Dave Buttery, Managing Director of Approved Quantal Fabricator Quality Roofing Systems, his wife Elaine, daughter Ashleigh and Production Operative Glenn Hart, who all work with him, raised over £2,000 for a Stockton hospice when they took part in the Great North Run.

David explains, ‘My grandmother received wonderful care at the hospice, and we took great comfort in the knowledge that she was treated with such compassion and dignity.

‘We decided to raise as much as possible in order to give something back to this extraordinary organisation.

‘And my resolve to complete the 13 miles was strengthened when my friends told me they didn’t think I could do it!’ adds David.

Quality Roofing Systems supplies conservatories to installers all over the UK, from its factory in Seamer near Middlesbrough.