Who We Are Our Supporters Our Supporters Veterans' Foundation The Veterans' Foundation has been set up to help fund charities and other charitable organisations that are helping serving and former members of the Armed Forces, and their dependants, who are in need.” The Veterans' Foundation raises its money through the Veterans’ Lottery and donations. Since inception in July 2017, it has given £3.6million out in grants to about 250organisations, many of them small to medium-sized and very worthwhile charities, which are helping members of the Armed Forces community who are in need. Forecasts indicate the Veterans’ Foundation will make grants totalling £3 million this financial year. The charities and other organisations we have helped include those tackling the challenges of mental and physical injuries, homelessness, unemployment, children’s loss of parents while serving and remembrance. We encourage you to spread the word. We are grateful for the public’s support of the Veterans’ Foundation and its Veterans’ Lottery, and we encourage you to spread the word. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Shotgun LEMC Shotgun LEMC (law enforcement motorcycle club) was founded in 2015, in Italy, by our founder and international president "big joe". in 2020, big joe and members of shotgun LEMC had an audience with pope Frances (Jorge Mario Bergoglio), where they received a pleasing from the pope. Shotgun LEMC is a non-profit organisation composed of men who are either active or retired police officers, first responders, military and a select few civilians. We share a passion for custom motorcycles & the brotherhood this brings. We participate in authorised charity events and raise funds where we can without seeing recognition, we "do good and forget" Our 3 simple fundamental principles are dedication to family, work & club. participation in our club is earned through trust, loyalty & time. Our patches are not given away & we make no profit from our members we are not territorial and wear or country as bottom rocker as a sign of patriotism. Established in the uk in 2019 we continue to grow with quality people & not quantity. _______________________________________________________________________________________ SMS Group Syracuse Managed Solutions Limited [trading as SMS Training] operates from Cardiff, South Wales delivering Business and Management training and consultancy services as well as safety, security and medical training and services globally. The company is currently active are currently active with NGO and Commercial clients in the UK, Albania, Afghanistan, and South Sudan (SMS Africa Training and Consultancy). We pride ourselves on our Armed Forces heritage which allows us to support, advise and signpost Service Leavers, Spouses and Veterans on all aspects of transition. SMS Training and Consultancy emanate from a wealth of Global Security Risk Management, Training experience and knowledge held by our Senior Management Team and Instructors. We are also a dynamic provider of remote medical support services, providing high-quality health care to clients in remote areas of the world where access is limited or unavailable. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Roc Technologies Roc is one of the UK’s fastest growing Transformation Services Providers. Our award-winning growth over the last 5-years has been fuelled by accelerating organisations adoption of complex change. Roc customers benefit from our P3 framework (Programme, Process and Platform), aligning the key disciplines of business performance acceleration and digital platform transformation with industry leading best-practice methodologies to successfully accelerate the delivery of business and technology outcomes in less time, with less risk and lower costs. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Bardwood Support Services BardWood Support Services is an independent, young and growing UK based recruitment business providing support services to the facilities industry across the UK within both private and government sectors. We can help you find suitable employment within our portfolio of clients in your area on a full/part-time basis to suit your needs as a; Security Officer (must have a valid SIA Licence) Cleaning Operative Porter Catering Assistant Office Administrator Warehouse operative We view the opportunity to sponsor Hire a Hero as our way of serving those who have served us; it's the least we can and should do as an independent UK business._______________________________________________________________________________________ ACDS ur experience goes back to the early days of the internet. Our founders are Jonathan Smith, whose 40 years of experience in technology companies has seen him successfully grow many startup FTSE businesses, and Elliott Wilkes, a cyber security authority, who has worked for the White House and Pentagon, shaping and implementing government policies and advising some of the most senior government leaders in the world. ACDS was founded in the belief that cyber security can be done better. We’re combining emerging technologies and proven methods to bring a new approach to tackling the growing and persistent threat landscape. