We take our responsibility to the local community and beyond very seriously and as such are very involved in various initiatives trying to make a difference.
This includes raising £10K for Willing Wilson and £10k for The Woodlands Academy as well as over £5k for Overgate Hospice, Whizz-kidz and Young Minds. We are proud to offer work placements and apprenticeships in partnership with local Colleges and have had many placements successfully complete their apprenticeships whilst working for us.
We also help out various grassroots sports teams with shirt sponsorships and donating equipment and have set up the Roche AV Academy "Engineer Traineeship Scheme" to help make a difference in our local community and further afield.
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Sustainability and Community Updates - November 2024
Lets Get Cracking raise over £16K for Alzheimer's Society!
As announced in August, we made a £500 donation as a corporate sponsor. The team have now successfully cycled the 1,100 miles from Lands End to John O’Groats raising over £16,000 for this amazing charity. Incredible effort guys - well done! “Well, we did it. The full team and the entire journey. What an adventure and what a story. Lots of laughter and lots of good cheer. What an incredible group of people you are. And we could not have raised this amazing amount of money without your support. Thank you....”
#TeamRoche in Top 5% on JustGiving for October!
As reported previously the Midnight Walk for Overgate Hospice put #TeamRoche in the Top 10% of fundraisers on JustGiving for September. The continued donations have also put us in the Top 5% for October, Well done Team! ‘Your Overgate Hospice Midnight Walk 2024 page was one of the most successful JustGiving pages last month. Out of thousands of fundraisers, you were in the top 5%. Congrats on raising so much for Overgate Hospice - you're absolute heroes.’
Sustainability and Community Updates - October 2024
£2K RAISED FOR OVERGATE!
Last month, five members of #TeamRoche participated in the Midnight Walk 2024, a meaningful event aimed at raising funds for Overgate Hospice. The atmosphere was special as around 800 participants gathered for the 10-mile trek, demonstrating the community’s strong support for a hospice that has touched the lives of so many. The route took walkers through Siddal, Exley, Elland, West Vale, and Halifax. It was heart-warming to see families come together for this cause - children accompanied their parents, dogs joined the fun, and some even carried toddlers on their shoulders or pushed prams - showcasing a true spirit of community involvement.
#TeamRoche finished the walk in around 3.5 hours and their efforts were celebrated with a medal & certificate - plus a butty & a brew! Congratulations to Christine, Ian, Cristina, Colin & Kev for their commitment & hard work. In total, around £1.5k was raised through the generous contributions of family, friends & colleagues, with a company donation bringing the total up to an impressive £2k. The Teams effort put them in the “Top 10%” JustGiving fundraising pages for the month of September - an epic achievement in itself! The funds will help support the vital services provided by Overgate and in particular its “Big Build Appeal”. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this fantastic cause!
Sustainability and Community Updates - September 2024
Raising money for Overgate
Based down the road from Roche HQ, Overgate Hospice provides expert care, support, advice and information for patients who have a terminal illness or a long term condition that cannot be cured and their families, carers and loved ones. #TeamRoche will be represented by six volunteers at the 2024 Midnight Walk to raise money for Overgate. This years walk begins on 14 September at 23:59 and starts at Dean Clough (which has been the location of Roche AV offices in years gone by!) We want to wish all the best to Christine, Ian, Colin, Cristina, Kev & Nic as they tackle the 10 mile trek round Halifax under the stars!
Pedalling to a greener future
#TeamRoche utilise voi electric bikes and scooters for commuting around Portsmouth while working at the University. This practice helps minimise our carbon footprint and emissions during on-site work, contributing positively to the environment. This also aligns with our Environmental & Sustainability Policy and supports our commitment to achieving carbon net-zero. Well done Ben and Jordon (pictured) as well as Shaun, Tony and Jonathon, for making the most of this sustainable service!
Sharp NEC ePaper
Congrats to Sharp/NEC! Sharp ePaper Display has been shortlisted for Visual Technology of the Year at the upcoming AV Awards 2024. Consuming a remarkable zero-watts during content playback and drawing only minimal power when content changes, ePaper technology is taking a substantial step toward the carbon neutral era. Please Contact us to arrange a Free demonstration of this amazing technology!
Sustainability and Community Updates - August 2024
FOCSA FEEDBACK
‘We wanted to thank you for your generous donation to Copley School Association (FOCSA) for the summer fair raffle. The association is working hard to bring together a fun and exciting event for the children's enjoyment and to raise vital funds for the school. During the last year, the FOCSA have funded extras to enhance school life, such as book bags for children starting school, class instruments, sensory boxes and hoodies for school leavers. Thanks to your generous donation, we had an attractive raffle to offer to raise funds to continue this work. Your generosity and support are much appreciated.’
