A five-strong team of business pals led by the MD of  Cube Glass the Cumbernauld-based business which manufactures and installs aluminium doors and windows for architects, main contractors and end users, is currently in training to conquer the West Highland Way this week (28^th August) to raise funds for the Catherine McEwan Foundation, a charity which helps sufferers from Crohn’s and colitis.

The 96-mile West Highland Way, which runs from the north Glasgow suburb of Milngavie to Fort William in the Scottish Highlands, is completed by around 36,000 walkers each year.

Gary Thorn, Founder and Managing Director of Cube Glass, will lead business buddies: Darren Todd of AZURE Fire Protection, Paul Jackson from Buchanan Services, Martin Byrom, who works at Mortgage Experience, and Craig Connelly of JAX Interiors.

He said: “While none of us has very much experience in long distance walking, we have been breaking in our new walking boots and getting out and about over country roads in preparation for the challenge ahead.

“The Catherine McEwan Foundation, to which Cube Glass already pledged a substantial sum of funding support, is run by a good friend of mine, Derek McEwan, and he and a team of fellow walkers will be joining us on the Way. I’ve read that the fastest completion time is under 14 hours, but we are hoping to complete the route in six days.

“In my day job, providing windows and doors that let in the light, we stress consistently the benefits of natural daylight on mental health and recognise how much better we all feel when we are subjected to more natural daylight within a secure and ecologically sustainable environment.

“And this is exactly what we will experience, in no small measure, as we take to the great outdoors and walk 96 miles of our beautiful Scottish countryside.”

The Cumbernauld-based business pushed its turnover to a record £4.5m in the year to October 2023, up from £3.25m in the previous year and anticipates it can consolidate future revenues around this level.

Anyone wishing to support the Cube Glass walkers are invited to donate via the Catherine McEwan Foundation website: https://catherinemcewanfoundation.enthuse.com/pf/gary-thorn/post/6187290