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of how the running order for the flagship news programme STV News at Six is graſted. In the control
gallery they learned about the mechanics of running a live broadcast and the different roles in controlling the output of the programme. Tere was a chance to go in to
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machinery, the current Tunnock’s factory occupies around 250,000sqſt of space. However, it is not
just about quantity but about the quality in creating the famous wafers, the caramel that
goes between them, the
marshmallow and the distinctive rich, creamy chocolate. Tis leading modern factory
the studio and see the very familiar STV news set and get a close up of what is involved in presenting the STV news and weather. Ten there was a visit to
transmission which oversees the broadcasting of the programmes to televisions all around the STV area. Tey were shown output for the Dundee, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh subregions, which feature local news as well as the opportunity for more localised advertising for businesses. Suzanne Burns, Human
Resources Director of STV and a Director of Glasgow Chamber, said: “An informal networking event like this is a great opportunity to engage with the Glasgow business community. Our aim was to provide a wider understanding of our commercial business and the extent of STV’s extensive reach on air and online and we hope all our guests found the event informative.” Members also enjoyed a Behind
Te Scenes event at the Tunnock’s factory in Uddingston. Te plant is the source of the
famous Caramel Wafers and Teacakes loved around the world including places like the Middle East where their success is not due to Scotish expats living there but apparently because local people in the region have a very sweet tooth. Equipped with cuting-edge
unit stands only 100 yards away from the site where company founder the eponymous Tomas Tunnock – it is still officially called Tomas Tunnock Ltd – opened his first shop in 1880. In addition to the quality of the
product, the Tunnock’s brand has been built on a clever approach to marketing which has been a consistent theme throughout its history. Tis was true from adverts
signed by Tomas Tunnock as ‘Your Local MP’ (Muton Pieman) when the company was focused on bakery products, through it being one of the first advertisers when Radio Clyde was launched, to it being one of the longest running advertisers on STV. It remains true to this day as
anyone who has visited Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5 and seen the large poster for Tunnock’s Caramel Wafers as ‘Highly recommended by your captain’ with the picture of a boy in an airline pilot’s uniform, will testify. Te product is obviously not
just recommended by ‘the captain’ as Tunnock’s makes 10 million biscuits a week – and finds a home for them all. Tese visits gave Chamber
members privileged access to three very different businesses but with business lessons to learn from each.
Behind The Scenes at Tunnock’s
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