Kevin Murch, CEMEX Payroll & HR System Manager, based in Rugby, will be proudly supporting his son Craig, representing England, at this summer’s Commonwealth Games. Craig, a hammer thrower, was awarded a grant from the Rugby Group Benevolent Fund to support him with his preparation, additional physio, equipment and having to take unpaid leave.

The Fund was set up in 1955 with the original aim of supporting the welfare of employees, former employees and their dependants. Today, the fund has widened its scope to include charitable causes in the communities in which its employees, former employees and their dependants live. The projects it supports must provide public benefit in the areas around former or existing cement plants and quarries.

While supported by CEMEX UK, the fund retains its independence and is managed by a board of trustees made up of employees and former employees.

Craig, now 29, has been competing since he was 11 years old and specialised in the hammer at 18. He has won numerous Warwickshire and Midland Counties titles, the England Championships and was British Champion in 2019. He was selected to represent GB at the European Throwing Cup in Samorin in 2019.

We wish Craig all the best in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, starting on 28^th July in Birmingham. If you want to follow him, he will be throwing in the qualification pools on Thursday 4^th August and hopes to qualify for the final on Saturday 6^th August.