All Posts

Points Of Lights Award – Winner Stories

Points Of Lights Award – Winner Stories

UMT Upcycling and Mobility Training Paula Massey, from Cardiff, founded ‘UMT Upcycling and Mobility Training’, an initiative which recycles unused mobility equipment and medical aids like crutches and donates these for free to people in need. Paula Massey Paula served as a medic and driver with the British Army for 18 years, and co-founded with her ex-husband ‘United Motorcycle Advanced…

Continue reading

Points Of Light Award

Points Of Light Award

Dear Paula, I’m getting in touch on behalf of the Prime Minister’s Office, as part of the Government’s Volunteering team in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which works to recognise the enormous value of volunteers and civil society organisations across the country. You may not be aware, but every day the Prime Minister awards an outstanding volunteer…

Continue reading

The Buchanan Trust – Supporting Veterans

The Buchanan Trust – Supporting Veterans

A big shout-out to Paula Massey of UMT Upcycling and Guardian for Heroes Community Veterans Hub, based in Treforest, South Wales. This ‘one-woman-band’ is remarkably resourceful and her reach into the community and beyond is astounding. Your donation to the Buchanan Trust that consisted of food parcels (Sainsbury’s), cleaning materials, toiletries, various items of kitchenware, hoovers and furniture (almost the…

Continue reading

Cardiff woman crowned ‘UK Smile Maker’ for her service to local community

Cardiff woman crowned ‘UK Smile Maker’ for her service to local community

Paula Massey was awarded the £1,000 prize by Martin and Roman Kemp

A Cardiff woman has this week been named a ‘smile maker’ by Specsavers UK for her work in the local community.

Paula Massey, 57, from Thornhill, dedicates her time and money to helping those in need, putting together parcels of food and clothes for vulnerable families in Cardiff.

Ms Massey said: “I am absolutely thrilled to have been nominated and to win. It means so much to me that people view me as a Smile Maker – my main goal has always been to make my local community smile whilst helping others so to be rewarded like this is fantastic.”

Continue reading

UMT Upcycling & Mobility Training Ltd Sponsors Bargoed RFC Player!

UMT Upcycling & Mobility Training Ltd Sponsors Bargoed RFC Player!

We are excited to say that UMT Upcycling & Mobility Training Ltd have sponsored Bargoed RFC player Julian Mogg for the upcoming rugby season 2018-2019. We are hoping that this partnership will raise awareness of our company all over Wales, as the Principality Premiership is a well-known prestigious league which is regularly featured on S4C as well as attracting crowds…

Continue reading