WARLEY RANGERS BLUE UNDER 8's SPONSORSHIP
We are delighted to be sponsoring local Team Warley Rangers Blue Under 8’s for the coming season! The lads started the 23/24 campaign in Group J & finished in Group C scoring a total of 150 goals! They have been able to wear their new kits in a couple of pre-season tournaments already and got through to the Semi-Finals in one and came runners up in another. All at #TeamRoche would like to wish the boys the very best for their new season which starts next month!
£500 ROCHE DONATION
We are proud to have made a £500 company sponsorship donation to the Lets Get Cracking team. This small team of cyclists have loved ones currently living with the early symptoms of dementia following an Alzheimer's diagnosis. The team are tackling “The Big Cycling Challenge” (Lands End to John O’Groats - 1,100 miles in 14 days) to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. This fantastic charity provides support and advice, funds ground-breaking research & campaigns for change.
Sustainability and Community Updates - July 2024
ROCHE PLANT 2000 MORE TREES ON BEHALF OF OUR KEY ACCOUNTS!
As we celebrate 51 years at the forefront of AV, we are delighted to confirm that we have arranged the planting of a further 2,000 trees on behalf of our key accounts. This initiative, launched last year, highlights our continued dedication to environmental sustainability. These actions align with our broader environmental policies that emphasise reducing our carbon footprint, minimising waste, and promoting sustainable practices across all our operations. By working alongside us, you not only receive industry-leading audio visual solutions but also contribute to a greener, more sustainable future.
OVER £2.7k RAISED FOR CANCER CHARITIES!
Now the dust has settled, and the donations have been updated, we wanted to say a massive thank you to head sponsors Hikvision for the contribution towards our latest fundraising initiative. Congratulations again to Tom & Peter for taking on the Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge raising a combined total of £2730 for 2 incredible charities, Bowel Cancer UK & Cancer Research UK.
ROCHE RENEW SPONSORSHIP FOR THE NEW SEASON!
We are extremely pleased to announce we are continuing our long running sponsorship of Hetton Girls (U15s) for the 2024/25 season. Coming off the back of a fantastic 2023/24 campaign - finishing 2nd in the league and winning their first tournament - the girls are aiming to go one better and win the league in the 2024/25 season. #TeamRoche wish the girls all the best for the new season!
Feedback - July 2024
“It really does make a huge difference to grass roots football having support from companies like Roche AV. We strive to provide the best opportunities for the girls in a time in their life when routine, friendships, health, and stability are really important. I can proudly say that we have managed to provide great experiences, and that couldn't be done without everyone supporting them. We value the support from good corporate citizens like Roche AV and its evident that social responsibility is a core value within your organisation.”
Past charity fundraising by Roche or #TeamRoche Members...
£10k Raised (Chosen Charity)
£10k Raised (Chosen Charity)
£2k+ raised (London Marathon)
£4k+ raised (Various)
£1k+ raised (Ultra Challenge)
£500+ raised (10K charity swim)
£100s raised (Great North Run)
£100s raised (Annually)
Sample Initiatives
Apprenticeship Partner
School Equipment Donations
Equipment Donation: 6 boards
Learner Awards Sponsor 2023
Raffle Prize Donation
Apprenticeship Partner
School Xmas Present Donation
£2600+ raised
Feedback
"I wanted to send you an email to say a huge thank you to and your company for donating the selection boxes to use as presents from Santa. We really appreciate your kindness and know that the children will be thrilled with them" - A Local School
"I just wanted to say a huge thank you for the interactive whiteboard that your company installed for us. As a small school, out budget is really & tight & we would never have been able to afford a new interactive white board, so I really appreciate you supporting us & I know that this will have a huge impact on the children. Thank you again." - A Local School
"Many thanks to everyone at Roche Audio Visual for a very generous donation of 6 whiteboards which were carefully packed on board the container and are on the way to Gambia!" - Gambian Schools Trust
"On 21st June 2023 we took part in the National Healthcare Estates & Facilities Day and your company very kindly donated to our raffle, thank you for this... your donation helped us reach 65 prizes. Thank you for supporting us on this day, it was appreciated by all." - A Local Hospital
"Thank you so much for your support, we couldn't be more grateful!" - YoungMinds
"On behalf of the Trust, please accept our sincere thanks for your extremely generous donation and support with our 'Celebration Event'. Our pupils' will be excited to have an opportunity to win such a valued raffle prize and the lucky winner will be extremely grateful to obtain such an amazing prize!" - An Education Trust, Sunderland
Sample Grassroots Sports Teams
Local teams provide extremely valuable community support for children to go out & enjoy playing sport. We are always keen to help get children active and have helped sponsor various teams...
