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HACS Construction support the Yorkshire Air Ambulance's Big Airbase Build

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:33:30 GMT

HACS Construction is proud to be playing a key role in one of Yorkshire’s most exciting and meaningful developments — the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) Big Airbase Build. The project will deliver a modern, purpose-built facility designed to strengthen YAA’s operations, enhance patient care, and provide a first-class working environment for its crews and support teams.

We’re thrilled to announce that HACS Construction has been selected as the main construction contractor for this transformative project. As part of our involvement, we have also made a £10,000 corporate donation to support the build — reinforcing our commitment to the charity and the vital service it provides across the region.

You can learn more about the Big Airbase Build and the YAA’s corporate support scheme here.

“As a proud Yorkshire company, we’re honoured to be delivering the new airbase for Yorkshire Air Ambulance – a charity that provides a vital, life-saving service to our region. We’re pleased to donate towards the project to help enhance their capabilities and contribute to a better working environment for the dedicated YAA team. It’s our way of giving something back to a service that means a great deal to us, and our wider community.”

Mark Smith - Managing Director

By taking part in this significant development, HACS Construction is not only helping to build the future home of Yorkshire Air Ambulance but also investing in the continued success of an organisation that saves countless lives across our county.

Team HACS take on the Yorkshire Marathon Relay

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:57:12 GMT

On Sunday 20th October, two teams from HACS took on the 26.2mile Yorkshire Marathon as a relay. Running legs ranging from 3 - 6.1miles, both teams completed the course in just under 4 hours, raising £6,552.50 (including Gift Aid) for Saint Michael's Hospice.

HACS Runners: Mark Teasdale, Carolyn Teasdale, Stuart Gandy, Eddie Ashworth, Colin Green, Ash Wilson, Amelia DuBoulay, Rachel Hughes, Giles White, Matt Roe, Dean Lloyd & Greg Smallwood.

Well done to all the runners who took on the challenge on a rainy Sunday in York. Despite the conditions the teams gave it their best shot and managed to finish in positions 26 & 27 with just over a minute between each other. 3hr 58minutes for Team 1 and 3 hr 59 mins for Team 2.

We would like to thank all of our employees, clients, suppliers and friends who donated to the cause. We were thrilled to raise another 6k for the local charity, Saint Michael's Hospice. The HACS Group has been Patrons of the Hospice for many years and donate an annual yearly contributed but this additional funding could help provide 258 hours of nursing on their inpatient unit, cover food costs on their inpatient unit for 45 days or enable their HOME service to travel over 721 miles to deliver vital care at patients’ homes.

At the start of 2024 we set out to increase our annual £12k contribution to Saint Michael's Hospice, we aimed to reach closer to £19k as we learnt this was the total running cost for the centre for just 1 day - thanks to all involved we are pretty much there!

Call Us, Maybe? HACS take part in 'Great Inventions & Technology Through The Ages' Bed Race 2024

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 12:51:05 GMT

The Great Knaresborough Bed Race 2024, our 14th year participating and another sunny day for all involved!

The Great Knaresborough Bed Race 2024 was another successful day organised by The Knaresborough Lions, the famous local tradition includes a pageant of decorated beds through the town centre, followed by a tough athletic contest around a hilly course of 2.4 miles concluding with a crossing of the River Nidd!

There wasn't much in it between our two HACS teams, who completed the course in 38th & 56th positions, at 20 mins 22 secs and 23 mins 57 secs - Well done guys!

HACS are proud to be sponsors of the event as well as submitting two participating teams for the last 14 years, a great day for a bit of fun and getting the team together...well done to all involved, we're already looking forward to next year!

Once again The HACS Group are proud to Sponsor & compete in The Great Knaresborough Bed Race 2023

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 20:56:07 GMT

The HACS Group were once again proud to sponsor the reknowned Great Knaresborough Bed Race. A huge thanks to the team on the ground that provided all the traffic management, as well as the two HACS teams taking part in the race!

Saturday 10th June 2023

The 2023 Great Knaresborough Bed Race, with the theme ‘That’s Entertainment' provided a fun-filled day for all the family. We were super proud of our two HACS teams that brought the West End to Yorkshire and completed the course in 19 & 22 minutes....and not forgetting the HACS team on the ground who provided all the traffic management...made all the more challenging by this years sweltering conditions!

HACS support Strive For Education to teach key Construction skills

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 20:13:59 GMT

Local educational institution, Strive For Education, supports young people whose needs aren't met by mainstream schooling. HACS supported them by faciliting a workshop for students to learn some key Construction skills such as bricklaying.

