This UK family owned company has been producing grain for over 600 years becoming the first English whisky distillery to be established in over 100 years. It has been distilling a range of whiskies in its own purpose built distillery since 2006. The company has built a good reputation for supplying excellent whiskies and has been awarded European Whisky of the Year on four occasions as well as being awarded five gold medals by the Wizards of Whisky in 2020 in addition to other prestigious awards for it’s products.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on the Scottish construction industry, with all sites except those considered essential currently closed. As the construction sector gets ready to recommission and recover within a COVID environment, the industry faces new challenges in getting its workforce and sites back into operation safely, securely and informed whilst ensuring improved productivity and performance.

The young British company has developed a range of natural organic skincare body butters and skincare products. The company started over five years ago growing from a hobby to the current business. The product development is based on the founders own difficulties in finding skin care products on the market which both hydrated and nourished the whole body. Utilising Shea Butter in its natural form she started making her own creams based on the natural product with no additives. The products are already stocked by a selection of specialist outlets but currently is largely available online.

Society is evolving to digital technology with seamless connectivity almost everywhere. The expanses in digital technology with its seamless connectivity have created a problem for both the creator and the discoverer of content; it’s often that creative’s (and the industry as a whole) find their work plagiarised as well as shared virally across the internet without any protection or attribution. A 2019 status report on IPR infringement estimates that the EU may be losing up to 60 billion euros in annual sales (EUIPO 2019).