BIRCHWOOD-based Claremont Group Interiors has helped an endurance runner fulfil his life-long ambition – to compete in the 104 mile Ultra Tour du Mont Blanc (UTMB).

The company's joint managing director, Tim Frankland, decided to sponsor Michael Plummer after a chance meeting with him at a surprise 30th party for a mutual friend

The Lancashire man started running in 2011 and ran the race in less than 46 hours.