June 2023

The HACS Group raise £15,000 for Saint Michael's Hospice

rachel@hacs.co.uk (Rachel Hughes) — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 11:14:08 GMT

In 2020 we set out to raise £10,000 for Saint Michael's Hospice as part of our 35th anniversary year, the Pandemic set us back a year or two but this June we smashed our target as our fundraising total exceeded £15,000!

In February 2020, The HACS Group pledged to raise £10,000 for Saint Michael’s Hospice as part of our 35-year anniversary celebrations. Sadly, plans had to be halted due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, which saw many organised events and fundraising activities cancelled, but that didn’t stop us, especially knowing that the charity needed support more than ever, and as a result we have now raised over £15,000 for the local charity.

The main fundraising activity was The Total Warrior event at Bramham Park this June, 23 ‘HACS Warriors’ signed up for the 12k obstacle course, including our Managing Director Mark Smith who said he was “proud of the whole team that took part and it was a fantastic day out for a great cause.”

The Total Warrior raised £10,059 towards the fundraising total and we were blown away by the donations. Eddie Ashworth, Commercial Director said “The support we received from friends, family, clients, suppliers and colleagues was amazing and it was the motivation we all needed to train, turn up and complete the course on the day, we can’t thank everyone enough!”

Other fundraising activities carried out by our employees to reach the £15k total included:

The Yorkshire Three Peaks in March 2020, completed by 4 team members in just under 9.5hrs, raising £1,517. Anne Smith said “‘Sergeant Major Ashworth’ ensured we stayed on course and we gruelled it out in the rain, wind, snow and a tiny bit of sunshine.”

Two employees successfully ran their first ever half marathons. Katie Hood taking part in The Great North Run, September 2021, she completed it in 2hrs and 13mins, raising £550. Katarina Havasova raised £515 running the Edinburgh Half Marathon on 29 ^th May 2022. Kat gained an injury during training but still managed to complete the full run on the day and is already planning her next event!

We raised the remaining funds over the two years with office activities such as cake sales, quizzes and casual dress days and are planning more for the rest of the year in support of the charity.

As members of the Saint Michael’s Guild of Patrons initiative, we have chosen to raise money for the charity as many of our employees have a personal connection. Commercial Director Eddie Ashworth said: “We have always had Saint Michael’s close to our hearts, and as a local company with over 100 employees, many of our colleagues and their families have had experience and the benefit of services provided by Saint Michael’s.

“We’re proud to be raising money for Saint Michael’s – a vital local charity offering care and support to those living with terminal illness and bereavement – following a tough couple of years, we know our community has needed the charity more than ever before and we’re delighted to have been able to support them with our contribution.”

Saint Michael’s Chief Executive Tony Collins said: “We’d like to say a big thank you to HACS for their fantastic efforts to raise £15,000 in support of Saint Michael’s. Thanks to the remarkable support of our community, we’re able to ensure we reach those across the Harrogate district with personalised and compassionate care, in the right place, at the right time.”

HACS Warriors raise over £10k for Saint Michael's Hospice by taking part in Total Warrior 2022

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 11:44:19 GMT

A team of 23 from The HACS Group took on a gruelling 12k obstacle course to raise money for Saint Michael's Hospice.

Saturday 25th June 2022

As Patrons of Saint Michael's Hospice and as part of our 35 year anniversary pledge to raise £10 ,000 for charity, a team from The HACS Group took part in th is years Total Warrior event at Bramham P ark, raising over £10,000 for the event alone which takes our total fundraising total to £15 ,000 (and counting!).

The team originally signed up in 2020 and due to the pandemic entries were deferred to this June. The majority of the team honoured this commitment (although some a little nervous that lockdown had impacted their fitness levels), and with only a few team changes 23 HACS Warriors started and completed the course on Saturday 25th June.

The team originally set out to raise £5k to put towards the £10k target (£3k already being raised in 2020), however we successfully managed to more than double our target, raising a total of £10,059 for the Total Warrior Event alone.

The event was a 12k course with 25 punishing obstacles. If you know some of the team you'll know that there were varying fitness levels, ages and enthusiasm! But despite this everyone completed the course and explained that they had enjoyed it a lot more than they initially thought they would do.

Mark Smith, Managing Director said "It was a great team effort, a great day out and I was very proud of all involved!"

A big shout out to all The HACS Warriors: Mark Smith, Anne Smith, Chris Smith, Rachel Hughes, Nick Hughes, Eddie Ashworth, Katie Hood, Josh Woods, Josh Mann, Ash Wilson, Ben Whyte, Greg Smallwood, Ryan Tinkler, Colin Green, Steve Herwin, Giles White, Martin Fairbrother, Spencer Drake, Will Kellett, Paul Mayhew, Alison Harrison, Harrison and Lucy Harrison.

