When we heard that Saj from our supplier Spall was trekking to Everest Base Camp for charity, we knew we had to celebrate this phenomenal achievement. Read about Saj and his mission here:

At Tibard, we are proud to use only the finest suppliers for our uniforms. We traditionally celebrate this through the products they provide us, be that for the materials they use, their ethical standards or the features their products have. However, this is a slightly different celebration. Not of a supplier, but of an individual who has undertaken a monumental task for a phenomenal cause.

Saj Kwawaja, MD of Spall in Bradford has achieved a remarkable feat in completing his Everest Base Camp Challenge in support of the Imran Khan Cancer Appeal for the Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital in Lahore. We couldn’t put it better than Saj himself “In this country we have the NHS which provides cancer care, but in Pakistan the state does not provide any such medical care and the underprivileged do not have anywhere to turn to. Therefore I decided to raise funds to sponsor at least one cancer patient's treatment.”

Saj is an immensely popular character amongst his friends and business associates, and Tibard have been reliably supplied by Spall for many years with bespoke Sportswear and Workwear which have been rolled out to a wide variety of our customers across the country.

Hiking to the Everest Base Camp is no mean feat. At over 5,200 metres it is almost the height of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak. Combine that with freezing temperatures and altitude sickness and this is not something you could just do tomorrow. It requires a huge amount of planning and dedication and Saj has undertaken this task for the benefit of those less fortunate than us. To risk serious health concerns for such an endeavour speaks volumes.

We offer Saj our congratulations on completing this expedition and from his Facebook, we have seen just how hard it has been. We donated £100 for his cause and we urge anyone reading this to make their own small contribution on his JustGiving page.