Spar Scotland praises staff who battled Beast from the East 2

The company said more than 650,000 cases were scanned in, replenished, picked, loaded and delivered to Spar convenience stores around Scotland.

Round the clock snow clearing and gritting by eight staff, daily, kept its Dundee depot operating. On  9 February 20 helpers from all over the distribution department were needed just to keep the depot open. Each lorry took an average of 30 minutes to dig out of snow, load and depart.

Colin McLean, chief executive from Spar Scotland, said: “The depot has put out larger volumes in the past but never have we faced such adversity. Weather warnings, blizzards, jack-knifed lorries in car parks and closed roads proved extremely difficult, but everyone rose to the challenge and we delivered the goods.”

In addition, staff at Spar Scotland stores cleared pathways and accesses around stores to enable customers to get safely in and out and large vehicles to deliver.

McLean added: “It showed us what a great team we have at Spar Scotland. Everyone really has pulled together to play their role in helping communities while combating the Beast from the East. They are our unsung heroes.”