DEVELOPMENT of its core business coupled with growth of its craft beers and spirits business and international division has helped Glasgow-based wholesaler JW Filshill record increased operating profit of £1.1m in the year to January 31, 2017 against £0.9m in the previous year despite a 0.5% fall in turnover to £142m.
Managing director Simon Hannah said: “We have ramped up investment in our workforce to enable us to engage more closely with our KeyStore customers and manage the principal risk of losing customers to other groups by offering strong promotions and wide-ranging advice and support, including store layouts/planograms, consumer leaflets, digital social media and EPOS till installations.”
