Newcastle company gives back to community as part of milestone year.
This year marks 50 years since NBS launched its first innovative specification guide for the construction industry, and to mark the occasion, NBS employees are completing 50 acts of kindness, which will support charities and good causes in the North East region and beyond.
As ways to raise money and awareness, NBS is supporting staff to undertake a mix of fundraising activities, such as rigorous physical challenges, alongside a schedule of donation-raising schemes and volunteering days. These include a donation drive for the West End food bank, taking part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, and vegetarian ‘cookouts’ at FoodCycle Westgate, using surplus food from supermarkets.
With a reputation for being a major local employer, NBS is also running work experience days, aimed at North-East youngsters looking to take their first step into the working world.
Since the launch of its first publication, the ‘National Building Specification’ in 1973, the company has gone from strength to strength, helping architects produce building plans and designs as well as collaborate closely with manufacturers.
Following published volumes, the company began to ‘digitise’ as early as 1979, a strategy that propelled them to become a global leading supplier of constructed information to the construction industry. In 2022, the firm also achieved ‘carbon neutral status’ as part of a significant sustainability strategy and won ‘Carbon Footprint ESG Performance of the Year’.
Russell Haworth, NBS CEO and UK CEO at BYGGFAKTA said: “We’re incredibly proud of our North-East heritage, and what better way to celebrate 50 years of success than by giving back to charities and to our communities?
“This anniversary is an incredibly important year for us – it’s been an opportunity to reflect on the many successes the business has achieved but also consider where we’re heading. We’re as ambitious as ever and our digital expertise is growing year by year, allowing architects to build more safely, more sustainably, and with greater clarity and peace of mind.
“As a business that likes to give back, I look forward to each of these acts of kindness coming to life – and seeing the good it will bring to deserving charities and local causes.”
For more information, please contact:
The Think Tank (NBS)
Contact Jo Wilmot or Niamh Meyer at The Think Tank, or call 020 7831 2225.
