Stuart Colvin, Steve Hare and Steve Golding took turns driving the Jungheinrich forklift for about 900 miles from John O' Groats to Land's End.

Three friends have driven a Jungheinrich forklift between John O'Groats and Land's End in Scotland to raise over GBP15,000 (USD22,464.85) for cancer research.

Stuart Colvin, Steve Hare and Steve Golding took turns driving the diesel forklift for about 900 miles (1,448.4kms) at a speed of around 12mph (19kmph) in four-hour shifts.

The men undertook the challenge in memory of their close friend, Tim Frankham, who died from a brain tumour in May 2009.

Colvin says over the years people have walked, run, skateboarded and rode on buses from John O'Groats to Land's End.

"So we wanted to come up with a different way of making the journey in memory of Tim.

"Tim was an inspiration to many with his courage and positive outlook. As part of his treatment, [he] received a new chemotherapy drug which extended his life by a year and we aim to raise at least the amount it cost to provide this treatment."

Jungheinrich UK Ltd lent them the 4s series counterbalanced hydrostatic forklift and supplied a back-up service vehicle. The forklift left John O'Groats on 25 February and reached Land's End four days later, despite facing some severe weather conditions in the Scottish highlands.

Craig Johnson, Jungheinrich UK's marketing manager, says the company was only "too pleased" to get involved in the fund-raiser when approached by Tim's friends.

Donations to "Team Tim" are welcome at www.justgiving.com/teamtim2010.