Navigator Announces Impressive Charity Fund Raising Total

May 1
3 min read

Navigator MSL has announced a serious annual total to its fundraising exploits for 2025. Every year the company chooses a charity to support for the year voted for by the employees of the company. In 2025 the charity selected was the Cransley Hospice Trust. Cransley Hospice in Kettering provides support for patients with a life-limiting illness who need the specialist help of a hospice.

Four people hold a large check for £7,062 outside Cransley Hospice. They're smiling, standing by a brick building with glass doors.

Charity Coordinator Hannah Salton says the team at Navigator is delighted with the amount raised during the year: “At the end of 2025 a small group of our team went to Cransley Hospice to hand over the proceeds of our fund raising for 2025 to the hospice. We were able to donate a total of £7,394.34 including gift aid – a brilliant amount from a company of our size. Rebecca and the team at Cransley Hospice were absolutely over the moon with this donation and expressed their sincere thanks to everyone at Navigator for their efforts."

"They shared with us how this donation will make a huge difference to their work, particularly in supporting a bereavement Project they are currently working on and developing. It was really wonderful to hear first-hand the positive impact our fundraising will have on the individuals and families in our community.”

Brass hex nuts and fittings with "MB" marking arranged on a white surface, displaying various sizes and threads in close-up view.

Since Navigator’s dedicated fundraising started at the beginning of 2024, the company has raised over £13,000 and that doesn’t include the on-going donations to Bedford Foodbank and Keech Hospice locally. The company’s charity team is comprised of Hannah Salton, Tom Smith and Olivia Withers. The company runs several fund-raising events during the year with the annual Golf Day being a major contributor to the annual total raised. Navigator will be choosing its next chosen charity for 2026 during January and the company’s owner has said that the board is so impressed with the efforts being made across the company that it will match the funds raised by its employees in 2026.

Navigator MSL is now the UK’s largest distributor of fittings and accessories, primarily copper and brass, with a projected turnover in the £30m ballpark for this year. Metal fittings and components account for around 80% of that total, with approximately £25m from fittings alone. A new managing director, Tim Manton, joined in June 2025, bringing eight years’ experience from Toolbank and a remit to introduce more structure, develop new product categories, and guide the business through its next phase of growth.

Navigator’s main facility, located just off the A6, between the A1 and M1, holds something like 3 months of stock at any given time. This allows the company to maintain an availability rate of 98-99%, and 99.7% across its top 500 lines, ensuring next-day delivery nationwide.

Man in yellow safety vest stands in a warehouse. Shelves filled with labeled boxes on pallets. Text includes "NAVIGATOR." Bright, organized setting. — Tim Manton, Managing Director

“Merchants value the fact that we can supply next-day, whether that’s to an individual branch or a national distribution centre,” says Manton. “It’s that mix of flexibility, stock depth and responsiveness that makes us stand out.” avigator employs around 50 permanent staff, supported by a temporary workforce that brings the total to just over 60. Administrative offices in Colchester and Leigh offer geographical support. Both locations came along with strategic acquisitions, and a commitment to retaining the experienced teams. Navigator’s customer base includes independent merchants, national chains, and buying groups across the UK. Its sales operation combines internal and external teams, operating out of all three offices, with regional sales managers and two national account managers, one focusing on buying group relationships, and the other on major national accounts.

Navigator also offers the capability to own-brand for customers where volumes allow. “As long as it makes economic sense, there’s very little we can’t do,” says Tim Manton.

In recent years, Navigator has significantly expanded its partnerships with all the major buying groups, strengthening both presence and customer access. The company’s five-year growth plan is clear: to more than double its current size. For more information on Navigator and its new renewables accessories options marketed under its Thorsys brand, head for www.navigatormsl.com, call Navigator on 01234 781234 or email sales@navigatormsl.com.