of how the Flexiform team responded to the toy drive, Christmas is about the spirit of giving, and the team really came through. We all know how the Cost of Living Crisis is adding extra pressure to parents, so these presents will go a long way in making a child’s Christmas special” – The Flexiform Social Team |
MacMillan's Brave the Shave Flexiform and Asgard recently held two events simultaneously to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support; Macmillan’s ‘Brave the Shave’ and a Coffee Morning! Liam (Production Engineer), Ray (Head of Deliveries), Kevin (Production Leader), Pete (Installation) and Richard (Planning Manager) all volunteered for MacMillan’s “Brave the Shave”. Helen, (Asgard Customer Services Manager) and Jane (a professional Hairdresser) took the clippers to the volunteers. Whilst these guys “braved the shave”, the rest of us watched in awe as clippers flew through the air and hair flew to the floor. Fortunately, this didn’t put the rest of us off enjoying the homemade cakes and treats that other staff had made for the event. The total raised for Macmillan Cancer Support was an incredible £1700, an amazing effort by all involved. |
Cancer Research UK A group of Flexiform & Asgard Staff grabbed their raincoats and walking boots to participate in Cancer Research’s Walk 100 Miles in October challenge (2022)! Liz, Mick, Helen, Andy, Basil, Sarah, Dan & Kate managed to trek over 1100 miles as a team, through wild wind and rain, exploring local landmarks (and Dubrovnik while on holiday!). Altogether we managed to raise a huge £1277 – and the team couldn’t be happier! “The walking team rallied around to support and encourage each other through October’s erratic weather, pushing our normal walking habits further with two members racking well over 200 miles each. It’s been great for community spirit, health – and of course, raising money for a great cause, everyone’s been very generous.” – Andy Heath |
The Brownlee Foundation/ Dixons Academy Flexiform and sister company Asgard Secure Steel Storage partners with the Brownlee Foundation to donate an Asgard Gladiator Bike Shed x12 to a local Leeds School, Dixons Academy. The bike shed will house the Brownlee Foundation’s bicycle donation, keeping them safe and secure for the kids to enjoy. “The Brownlee Foundation is local to Asgard, and we have dealt with Alistair before, and he was such a nice guy, how could we say no! Timing is everything and on the day he called we had just completed a photoshoot for our Bike Shed x 12… and Alistair was looking for a donation to hold multiple bikes plus for a local school… and there you have it, fate” – Andy, Asgard & Flexiform |
Fresh Start Steven Bow, Jemma Ryan and Michael Wilson-Gray from the Flexiform Scotland Hub joined Mitie at “Fresh Start” in Edinburgh. This excellent charity provides essential goods for homeless people recently securing accommodation. Michael and Steven helped to create bedding packs, and Jemma worked on Christmas hampers including; pasta, cereal, and some chocolate. They all also worked on portioning pasta and rice for the next batch of hampers to be made. “It was great to join Mitie at Fresh Start, it was a humbling, rewarding, and inspirational experience and we’d love to join in at future events” – Steven Bow, Flexiform Sales Director
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SAMH & Edinburgh Marathon Michael Gray and Kirsten Evans from our Scotland hub continue their support for SAMH mental health charity. Joining SAMH at 2022’s Edinburgh Marathon, Michael & Kirsten helped to support charity runners and run their information stall. “We’re really proud of both Michael and Kirsten taking time to support important charities in Scotland, volunteers make a huge difference in helping SAMH make the most out of fundraising events, especially the prestigious Edinburgh Marathon!” – Steven Bow, Northern Sales Director
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Charity Race We thought there was nothing more our super installation man Stu could do, but as a regular runner, Karate expert, Tough Mudder competitor, and general fitness fanatic, Stuart recently competed in a local run for Age UK here in Yorkshire. Despite a serious case of man flu on the day – Stu powered through (with his wife) to complete the run in just 57 minutes.
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Timeout Children's Home We donated furniture to Timeout Children’s Homes to help fill out their newly purchased Brearly Hall property. Timeout Children’s Homes is a family-run organisation that was established with the aim of making a real and lasting difference to the lives of children with complex needs. Timeout has become a first-call company for many local authorities and their dedication to providing tailored education for every pupil is exceptional. “Thank you for your kind support with our new school development at Brearly Hall. The furniture is greatly appreciated and has allowed us to hit the ground running with our newest property” – Dominic Macauley, Managing Director |
Nell Bank Community Centre “Thank you so much for donating the fabulous new chairs to the Nell Bank Charitable Trust. We have been able to replace all of our old worn out ones. We have put some into our dormitory areas for children who are staying overnight, we have replaced all of the chairs in the staff room which has gone down very well with the team and with the remaining ones, we plan to create a small meeting area for visitors interested in bringing children to the centre. For the Nell Bank Charitable Trust, a donation like this is fantastic, not only does it improve the experience of the centre’s visitors and the staff team, it also means we can deploy the money we have saved to support disadvantaged children and further develop our programmes and resources.” – Dan Goodey |
Hive, Item Donated: Fabric Off Cuts & Furniture
With our ongoing partnership with Northern Powerhouse, Flexiform and Asgard continues to support local charities, schools, and colleges. We have joined forces with Hive Community Arts Centre to donate old photoshoot furniture, including items from our office storage ranges and material offcuts from our office seating manufacturing division.
