BEN, the Automotive Industry Charity ran its National 5-a-side Football Championship recently.   Comprising of 6 Regional Heats across England and a National Final held at Birmingham, for those who progressed, the event was a huge success with nearly 100 companies entering from all sectors of the Motor Industry.

These companies included Honda UK, Toyota GB, Nissan GB, Subaru UK, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, the AA, Barclays Bank, Lloyds TSB, Capital Bank, Federal Mogul Aftermarket UK, Unipart Automotive, Leaseplan UK, Ontime Automotive, Mondial UK, the Society of the Motor Manufacturers and Traders, the Institute of the Motor Industry, the Retail Motor Industry Federation, British Car Auctions, What Car / Auto Car and dealership groups such as Sytners, Pendragon, Guy Salmon, Lookers and City Motors.

To keep with the World Cup theme, Spurs and West Ham legend and England 1966 World Cup Winner, Martin Peters, was on hand to present the winning trophy in the National Final. The eventual winners were City Gateway and the runners up were Mitchells Group, with Federal Mogul Aftermarket UK and Leaseplan UK reaching the semi-finals. All had a great tournament and the event promises to be bigger and better next year!

The BEN National 5-a-side Football Championship is the only Motor Industry event where companies from every sector of the automotive industry can play each other. The truly great thing of course, is that people can have fun whilst raising money for their Industry Charity and help support their colleagues in times of need. This year’s event raised over £16,000 and BEN is truly grateful to everyone who kindly took part.

To take part in next year’s Championship contact Adam Hanrahan on 01344 294719 or email adam.hanrahan@ben.org.uk.