Hotels for heroes Crerar Hotels has doffed its cap to the sacrifices made by NHS workers throughout the pandemic.
The company invited more than 380 health service key workers and their families to spend last weekend at its seven hotels, in Nairn, Oban, Inverurie, Inveraray, Glencoe and on Royal Deeside and the Isle of Mull. This meant around 2,000 complimentary stays for 850 guests.
The guests were chosen following a public nomination process for the Scottish Hospitality for NHS Heroes campaign, which resulted in thousands of nominations.
Chris Wayne Wills, chief executive of Crerar Hotels, said: “We were so pleased to welcome over 380 NHS heroes and their families from across Scotland for a weekend of celebrations. It was great to see them all relax and have a good time.
“All seven of our hotels, from Nairn to Oban, threw open their doors in honour of the incredible key workers, who continue to put themselves on the frontline, day in and day out.”
Cloudy outlook Company bosses have been swapping swanky London offices for locations closer to home to talk to the press on results days since the coronavirus pandemic broke.
Robin Watson, chief executive of Wood, was in the company’s native Aberdeen when he spoke to your humble correspondent about the energy services giant’s interim results this week. And it is fair to say Mr Watson, who hails from Campbeltown, was not that impressed with the weather. “We’ve got a North-east haar in here so we cannot see beyond the trees outside the office,” he told The Bottom Line. “I’m a west coaster and I’m not used to that lack of visibility!”
Cheers for beer Innis & Gunn is doing its bit to support its fellow brewers by stocking some of their beers at its new Taproom in Leith. Chief executive Dougal Sharp told The Bottom Line that the firm wants to “champion the local, vibrant brewing scene in Scotland, to try and help the sector”.
More power to their elbow, we say.
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