Hive is a community arts charity in Shipley that deliver arts and crafts courses and workshops. They believe that creativity contributes to good health and wellbeing.
“Andy came to see and also showed us around the factory which was amazing. They had loads of really good quality office furniture which they let us choose from and also delivered it for us. As a charity, these are the elements that we can’t afford to buy new so this has made a massive difference to our organisation.” – Joy Hart
39th Parkwood (H.S.W) Scout Group Our upholsterer Mark Woods approached us to assist with refurbishing a local Scout hut. They have had to relocate from their original space. Over the past 12 months, they had worked tirelessly in finding the perfect location and last on their list was refurbishing the outside for troop night. We donated a large roll of artificial grass to help transform the space. Mark was delighted with the outcome which has helped the Scout’s settle into their new premises. “Troop night was fantastic, the artificial grass kindly donated by Asgard and the work involved has helped transform the space offering a fantastic facility” – Mark Woods, Scout Leader
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Who Cares? Scotland Our Scotland Hub donated a range of furniture to Who Cares? Scotland. The local charity required furniture for a room in their office where they host young people for meetings and collaborations. Donating furniture we no longer require in showrooms really helps the local community and we’re always looking to support our local charities. Who Cares? Scotland is a national voluntary organisation that support care-experience young people and care leavers to have their voice heard. ‘We’re grateful to Flexiform for donating furniture. This allowed us to make our young people’s room more youth-friendly and inviting. Without this donation, the room would have a corporate feel, which could put young people off…so thank you for helping us engage and support more care-experienced young people!’ – Laura Campbell.
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Lords Brewery Asgard and sister company Flexiform really believes in putting back into our local community is an important part of what we do. When we finish an exhibition or event, we will always look to help local businesses. We recently helped out our friends at Lords Brewery in Huddersfield, a local brewery that has previously supplied their delicious locally brewed ale for our past exhibitions – it’s fantastic stuff! We supplied them with a range of our Ferro storage units which fit perfectly with the aesthetic of the brewery. “At Lord’s Brewing Co we needed hard-wearing quality storage solutions. Flexiform provided high-quality equipment that was able to cope with the brewery’s changing environment, the style of their Ferro range perfectly fits in with our Mill based brewery” – John Slumbers.
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Leeds City Council We continue to support the local community, recently donating a high specification Actualize task chair as a raffle prize for the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Eid Milun Charity Dinner, with all proceeds going to Leeds Hospital Charity. “With Flexiform being a major West Yorkshire manufacturing company, and Leeds City Council one of our most prestigious clients, supporting the event and the local community is very important to us. It goes hand in hand in donating used and new furniture to schools, charities and clubs across the region.” – Steven Bow, Northern Sales Director. |
Bright Beginnings We have recently donated fabric samples and a sofa to Bright Beginnings, a nursery in the community. The donation will help the nursery to create a more comfortable and engaging learning environment for the children. The fabric samples that we donated have also allowed us to sustainably reuse materials that may otherwise have been disposed of. “Thank you for the generous donation. The new sofa has transformed an empty space into a comfy and usable seating area. The fabric samples are excellent for the children with the variation of colours, patterns, and textures. They will be used as part of their visual & cognitive learning.” – Laura Allison
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The Larder We have been working with The Larder Training, a Scottish-based charity that trains disadvantaged children, young people, adults and communities to improve their skills to cook good nourishing food. Our furniture donations of bistro chairs, tables, task chairs and boardroom tables help improve the facility and extend the lifespan of the furniture. “Thank you Flexiform for donating these wonderful tables and chairs. Don’t you agree they look great in the bakery!” – The Larder Bakery |
Alzheimer Scotland We donated 12 App task chairs to Alzheimer Scotland from our Scotland office and warehouse, helping extend the lifecycle of these desk chairs. “Flexiform generously donated office chairs to help us furnish a new office in Motherwell. Jemma was really helpful, sending over different options and answering all of our questions. As Scotland’s national dementia charity, the work we do and services we provide are invaluable to people living with dementia, their carers, and families and kind donations make a huge difference, thank you.” – Joanne McNae, Property Officer, Alzheimer Scotland
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Blackwell Grange Golf Club Our Sales & Marketing Director, Nick Saunders has donated his professional services volunteering as the Activities and Marketing Chair. Drawing on nearly 30 years of marketing experience, his valuable knowledge helps boost marketing initiatives and host events in the clubhouse and on the course. He also helps manage the clubhouse bar and kitchen. The club also recently carried out a crowdfunding campaign supporting one of their professionals, Steve Hutchinson, in order for him to attend the Society of One Armed Golfers Gightmaster Cup competition in Louisville Kentucky. “I’ve really enjoyed donating my time and knowledge to our local golf course, it’s an accessible community space with lots to offer.” – Nick Saunders
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Kirkwood Hospice Our sister company Flexiform, are passionate about our ongoing commitment to one of our key partners; Kirkwood Hospice. They provide specialist care to adults with advanced and progressive illnesses at any stage, from the diagnosis to the end of life. Kirkwood Hospice is also there to support the family and friends of the patients and means a lot to our staff within Flexiform and Asgard. As part of Flexiform's Clerkenwell Design Week celebrations, yearly furniture and design festival in London, we decided to give away some incredible prizes through raffles and mini-competitions that we hosted throughout the week. Our friends in the industry also helped our cause by donating thousands of pounds worth of prizes. Every penny we raise goes to Kirkwood Hospice as our way of saying thank you.
