Bill Hopkins, Hopkins’ Managing Director, says: “The Trust is particularly dear to our hearts. It has been shocking to see two colleagues, and indeed friends, who are so healthy, be diagnosed with such a life-threatening disease and we will do what we can to help.”

The Anthony Nolan Trust, setup over 40 years ago in 1974, encourages people under the age of 30 to sign up to be stem cell or bone marrow donors, a quick and easy procedure that can save lives. As well as urging potential donors to join their blood bank, the Trust also conducts ground-breaking research to improve the success rates of transplants and the lives of all people with blood cancer.

Bill adds: “The news has had a big impact on the team and we hope that the Christmas party helped to boost morale. I think offering the proceeds to the Anthony Nolan Trust is the least we can do”