25th June 2026
The Race is On!
On 10th September colleagues from across Logson Group will be taking part in the 130th anniversary celebrations of our parent company W&R Barnett by taking to a series of Dragon Boats on the River Lagan.
We’re delighted that Matt Herd, Commercial Director; Jim Meikleham, Engineer; Janine Bodill, Quality Systems Co-ordinator and Marc Stobbs, Head of Design will be representing us and are split across the three Logson Group boats meaning there will be plenty of CBC competition too!
The three teams are captained by Emma Edwards from Boxes and Packaging (Birmingham), Hannah Hosler from Boxes and Packaging (Manchester) and Ben Turton from Challenge Packaging. They will rally the troops on the day, all whilst raising money for the respective chosen charities.
Emma’s crew will be racing to raise money for Let Us Play, a Wolverhampton charity that provides craft, sport and play for children with Special Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Hannah’s crew will be taking to the water to raise money for Cure Leukaemia which funds research nurses at UK blood cancer centres, giving patients access to treatments through clinical trials.
Ben‘s crew will be paddling for Finley’s Touch which supports children with cancer across Surrey, Sussex, Kent and Hampshire.
Daniel Johnston, Managing Director, The Cardboard Box Company commented; „This will be a great event and hopefully raise lots of money for these amazing charities which have been chosen personally by the team captains.
„If you can support our team by donating, the link to our Just Giving page is below.“
Each boat will have its fundraising matched as a minimum but if they progress through the competition, the amount increases at eachs stage. The winner will have their fundraising matched five times their total.
The last event took place in 2021 to celebrate the businesses 125th anniversary when our 3 teams raised over £25,000. One of the treams reached the semi-final too which meant further matching from W&R Barnett Group, and the total donated to Logson’s chosen charities was £112,000.
To support the teams and donate simply visit their Just Giving Page where you can donate to the charity of your choice – https://www.justgiving.com/team/logson-boatracecharity?utm_medium=TE&utm_source=CL
