Employees at Kwik Fit Fleet have completed a ‘walk round the world’ challenge, raising more than £18k for Prostate Cancer UK. 

The challenge ended at Prostate Cancer UK’s London offices, where members of the Kwik Fit team presented the charity with a cheque for over £18,000

Staff from Kwik Fit’s offices in Tannochside, Eurocentral Business Park in Lanarkshire, Warrington and Letchworth joined forces and together covered a total distance of 25,734 miles.

The team members committed to covering at least 25 miles each week, either walking, running, swimming, cycling or rowing. Over a 14-week period they covered a combined total distance equivalent to a round-the-world trip, starting and ending in the company’s Tannochside offices near Glasgow. In total, 53 colleagues from the company’s Fleet and Mobile support teams took part.

While some employees covered the distances close to home, others took more adventurous miles, including hikes in the Scottish Highlands as well as Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons in Wales and along the Cornish coast.

The team were joined by Prostate Cancer UK’s ‘Man of Men’, which represents everyone in the fight against prostate cancer, in locations such as Land’s End, Blackpool Tower and London’s Piccadilly Circus.

The journey culminated at Prostate Cancer UK’s London offices, where members of the Kwik Fit team presented the charity with a cheque for over £18,000.

Dan Joyce, Kwik Fit fleet director, said: “We didn’t let travel restrictions get in the way of going as far as we could, and we’ve covered a round-the-world distance. In this activity we have raised over £18,000 and I am very proud of the team and their efforts, as this will both help raise awareness and directly support men and families impacted by prostate cancer.”

Nicola Tallett, director of fundraising and supporter engagement at Prostate Cancer UK, added: “We’re so grateful for Kwik Fit’s commitment in helping raise awareness of the disease and funds for lifesaving research and support services, and we look forward to working with them on future initiatives in our drive to make prostate cancer a disease that men no longer fear.”

Donations can still be made to the Kwik Fit Fleet fundraiser for Prostate Cancer UK via the team’s world tour page.