Over the last few months, the BM Catalysts team has been taking on some impressive fundraising challenges, covering a combined total of over 150 kilometres and raising over £8,000 for their respective charities, truly reflecting the company’s ethos of ‘exceeding expectations’.
Commercial director, Mark Blinston, took on the London to Brighton Off-Road Bike Ride for the British Heart Foundation in September.
Along with his teammates, they completed the 97km route in five hours and twenty one minutes and raised over £3,700 for the charity.
BM Catalysts’ long-serving welding manager, Kelvin ‘Chap’ Chaplin, competed in the Paras’10 challenge for the fourth consecutive year for Support our Paras, also in September.
This involved running 16km, while carrying a huge 16kg bergen on his back.
Chaplin finished the course in a remarkable two hours and four minutes, despite sustaining an injury in training a couple of weeks prior, raising over £800 for the cause.
Finally, software developer, Samantha Blease, completed the London Marathon in October, which made a triumphant return after being postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic.
Blease raised money and awareness for Pancreatic Cancer UK, a charity that’s very special to her.
She crossed the line in four hours and four minutes and has raised over £3,500 for PCUK to date.
Blinston said: “It’s great to see members of our team exceeding expectations not only in their work, but outside of work too.
“A huge thank you to everyone who offered their supported and for all of the kind donations.”