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Chris Shaw
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Scottish Government visit
21 August 2017
Paul Wheelhouse MSP, the Scottish Government’s Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, visited cleaning and detergent manufacturer RP Adam (Arpal Group) in the Scottish Borders on 20th June to support the company’s commitment to rural investment.

The Minister was taken on a tour of RP Adam’s Selkirk-based manufacturing HQ by managing director Robin Leith, highlighting the £1 million capital investment programme that the company has delivered there during the last three years.
This has included a £400,000 expansion project which has increased manufacturing capacity by 40% in line with increased business growth, and the recent addition of a £125,000 filling-line technology which could see annual output exceeding 10 million litres of liquid product over the next four years.
RP Adam also used the Minister’s visit to highlight the investment that it has made in its employees and to the local and national communities that it serves. This includes accreditation as a Scottish Living Wage employer, its commitment to The Scottish Business Pledge and its recent involvement in the ground-breaking Meals and More scheme pioneered by the UK’s leading food wholesaler Brakes Group, which aims to tackle ‘holiday hunger’ amongst school children in the Scottish Borders, in Scotland, and across the whole of the UK.
RP Adam’s managing director Robin Leith said: “These are exciting times for the company and I am delighted to share some of our more significant investment milestones with the Minister which highlights our commitment to our customers, our staff and our local community alike."
Paul Wheelhouse MSP added: “Successful family-owned businesses like RP Adam make a unique and powerful contribution to growth across Scotland. They are fundamental to our continued economic success."
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