Our Community Commitment

Throughout our 30+ years we have engaged in a number of events in order to raise funds for many a deserved charity, and give back to those organisations that have supported us and millions of others. Traditionally we have selected a charity each year and all Team members have entered into the spirit to raise money for charity organisations in a number of challenges. From bake-offs and collecting crisp packets to abseiling down office buildings, via ‘cycling’ to Paris and ‘walking’ from London to New York(!), here are just a selection of our efforts over the years:

The Mason Foundation

(2025-present)

In memory of our friend and colleague, Tyron Stalberg, we are pleased to be supporting the Mason Foundation through workshops and mentoring for young people. This initiative reflects Tyron’s passion for helping others realise their potential and our shared commitment to making a positive difference.

In October 2025, the Mason Foundation launched a work experience programme for 20 young people from disadvantaged backgrounds across the Southeast. We are proud to be supporting this initiative – providing mentoring and working alongside partners in construction and housing to open doors to real career pathways, build confidence, and develop skills through hands-on placements and practical workshops. By inspiring and supporting the next generation, we continue Tyron’s legacy of kindness, opportunity, and community impact.

Abseiling Challenge

In September 2019 PML Team members Dan and Mark took on the Abseiling Challenge to climb down the 30-storey building Broadgate Tower, situated in the heart of the Liverpool Street business district, London, and raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support and Maggie’s Cancer Support charities in the process.

Both exhilarating and frightening in equal measure, both gents completed the task with gusto despite an agonising hour-long wait upon the roof waiting for the wind to calm down! Fantastic achievement and an even more fantastic opportunity to raise money and support for two amazingly worthwhile charities.

Step-a-Thon from London to New York

Having chosen our 2019 charity for the year, our first event was raising money to support Macmillan Cancer Support.

The PML Team carried out a ‘Step-a-Thon’ from 1-31 March 2019 covering the distance from London Trafalgar Square to New York Times Square, and recording our ‘journey’ on a pedometer with updates posed on our social media each week showing how far Team PML had travelled.

Our goal was to raise £10,000 towards funding x4 Macmillan Social Worker or family support worker for a month. They work with community and social services agencies to help people manage the social and practical problems of living with cancer.

So to record our efforts we all wore a pedometer from 07.00 – 22.00 – logging our steps for that day.  This was then transferred to form a ‘tracker’ each week.

Crisp Packets for Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance

With a collection box placed centrally in reception, we were able to collect crisp packets to be sent for recycling, with profits going towards Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance fund.

Red Nose Day

Spending the day with clients to raise money for Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day with a variety of fun activities throughout the day, including paying to come to work wearing red, bake sale and the chance to win Champagne with a caption competition. In addition to the money raised for the Red Nose Day charity, we also chose to support another local charity close to our hearts, with money also donated to Essex-based charity, Little Havens Children’s Hospice.

Charity Static Cycle and Rowing Challenge from London to Paris

Raising money for Childline and Essex Air Ambulance, the PML Team took up the challenge to ‘cycle and row’ from London to Paris using static exercise bikes and rowing machines over the period of time, recording each Team Members’ efforts and collating the miles cycled or rowed.

Three Peaks Walking Challenge

A tale of endurance. The aim being to climb the three highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales – Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon – all in just 24 hours across 8th & 9th July 2006. Armed with our PML Team Name of “Peaky Mountain Loons”, not only did we be challenge our individual and team fitness, willpower and mental strength, but we also challenged ourselves to raise vital funds for the charity Action Medical Research, and achieved £2,877.25 for the charity. Action Medical Research is one of the UK’s most forward thinking charities in looking for answers to many serious illnesses and selecting the best research projects in areas where cures or treatments are most likely to be found.  To find out more about the ground breaking work of Action Medical Research, you can visit their website www.action.org.uk. “