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This morning the Feltham site of Charles Kendall (Freight & Packing) hosted their annual fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer Support.  Staff enjoyed the Cake&Coffee morning in the boardroom with delicious cakes provided by the good people of Handmade Cakes as well as contributions from the staff themselves. Tickets were also sold for a Raffle and the Euromillions syndicate. In all, £221.55 was raised for this worthwhile cause. Charles Kendall are matching this figure, making the total raised £443.10!

If you need any further proof of just how good quality our packing cases are, then check out our appearance in the current issue of Asiana.  When this women's fashion magazine needed some sturdy yet elegant crates for one of their summer issue photoshoots we were more than happy to help.  Darren Harris provided two mid-size cases at short notice and the resulting 7-page feature shows glamorous evening gowns in striking contrast to an industrial setting complete with ladders, planks and our cases.  Look out for the Charles Kendall Packing logo peeking out from page 56 - click the pic to view.

Duncan Coalwood has retired after more than 25 years as Director at Charles Kendall Packing, formerly Bestworld Packing.  We wish him the very best of health for the future as he settles into these first few weeks of his retirement.

Charles Kendall are taking some green steps.  In the last couple of weeks, Freight and Packing at Feltham have launched a new initiative to recycle paper and card waste.  Joining a scheme run by Total Waste, the paper and card will be rebaled and sold onto a mill who then process it back into paper products, nothing goes to landfill.

On March 18th, Charles Kendall Feltham staff helped to raise money through a number of fun and funny ideas including a Cake-Bake sale, Boys Nail Painting, and the Euro Millions Lottery & Raffle. The total of £202.50 is being generously matched by the Company meaning £405.00 will go to The Red Nose Charity.

Well done to Freight and Packing staff at the Feltham office, who recently raised over £250 for Macmillan Cancer Support by taking part in the World's Biggest Coffee Morning.  Homemade cakes, tea and coffee were served to staff and a raffle was held in the afternoon.  The money donated will go towards the important work Macmillan does to provide practical, medical and financial care to those living with Cancer.

Charles Kendall Packing and Charles Kendall Freight, teamed up last week to deliver this giant T-Rex to the Museum and Art Gallery in Birmingham as part of an exhibition called "T-Rex: The Killer Question". The dinosaur recently returned from being on-loan to museums in the middle east and arrived in Birmingham last week. Passers by were stopped in their tracks to witness this unusual arrival to the city streets which was reported in the Daily Mail.

At the QPR Player of the Year Award Dinner this year, Lee Butler of Charles Kendall Packing won the Supporter of the Year award. 

Lee goes to every home and away match with his cousin Richard Butler who lives with cerebral palsy.  His dedication to his team and his cousin did not go unnoticed by the other fans, who nominated him for the award.

Charles Kendall Packing have launched a brand new website www.charleskendallpacking.com.  Illustrated with pictures taken live at our UK facilities, the site gives details of our global export packing services from casemaking to tropicalisation, and from hazardous cargo to fine art & antiques. Read more on the new packing website.

On April 6th, Charles Kendall Packing (formerly Bestworld) will open its new fully serviced site at Manchester.  Sharing premises with the Freight division, Charles Kendall Packing will now be able to offer a host of specialised packing services for customers across the North West of the UK. Contact packing [at] charleskendall [dot] com for more information.