SEGRO celebrates 10 years of employee volunteering with Day of Giving
This month, SEGRO marks the 10th anniversary of its Day of Giving, an annual volunteering initiative that brings together employees and suppliers across the business to support meaningful community projects across London, Thames Valley and the West Midlands, as well as every market in Continental Europe
The Day of Giving is a core element of SEGRO’s commitment to deliver positive socio-economic impact in the communities that live close to where it owns and operates major industrial, logistics and data centre facilities. Over the past decade, hundreds of employees and suppliers have contributed their time and expertise to delivering over 3,000 volunteering days to support in excess of 320 community projects.
This year in the UK, 142 colleagues and suppliers participated in volunteering activity across 13 community projects across food poverty alleviation and redistribution, environmental and sustainability activities, wellbeing, as well as practical, hands-on support such as mentoring and employability initiatives.
Neil Impiazzi, Partnership Development Director at SEGRO, said:
“The Day of Giving is one of the most important days in our calendar, not just in the UK but across our European markets too and we are proud to be marking its 10th anniversary. It demonstrates our long-standing commitment to the communities in which we operate and provides colleagues with the opportunity to make a tangible contribution on the ground.
Over the past decade, it has been encouraging to see levels of engagement grow across our markets, reflecting a sustained and collective commitment to our community partnerships.”
Projects included in this year’s UK Day of Giving:
Slough/Thames Valley
- DASH
Supporting people affected by domestic abuse across East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire, volunteers refurbished a Slough property and prepared fundraising materials for awareness events.
- Slough Council for Voluntary Services
Volunteers transformed a community room used for counselling, training and meetings, helping to enhance facilities that support Slough’s thriving voluntary sector.
- Slough Refugee Support
Helping create a welcoming environment for refugees and asylum seekers rebuilding their lives, volunteers carried out gardening, painting and outdoor improvement works.
- Montem Stream
Volunteers helped restore a valuable local wildlife habitat through stream clearance, litter picking, vegetation management and silt removal to improve water flow and biodiversity.
- Heston community Garden
Supporting a community-led initiative focused on sustainability and local pride, volunteers maintained vegetable plots and improved habitats around the garden’s wildlife pond.
London
- City Harvest, Acton
Volunteers played a hands-on role in tackling food poverty by sorting donations, unloading deliveries and supporting warehouse operations to keep surplus food moving to those who need it most.
- The Felix Project, Deptford, Acton and Enfield
Working alongside charity teams, volunteers helped rescue surplus food from waste and prepare it for distribution to community organisations across London.
West Midlands
- Groundwork, Willenhall
Supporting Groundwork’s mission to strengthen communities and improve local environments, volunteers contributed to a school’s outdoor education facilities through construction and painting projects.
About SEGRO
SEGRO is a UK Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), listed on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Paris. The company owns, manages and develops modern warehousing, industrial property and data centres across the UK and seven other European countries, with a portfolio of 10.9 million square metres of space (117 million square feet) valued at £22.0 billion.
Founded in 1920, SEGRO's active approach to asset management and disciplined approach to capital allocation has created a portfolio of high-quality, sustainable buildings in some of Europe's largest cities and at key transport and digital infrastructure hubs.
From big-box logistics to urban warehousing and data centres, SEGRO creates the space that enables extraordinary things to happen. It provides the infrastructure of modern economies and everyday life, enabling efficient, low-carbon supply chains and digital connectivity across Europe, helping drive growth and job creation. This space supports a diverse customer base including retailers, manufacturers, logistics providers and technology companies.
SEGRO is committed to being a force for societal and environmental good, prioritising Championing low-carbon growth, Investing in local communities and environments, and Nurturing talent.
For more information, visit www.SEGRO.com.