The transport and logistics industry raised £100,681 at this year’s Scottish Transaid Dinner, held on 12 September at the Macdonald Inchyra Hotel & Spa near Grangemouth to support the international development organisation’s road safety and access to health projects.
Organisation of the event, which was attended by more than 300 executives and friends representing businesses across Scotland, was led by Lynsey Craik from John Mitchell Haulage & Warehousing, with support from Transaid Chair and former Scottish Traffic Commissioner Joan Aitken, and Nicola Robertson of The Malcolm Group.
Funds raised came from ticket sales, sponsorships and a charity auction. Speaking after the event, Joan Aitken said: “We’ve been blown away by the scale of support for Transaid. To see the industry come together like this demonstrates, once again, that this is a very special organisation which many people hold dear to their heart. It reaffirms all of the hard work put in by Transaid and its partners.”
The money will go to supporting Transaid’s work to transform lives through safe, available, and sustainable transport, working with communities, partners, and governments to help solve transport challenges throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
Guests at the dinner, held in association with event partners Malcolm Group and the RHA, were also treated to a line-up of entertainment including comedian Ray Bradshaw, fresh from performing daily throughout August at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Scottish Transaid Dinner first took place in 2022, and organisers say they now hope to make it a bi-annual fixture on the industry’s calendar, with an even bigger celebration in the planning for September 2026.
