A Scots whisky bottling plant will restart production next week - despite the coronavirus lockdown. The Edrington facility in Glasgow will again begin work after it was on March 25 by bosses amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Unions have reacted angrily to the news and called for the Scottish Government to step in and shut down the whole industry. It is understood other whisky facilities in Scotland will also reopen this week while many have not closed during the crisis.A survey carried out this week by the GMB union found more than 90% wanted all distileries closed- arguing the product often doesn;t hit shop shelves for a decade or more.But some plants have turned production to hand sanitiser.The Daily Record has launched