And of course we couldn't have done it without all our amazing sponsors, friends, family, clients, suppliers and colleagues. Thank you so much for your donations they mean so much to us and to Saint Michael's Hospice.

The HACS Group have been Patrons of the local charity for over 7 years and is one very close to our hearts. Saint Michael's is here for people who need extra support on top of the day-to-day care they receive from GPs, district nurses, hospital teams and nursing home staff. Without the hospice, these people could be left to face the complex issues and forgotten challenges of terminal illness alone. They care for people with a variety of terminal illnesses, including heart failure, respiratory illnesses and neurological conditions; as well as cancer. D onations are vital in raising the £5million that t hey spend annually providing this care.

The Great Knaresborough Bed Race returned for 2022 with a special appearance from The HACS Wombles

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 11:44:18 GMT

After two years of cancelled events The HACS Group were proud to both Sponsor and take part in this years Great Knaresborough Bed Race. With a theme of 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' our focus was on HACS Environmental and our special guest appearance from The Wombles of Wimbledon who helped us clean up our act!

Saturday 11th June 2022

The Great Knaresborough Bed Race is something different: it is part fancy dress pageant and part gruelling time trial over a 2.4 mile course, ending with a swim through the icy waters of the River Nidd.

The event was born out of the enthusiasm of the newly-formed Knaresborough Round Table in 1966, an organisation looking for a major charity fund-raising push. They came up with the idea of a time-trial in which teams would follow a pre-determined course pushing beds around the town. The unique combination of Knaresborough's almost perpendicular climbs and cobbled streets, the swim across the Nidd and the fancy dress pageant have worked together to make this such a huge and successful community event each year. Since 1998 the event has been run by The Knaresbourough Lions who stage the event for charity.

Each team is made up of 6 runners and a passenger. This years those brave HACS runners were; Chris Smith, Will Kellett, Spencer Drake, Damien Bedau, Rachel Jones, Ash Wilson, Eddie Ashworth, Paul Mayhew, Ben Whyte, Giles White, Josh Mann and Colin Green, and the lucky passengers being Dan Ashworth and Jacob Tiller. The HACS teams came 42nd and 44th out of 79 finishing beds. A great effort by all!

Also a bg shout out to all the HACS Traffic Management team who work hard to close the roads and manage the crowds to make the event run smoothly on the day.

This years race was a glorious sunny day which made a great day out for spectators but all the more challenging for runners and staff so thanks to all for all your efforts and we're already looking forward to 2023!

The HACS Group and Brierley Homes donate materials to Pateley Bridge's Men Shed Charity

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 12:44:16 GMT

The HACS Group have been working with Brierley Homes on a new housing development in Pateley Bridge and are proud to be supporting the local community by donating materials to Nidderdale's 'Men's Shed' charity.

While Brierley Homes and The HACS Group have been busy creating new homes with the Millwright Park development in Pateley Bridge, they have taken the opportunity to support the Men’s Shed with a donation of materials.

Shed members had been struggling to obtain materials for their work and when that became apparent, a donation was organised to help keep members busy.

That is important not only for mental health reasons - one of the reasons the Shed was established was to counter social isolation and loneliness - but also because it will generate benefits for the wider community.

Volunteers at the shed will be commissioned to make bat and bird boxes, along with ‘bug hotels’, which will be installed at Millwright Park as the development, due for completion in spring, progresses.

Millwright Park is a development of 20 new homes and will help to meet the demand for housing in the area.

Brierley Homes Director Matt O’Neill said: “Brierley Homes recognises the importance of strong communities and we do all we can to support them in the areas where we work.”

The HACS Group Managing Director, Mark Smith, said: “When we knew there was an opportunity to help the Men’s Shed we were delighted to help.

“It provides a tremendous service, both for its members and others in the community through the items they make.”

Roger Newson Smith, chairman of the Men’s Shed charity, said: “Our members have a great enthusiasm for using their skills to put something into the community.

“They also enjoy the companionship working alongside each other and sharing their knowledge brings.

“The sort of support we have from Brierley Homes and The HACS Group helps us to continue doing that."

North Yorkshire’s Pateley Bridge Councillor, Stanley Lumley, said: “The pandemic has been a tough time and groups like the men’s shed had been a fantastic way for people to start getting together again.

“It isn’t only good for people’s mental health to have groups like this, but their work also benefits other parts of the community. To have a new housing scheme in town which actively supports their work is a tremendous asset.”

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