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Eclipse Strategic Security Eclipse Strategic Security (ESS) is a UK based International Security and Risk Management Company with global reach. Based in London with key partners across the world, ESS specialises in providing a broad range of security and risk management services to industries and companies. ESS was formed in response to a growing market demand for security organisations that could provide a tailored and measured response to unorthodox threats within the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical sector. ESS has rapidly established its position as the leading provider of on- shore drilling site security and logistical support services, and has grown to include other extractive and commercial sectors._______________________________________________________________________________________ Big Yellow Group Big Yellow Self Storage is Britain’s favourite self storage company providing secure and modern storage for homes and businesses. Founded in 1998 with our very first store in Richmond upon Thames, we now have over 71,000 customers storing with us and employ over 450 people. We are listed on the FTSE 250 London Stock Exchange. Our Company Purpose is to ensure the hopes of people and businesses are never held back by a lack of space. Our culture is best described through our Company Values; helpfulness, empathy, flexibility, innovativeness and integrity. Big Yellow customers use us when they need to find some extra space, often at key events in their lives. This may include moving home, carrying out home improvements, getting married or separating, starting a family, downsizing, dealing with inheritance or simply using us as a spare room when they run out of space at home. We are also home to many of Britain’s businesses, large and small, who use us to store stock or as a distribution hub. At Big Yellow, we know the most important space of all is the environment that surrounds us. To us, that means the surrounding physical space as well as the communities we live and work in. We work hard to create an environmentally sustainable business and it is an approach which runs through everything we do. Big Yellow also supports 160 local communities and local charities through the donation of storage space. In addition, the Big Yellow Foundation supports seven charities to help vulnerable adults get back into work. Money is raised from customer donations plus employee fundraising and Big Yellow match every pound donated. View our partnership here _______________________________________________________________________________________ Farmfoods Farmfoods are a national retailer with over 330 branches nationwide. They have been specialising in quality frozen foods for over 60 years and pride themselves on providing great food at amazing prices. In partnership with Hire a Hero, Farmfoods offer on-the-job training opportunities to those who have served through their Management Development Programme (MDP). Farmfoods MDP gives candidates a thorough grounding in the business and has them taking on important responsibilities for the business at early stages. This year-long programme will see requirement meeting candidates promoted to Branch Manager on completion with the option to apply for other roles within the business. View our partnership here_______________________________________________________________________________________ Composite Floor Deck Group The Composite Floor Deck Group is made up of three associate companies based throughout the UK. Headed by Hire a Hero supporter Matt Smith, Northern Steel Decking, based in both Scotland and Sheffield, Stud welders and Composite Metal Flooring, both based in South Wales, work in close conjunction to distribute, design and install steel floor decking systems throughout the UK. Composite Metal Floors are avid supporters of Hire a Hero and currently support us with funding for our office space in Mamhilad Park Estate. CMF's Matt Smith has also previously joined supporters from Molson in a fundraising effort for Hire a Hero in the Merzouga Rally through the Moroccan desert._______________________________________________________________________________________ Lumus360 - 360 Feedback Providers Lumus360 specialises in providing fully managed (end to end) 360 feedback for consultants, trainers and coaches to use with their clients. 80% of Lumus' business comes from managing 360 feedback surveys on behalf of training organisations, consultants and coaches, over the last 14 years Lumus has built an outstanding reputation for being a dependable, high-quality support resource. Lumus360 supports Hire a Hero in the delivery and development of its mentorship training, the cornerstone to the charity's work. ________________________________________________________________________________________ C&P Food Services Established in 1980 by Managing Director and Hire a Hero supporter Chris McCormick, C&P Fine Foods is an independent supplier of high-quality produce specialising in delivering the very best cuts of meat to the hotel and catering industry. C&P understand the requirements of chefs running busy kitchens and, as such, C&P Fine Foods will source produce in the UK and deliver it on time and ready for cooking. C&P supports Hire a Hero through the supply of meat and produce for a number of fundraising events._______________________________________________________________________________________ Blue Mountain Blue Mountain deliver world-class security solutions for a diverse range of private, corporate and government clients around the world, allowing each to conduct their business in safety and with complete security. The Blue Mountain team comprises exceptional people, each with a positive attitude and outlook, who care passionately about their work for clients. At all times and in all it does, Blue Mountain works with integrity, passion, dedication and commitment. Blue Mountain's support of Hire a Hero extends to, alongside sponsorship, assisting those service leavers with a career in the security industry in mind, offering support and advice._______________________________________________________________________________________ Manage Cookie Preferences