Flags from one of the country’s top manufacturers have been taken to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro twice recently thanks to gruelling fundraising expeditions by teams from two leading firms.
Hampshire Flag Company supported a team from Snows Group in Southampton, which raised more than £20,000 for a local children’s charity, by donating a 183cm x 91cm flag.
The digitally dye printed flag was produced from knitted polyester, printed on an Dupont Artistri 2020 and featured the Snows Group logo and the team flew the flag when they reached the mountain’s summit.
Snows owns car dealerships across the south and the challenge was undertaken by its group chairman, Stephen Snow, and group board director, Neil McCue. The pair formed part of radio station Wave 105′s ten-day expedition.
Hampshire Flag also provided the flag taken to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the world’s highest free-standing mountain at 5896 metres (19,341 feet), by a team from K2Dental in Fulham.
Zaki and Dominique Kanaan, a married couple, undertook the trek as part of their bid to raise over £6000 for Bridge2Aid, a charity that provides vital free dental care, education and training in Northwest Tanzania as well as a community development programme to help the poor and disabled in Mwanza.
Both Zaki and Dominique are members of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD) and the 183cm x 91cm flag, which was digitally dye printed and produced on a Dupont Artistri 2020, featured the BACD logo.
Graham Wilkinson, Managing Director of the Waterlooville-based flag manufacturer said, “It never fails to astound us how caring, dedicated and daring some of our customers are – and the lengths they will go to in order to raise money for charity.
“Seeing these successful businesspeople give up time, energy and expense to make a difference to the lives of others is an inspiration. Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is no mean feat and we are extremely proud that our flags have been taken to the summit twice over the course of this summer,” added Graham, who successfully reached Everest base camp last year.
