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J&L Charity Event

Just before Coronavirus hit the UK, J&L Recruitment arranged and hosted a Charity Pool Competition in aid of The Mavis Nye Foundation. The whole day was focused on raising as much money as possible to donate to The Mavis Nye Foundation to help with Mesothelioma treatments and research into this life limiting illness.

The day included numerous competitive ‘knock out’ pool games and a raffle with lots of prizes to be won. The competition started with over 30 contestants until two players remained. It was an exciting final match with Mavis cheering them both on.

The day was incredibly successful, raising an amazing £4,262.22

James Johnson, Director commented, “The day was not stop! The first match was at 8:30 and the last was at 4:30, with our office neighbour George collecting the trophy in the last match! Thank you to everyone who took part and to our sponsors.”

“Mavis did say that it was the largest amount anyone has raised for her. I have to say that she is one of the most positive and pleasant ladies I have ever had the pleasure of meet and I hope we can support her again.”

Supporting those on the front line during COVID-19

At the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis Clifford Devlin wondered how they could show support for the teams on the front line.

They found the Contractors Appeal, a great initiative which had been set up primarily by two demolition contractors, and donated around 2,000 pieces of PPE.

Near the Clifford Devlin head office is ‘Doorsteps’, a well-known food bar, particularly used by the emergency services; the police, ambulance/NHS workers and fire service. So, in mid-March the company agreed to pay for a breakfast or lunch for the first responders who visited the food bar, in uniform or with appropriate ID.

Unfortunately, within days of this offer Doorsteps’ service was limited and then they shut down completely as the country went into lockdown.

However, when lockdown ended in June, the company reinstated their offer to show gratitude to NHS workers and first responders.

“We all agreed we wanted to recognise the unbelievable dedication and service from those on the front line in some way. We received a huge thanks from the first responders using Doorsteps, which was humbling given what we felt was a very small effort,” commented Tim Clifford, MD of Clifford Devlin.

Children create COVID-19 safety posters

When the COVID-19 crisis hit the UK, businesses were closed, and children were off school - safety was a priority.

With this in mind, Clifford Devlin staff asked their children if they would like to create COVID-19 safety posters using templates provided. The aim was to produce some ideas into posters for use on-site.

“We had a great response. Children from ages 3 to 12 years old, designed some amazing posters from ‘keep 2m apart’ to ‘don’t touch your face’. In fact,

a 2-month-old girl sent in a wonderful ‘wash your hands’ poster, using a print of her tiny hands,” commented Tim Clifford, MD of Clifford Devlin. “I hope these children keep creating master pieces with the art sets they received as a thank you.”

A number of the images were converted into signs and can now be seen on Clifford Devlin sites.

Thank you, children, for a wonderful effort.

Sorry we cannot show all the creations, here are a few.