SPEEDY Hire is upskilling colleagues with CPR training, in partnership with the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
The initiative has seen over 2,000 Speedy Hire employees participate so far through the company’s training portal. Together, they have also raised over £800 for the BHF, supporting research into heart disease.
Every year, thousands of families across the UK are affected by cardiac arrest. Quick intervention with CPR and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) can double a person’s chance of survival.
The initiative builds on Speedy Hire’s defibrillator rollout, which saw engineer vans nationwide equipped with AEDs. These, along with all Speedy Hire defibrillators, are registered on The Circuit, the National Defibrillator Network, ensuring they can be quickly located in an emergency.
Andy Johnson HSSEQ director at Speedy Hire, said, “We are immensely proud of our colleagues for embracing this life-saving training. This initiative isn’t just about the workplace — it’s about making a real difference in our communities. Every second counts in a cardiac arrest, and by equipping our teams with CPR skills and access to defibrillators, we’re creating a safer environment for everyone.”
Tess McGrath, fundraising manager at the British Heart Foundation, added, “We are really proud of our partnership with Speedy Hire and it’s great to see how seriously the business takes heart health and the wellbeing of its brilliant colleagues. We are delighted that over 2,000 colleagues took part in the BHF online RevivR CPR training because every second counts in a cardiac arrest.
“We are incredibly grateful too for the fantastic fundraising effort throughout Speedy Hire during Heart Month which will help the BHF fund groundbreaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.”
