A FIRM that turned 60 this year celebrated by encouraging members of its staff to take on a charity challenge.

Instrument specialist Testo UK, based on Newman Lane, Alton, challenged employees, friends, family, customers and business partners to run, cycle or walk a total of 15,000 miles in return for sponsorship money.

The £10,000 they raised was donated to Treloar’s school when the firm’s managing director, Daniel Auer, who himself covered more than 1,200 miles, handed over a cheque to Treloar’s director of fundraising Jon Colville in front of Testo employees, Treloar’s staff, and some of the students who will benefit from the donation.

The donation will be used to send Year 9 and 10 school groups at Treloar’s on a week-long residential adventure study course called Pushing the Boundaries.

The course is specifically designed for young people with physical disabilities and allows students to experience adventure sports for the very first time in a safe and supportive environment.

“We are incredibly grateful to everyone at Testo for taking part in the virtual challenge,” said Mr Colville. “Our thanks go to everyone who helped to raise a magnificent £10,000 for the disabled students who live and study at Treloar’s.

“Testo are at the cutting edge of their industry and understood the whole point of the Treloar Pushing the Boundaries’ educational camps and were determined to help us.

“This money will quite literally help transform their lives.”