A charity cycle ride by The Architects Benevolent Society (ABS) from Edinburgh to London has taken place to raise some much needed cash.
International flooring specialist Gerflor has stepped in to assist the ABS with the travel and accommodation costs to help this mammoth charity cycling challenge go ahead.
ABS helps people of all ages who have experienced illness, accident, redundancy, unemployment, bereavement or other personal misfortune.
On September 19 a team of 10 architect cyclists, led by the President left the offices of the Royal Incorporation of Architects Scotland in Edinburgh to cycle to the offices of the Royal Institute of British Architects in London.
The Glasgow Institute of Architects (GIA) has been a regular benefactor to ABS, the only registered charity in the UK dedicated to helping past and present architects, assistants, AT Professionals and landscape architects and their families in times of need. Happily the team all arrived safely at 6pm on Monday 22nd September after a gargantuan trip of some 400 miles.
And in the very same month another cycling charity challenge saw Gerflor make another worthwhile donation.
A Mid-Counties Co-op Team embarked on a task that would see them crossing the Alps from Paris to Geneva. A four-strong team embarked on a 500 Kilometre challenge, cycling across the Alps to help raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.