The Ardent Hire Solutions team is on a mission to provide humanitarian aid to Ukrainian refugees as their country continues to be savaged by a cruel and unnecessary war.

We’re working with Rotary International who have provided us with a written mandate for any of the following items: groats, oatmeal, honey, nutella, black tea, instant coffee, canned fish, canned meat and meatless, pâtés, pasta, jams, oil, instant meals, sugar, canned semi-finished products, sweets, basic spices, cocoa, long-life pastry, flour and yeast.

Also required are blankets, sleeping bags, winter clothing, long-lasting food and baby food, hygiene items, medicines (non-prescribed), bandages, items for elderly (including crutches and adult diapers), stretchers, duvets, pillows, suitcases and stationery for schoolchildren.

Having been through this process several times already, we now have established routes and contacts for delivering into Ukraine. We will deliver supplies to Kosice, Slovakia, about an hour from the Ukrainian border, which will be driven into the war zone by Ukrainian and Slovakian volunteers.

Ardent Hire are proud founding members of the Plant and Hire Aid Alliance which now has over 40 members. Read about our Ukraine humanitarian relief efforts here: www.aid-alliance.com

We’re appealing to anyone that can help with donations, or who might be willing to help purchase items, or anyone that knows someone that might be able to help; contacts are key!

The plight of millions of our Ukrainian friends is desperate. They are the victims of an unjust, brutal war that has destroyed their way of life, challenged their democracy and changed their lives forever. I know that colleagues will want to help.

Thank you from all of us at Ardent Hire