Lion workers roar into new running challenge
AFTER picking up two Business Challenge trophies at last year’s Great Birmingham Run, Lion Picture Framing Supplies has revealed it is roaring to go in 2017.
Lion is entering a team of 12 runners at the PKF Cooper Parry Business Challenge in the Simplyhealth Great Birmingham 10K on Sunday, April 30.
And after catching the ‘running bug’, three of the Lion runners will also be taking part in the city’s first-ever Birmingham International Marathon on Sunday, October 15.
Bordesley-based Lion is one of the country’s biggest suppliers to the picture-framing industry and sells materials and tools in the UK and worldwide.
The company took part in last year’s October half-marathon and won a plaque for finishing third in the Medium Business Men’s category, plus an additional plaque for having 12 or more runners taking part.
The PKF Cooper Parry Business Challenge is open to small, medium and large businesses to compete in the Great Birmingham 10K or the Great Birmingham Run half marathon on Sunday, October 15, the same day as the inaugural Birmingham International Marathon.
Over 60 teams took part in last year’s Great Birmingham Run and 10K Busi- ness Challenges, from a variety of business sectors and sizes across the Midlands.
“Straight after last year’s half marathon most people who took part said they wanted to take part again, and they wanted to do the 10K,” said Man- aging Director, Nicola Harrold, who will be leading the Lion team at the 10K.
“Last year we raised for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity and we’re planning to do the same again this year.”