Bensons For Beds Raises £8m For British Heart Foundation

• 13-year stock donation effort sees UK Bed specialist continue to support lifesaving research for UK’s biggest charity retailer 

Bensons for Beds has announced a major milestone in its longstanding partnership with British Heart Foundation, revealing that customer donations of pre-loved bed frames and mattresses have helped raise an estimated incredible £8 million for the charity since the partnership began.

To mark the milestone, BHF’s Retail Director Allison Swaine-Hughes and Partnerships Executive Tiffany Turnbull visited Bensons for Beds’ Leeds Crown Point store to present Bensons’ CEO, Nick Collard, with an exclusive BHF trophy to say thank you for the stock donation commitment and efforts.

The longstanding partnership, which allows Bensons for Beds’ customers to donate their preloved beds and mattresses to BHF’s nationwide network of furniture and electrical stores, has grown steadily over the years and contributed significantly to the charity’s vital heart research and lifesaving support services.

Working together, Bensons and BHF have facilitated thousands of collections, preventing tonnes of waste from going to landfill while offering customers a convenient and eco-conscious solution when replacing their beds. The scheme not only contributes to a circular economy by extending the life of preloved furniture, but also supports BHF’s 680 shops and stores across the UK, where donated beds and mattresses are resold to fund cutting-edge research.

Nick Collard, CEO for Bensons for Beds says: “At Bensons for Beds, we’re proud to support the British Heart Foundation in their mission to fund pioneering research and support those living with cardiovascular disease. Raising £8 million is a huge milestone – and it’s thanks to the generosity of our customers and the dedication of BHF’s teams that we’ve reached this point.”

Allison Swaine-Hughes, Retail Director for British Heart Foundation says: “We’re incredibly grateful to Bensons for Beds and its customers for supporting the British Heart Foundation. Every donated bed helps fund research that gives more people

more time with their loved ones – and reaching £8 million is a testament to what can be achieved when organisations and customers come together for such an important cause.”

Source : Bensons for Beds

Image : Bensons for Beds - Nick Collard, CEO

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