AW Construction – Three Peaks Challenge – Will We Make It!?

A team from AW Construction will be completing the Three Peaks Challenge in June 2024 raising money for the Kent, Sussex, Surrey Air Ambulance.

Why did we choose this charity?

The majority of the works we carry out here at AW Construction are based in Kent, across Sussex and Surrey, so it seemed a logical idea to support something that hopefully any of our staff would never have to experience!

But on a serious note !

Our aim is to raise as much money as possible for Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex a charity which has played a very special part in saving the life of one of our staff members!  During 2017 One of our directors suffered a severe fall which resulted in fracturing all the bones in his face, as well as suffering an open femoral fracture, a fractured wrist and forearm, dislocated elbow, and severe haemorrhaging.

The call handler on 999 identify the injuries as being of such a nature that they immediately initiated the call to KSSS Air Ambulance. The medical team arrived, and Tom was intubated at the scene of the fall and then flown to King’s College Hospital, London where he was moved to an ICU.

Undergoing further procedures to have his femur fixed, wrist set and a tracheostomy, a further 10 hours of surgery followed. At the time of the accident the hospital was celebrating the first anniversary of the opening of the £9.3 million helipad allowing patients to be transported to the major trauma centre quicker and ultimately saving more lives.

Without the quick thinking of the call handler, the speed at which KSSAA arrived and transported Tom to King’s College Hospital he may not have made such a remarkable recovery. As Tom said at the time ‘You really don’t realise how crucial it is until you need it – thankfully my boys and unborn child still have their dad.’

How can you help?

Obviously we are looking for donations and our Just Giving page has been set up where you can make a donation, however small. Our team also want to engage with as many people as possible, whether that is a current client, supplier, family, friends, could you offer sponsorship? Do you have a favorite hike in Kent? Simple words of encouragement for the team?

Please feel free to reach out to us and contact our team who are taking part in The Three Peaks Challenge !