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Filshill teams rise to the challenge of winter weather conditions

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JW Filshill, one of Scotland’s oldest independent food and drink wholesalers, has highlighted the “sterling efforts” of staff in ensuring KeyStore customers received timely deliveries during the recent spell of wintry weather. Renfrewshire-based Filshill, which supplies KeyStore convenience stores and independent retailers across Scotland and…

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