Elland RLFC Tots
Sherwood U14 Green
Hilda Park U13 Allstars
Hetton Juniors Girls U14s
Warley Rangers Blue Under 8s
“Support from Sponsors like Roche is a massive boost to our girls providing them with essential equipment helping them look and feel the part and the confidence that they have people and businesses rooting for them to succeed” - Hilda Park U13 Allstars
Warley Rangers Blue Under 8s
“We would like to thank Roche AV for sponsoring our team this season it means a lot to the boys and they love the new kit. We can’t wait to start the new season in September and looking forward to sharing our progress with you all.” - Warley Rangers Blue Under 8s
Learn more about our Fitness and Wellbeing & Engineer Traineeship Schemes:
We raised 20K for our chosen charities Willing Wilson and Woodlands Academy. See how we did it....
FC Halifax Town
Our Fundraising activities kick off as Match Sponsor of FC Halifax Town. A wide range of activities including Football Cards, a Signed Shirt Auction and guess the 1st goal scorer/time contributed to a fantastic £1k being raised!
Butty Run
Director Craig Pickard, did a Birthday #ButtyRun which raised £10 for our chosen charities. The Epic butties were supplied by our Elland Neighbours Bubble & Squeak and were absolutely awesome!
Foodie Friday I
Our first #FoodieFriday saw 2 chocolate cakes, malteaser brownies & chocolate orange cookies. We baked, bought, brought and munched our way to a rather awesome £87.10 when combined with a dress-down day.
Bonus Ball I
Our debut Bonus Ball week resulted in a win for Milly Bake with Number 53! She bagged herself a cool £11, with a further £11 being raised for charity!
Bonus Ball II
We have a Serial Winner in the house! Our second Bonus Ball week resulted in (yet another) win for Milly Bake with Number 53! This week saw her win £12, with a further £12 being raised for charity!
Foodie Friday II
Our second #FoodieFriday saw a Butty Run, Dress down day and Cake Sale raise a combined £41.34. This was a brilliant achievement as lots of the team were out and about on appointments or off on hols!
TV Prize Draw!
The Winner was Christine Holman! She gets a 65″ TV & the draw also raised £300! STOP PRESS: In a plot twist, the TV proved too big for her front room so a Blind bid auction raised a further £120!
Fundraising Day
Our Fundraising day which included the Leeds match, a Spa day and Clay Pigeon Shooting ended with 3 points for Leeds and a combined £800 for our chosen charities! Thanks to all who took part!
Foodie Friday III
Our last #FoodieFriday / Dress Down Day of 2018 has raised £32.30. The star of the show was once again Mrs Ts “Hollywood Handshake” Worthy Malteaser Brownies!
Donation
To end the year with a bang, the company has made a donation of £2700.00 which boosts our running total to over £5,000.
Bonus Ball III
After a tense SEPTUPLE Rollover we finally have a BONUS BALL WINNER! Ian Murphy won a whopping £96 meaning another £96 for the charity pot!
Dress Down
Our first dress down Friday of the year was a quiet affair, with many staff members out of the office! Nevertheless we still managed to raise £17.50.
Dress Down etc
A double whammy dress down and foodie friday combo spanning 2 Fridays (due to lots being out of the office the first time round!) went down well with a grand total of £70.85 being raised.
Bonus Ball IV
Brad Campbell was this weeks Bonus Ball winner, taking home £88! More importantly, a very respectable £88 goes in the Charity Pot. Thanks to all involved!
Bonus Ball V
Alex was this weeks Bonus Ball winner, taking home £33, while £33 also goes in the Charity Pot. Thanks to all involved!
Dress Down etc
This months dress-down and foodie Friday served up Biscoff Cake, Mars Bar Crunch, Lemon Curd Butterfly Buns, Toffee Sauce Butterfly Buns and some Sweet Treats. Coupled with a dress-down day the week after total of £36.90 was raise on the 2 days.