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Mind Mental Health Within our Bradford Headquarters, the team hosted a coffee and cake day for internal office staff and factory staff to raise money for Mind charity, a charity close to many in the office. The charity provides advice and support to anyone across England with a mental health problem. Staff baked their favourite sweet and savoury treats and a huge amount of cake, sausage rolls and cheesecake was consumed. The team raised a total of £76.00 in donations. |
Movember Movember is a Charity supporting Men with Testicular Cancer, Prostate Cancer and mental health. This year (2019), many of our staff took part in the event and grew a moustache! We set up a donation page for friends and family to donate throughout November as moustaches began to take shape and we had some fantastic results. In total, we have raised a whopping £346 for the charity! A huge well done to all those that participated to raise money for this fantastic charity. |
SAMH For Scotland's Mental Health Our Scotland hub had an open coffee and cake day in aid of SAMH for Scotland’s Mental Health with special guest Angela Constance MSP! The team opened the newly refurbished hub in Scotland with a selection of treats for suppliers, clients and other businesses on the estate. In total the team raised a huge £268.00 for SAMH which will go towards supporting mental health social care support, homelessness, addictions and employment services. A business friend has matched the donated amount, bringing the donation amount to £536. |
Business Fives, Fundraising
Flexiform and Asgard has created our own charity Football Team to raise money for Nell Bank Charitable Trust, a local outdoor nature charity in the Yorkshire Dales. The charity football matches are played against other companies and are organised via Business Fives, an organisation that hosts corporate charity events and has helped to raise over £440,000 for charities to date!
“Business Fives is a great way to boost morale and support a local charity which is close to our hearts.” – Mark Parrish, General Manager
East Bierley CE Primary School, Donations
As part of our Social Value initiative, we have donated an ex-demonstration height adjustable office desk to a local school in Bierley, Yorkshire.
Just 4 miles from our headquarters, it was a pleasure to work within our community to help improve facilities and extend the lifespan of this desk, which was still in excellent condition.
“We really appreciate the table. As a small school, we do not have a lot of spaces to use for meetings or to work with children. It is great to be able to work with children from across school using the table to sit or stand at when working, but then have a professional space we can use for meetings.” – Mrs Lysa Hammond, Head Teacher
West Lothian Foodbank In 2021, our Scottish Hub donated and installed a range of office furniture across two floors of the West Lothian Foodbank new offices in Bathgate. Comprising a warehouse for organising donations, offices, meeting rooms and canteen, the office furniture is a vital asset for their 7 paid staff and 250 volunteers. “We were delighted to help the Foodbank in fitting out their new offices, giving them the support and resources they need and deserve to keep providing for the community. We were originally due to recycle the furniture on behalf of a client, however as it was perfectly serviceable and we both agreed to donate the furniture to help West Lothian Foodbank furnish their new offices and distribution centre which included meeting rooms and a staff dining/break out facility. Not only are we able to help a great cause, but reusing furniture helps the environment giving the products a new lease of life.” – Steven Bow, Flexiform, Northern Sales Director. |
Islington Foodbank We have been working with The Larder Training, a Scottish-based charity that trains disadvantaged children, young people, adults and communities to improve their skills to cook good nourishing food. Our furniture donations of bistro chairs, tables, task chairs and boardroom tables help improve the facility and extend the lifespan of the furniture. “Supporting the local food bank is incredibly important to our London team, ensuring every member of the community is guaranteed a meal. We hope to continue to support this very important charity in the future.” – Nick Saunders, Sales Director. |
Bradford North Foodbank In our headquarters, our staff kindly supported The Trussell Trust’s Bradford North’s foodbank, donating a large range of food and toiletries to the local area. The Trussell Trust runs a network of over 420 foodbanks, which work out of more than 1,200 centres across the UK providing emergency food to people referred for support. “Hi Andy, Just a quick note to say thank you to all at Flexiform and Asgard for their generous donations, every item donated helps us to make a real difference in the local (Bradford) area. We have 1 warehouse and 5 distribution centres, giving an average of 1.5 tonnes of food per month! Many thanks” – Steven Harvey. |
Turing Trust We’re proud to have recently helped facilitate a client, Student Awards Agency Scotland, to donate surplus monitors, cables, and stands to The Turing Trust, contributing to their mission of improving access to IT equipment for students in Malawi. |
Cycling UK Summer Raffle Asgard Secure Steel Storage are proud to support the charity Cycling UK in their Summer Raffle! We’ve donated our new Asgard Cycle Locker, helping them to raise over £17,000. |
*In association with sister company Flexiform Business Furniture
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