Bonus Ball VI
Back-to-Back Bonus Ball Winners in consecutive weeks meant Anton Christie took home £11.50, while £11.50 also goes in the Charity Pot. Thanks to all involved!
Eat Off
Connor took on Kev in the Great British Eat Off! The first challenge was one straight from the Golden Arches. Each contestant was faced with 20 Chicken Nuggets & 2 cheeseburgers, Fastest wins! Kev munched his way to victory in 5 mins raising £20!
Sweepstake
The office Grand National sweepstake was won by Chris Sloane! He bagged £40.00, with £40.00 also going to charity! In other Chris related news, the Chris Sloane BEARD AID is hairier by the day!
3 Peaks Challenge
Marketing Guru Alex Taylor successfully completed the Yorkshire Dales 3 Peaks Challenge (Whernside 736m > Ingleborough 724m > Pen-Y-Ghent 694m) in 8 hours. Alex hit his fundraising target of £500!
Bonus Ball VII
Everyones favourite Cleaner Judith Wilkinson won the Bonus Ball on Saturday night! She wiped the floor with the competition and took home a squeaky clean £11.50 with £11.50 also going in the Charity Pot! As always a big thank you to everyone who took part!
Dress down
Aprils Dress down day was a quiet affair but still raised a respectable £15. In May, a quick nip to the supermarket for some goodies helped us raise a whopping £43.46! Junes dress down day, Christines Cupcakes & a Butty Run brought in a further £32.50 to add to the pot. Julys Dress Down day, Kevs Anniversary & Ians Cake combined to raise a further £25.10.
Bonus Ball
A very hectic Summer period (with lots of money-spinning rollover weeks) saw 6 lucky people come away with some: Mike – £11, Alex – £11, Craig – £11, Christine – £34.50, Anthony – £44.50 & Anton – £69. This also raised a superb £181 for the Charity Pot, well done guys!
Dress Down
A whole MONTH of Dress down? Yes please! Following on from the success our our Dress Down Fridays, we extended the casual goodness for a whole month and raised a brilliant £400 in the process… A big thanks to all the jogging bottom and jeans wearing masses!
Rat Race Result
On 15 June, Our very own Pete M & Woodland Academy’s Mark O ran the Rat Race from Carlisle castle to Newcastle. A 69-mile, 24-hour ultra-marathon. It was certainly worth it as they raised a combined £2695!
Silly Shirt Friday
“Why would you even have that in your wardrobe?!” was one of the many questions raised by this horrendous shirt which also raised a tidy £25 for the Charity Pot.
Dress Down
Another month of Dress Down madness added a further £370 to the Charity Pot! Following on from its stonking success as an easy money-maker the boss has given the green light to extend it till the end of the year to maximise the fundraising!
Dress Down
Dress down for the month of October raised a rather lovely £320 for the Charity Pot! As we break the £10K mark and enter the home straight we still have some more Bonus Ball funds as well as Anthony’s Car Wash fundraising and Chris Sloane’s Beard Aid to add to the pot.
Car Wash
All the funds have finally now been paid by our various suppliers for the Car Wash Extravaganza earlier in the year. A tremendous £6974.43 has been raised for our chosen charities. A big thank you to our suppliers for supplying the dirty cars and sponsorship money needed!
Bonus Ball
2 Winners to announce in the latest Bonus Ball update: Bradley £28.50 & Jack £53.50. The above raised a tidy £82 for our charity pot, to which was added a further £44.50 in kindly returned winnings
Dress Down
Dress down for the month of November raised a spectacular £400 for the Charity Pot! The penultimate Dress Down month got us over £17.5K!
Foodie Friday
On the Final Foodie Friday of the year Chocolate muffins, chocolate cookies, Tiffin, Red Velvet Cake, Mince Pies and Mars Bar Crunch all combined to raise a belly-busting £27.75!
Loose Change
The Loose Change bottles in the Sales and Install offices have been counted up and the results are in! A whopping £183 was raised for our chosen charities!
Bonus Ball
The latest Bonus Ball update… Adrian pocketed a very respectable £103.50 in the Xmas week Bonus Ball! As always it also raised a tidy £103.50 for our charity pot.
Dress Down
In the last Dress Down month we raised a total of £340! Since August we raised nearly £2k from our Dress Down months alone! A huge thank you to everyone who came in jeans & joggers and paid for the privilege!
Beard Aid
Chris Sloanes Beard Aid Officially ended on January 1st when he got the clippers out and could finally trim away the mass of hair. Chris broke his original target, raising £255.00 for the charity pot.
