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by Charlie Spargo Lauren Wilden has joined JBH as its Digital PR Manager and will work with the agency's lifestyle and personal finance clients. Formerly 10 Yetis' Head of PR, Wilden spent nearly eight years at the Gloucester-based PR and social media agency working with clients including Hillarys Blinds, Optical Express, and Vouchercloud, carwow. JBH recently announced a significant increase in its headcount and their move to a new, larger office at the Express Building in Ancoats, Manchester. Commenting on her appointment, Wilden said: “I feel extremely lucky and so excited to be join...

William Wilkie, right, pictured with his children Sian and Willis. Picture: Colin Mearns By Kristy Dorsey He joined his father’s firm in West Dunbartonshire in 1976, right around the time when eyewear was beginning its transformation from the correction of a physical deficiency into a statement of style. Whereas William Wilkie’s dad kept seven or eight spectacle frames in a drawer and “more or less” told customers what they wanted, the wall displays at today’s Wilkie & Rider shops in Alexandria and Dumbarton present customers with hundreds of options. The evolution of opticia...

David Moulsdale Picture: Duncan McCallum THE Optical Express eyecare business led by Scots entrepreneur David Moulsdale has said it is in good shape to cope with the challenges posed by the Covid 19 coronavirus crisis after overcoming the impact of the lockdown imposed in March. The Cumbernauld-based group said sales returned to pre-Covid levels in early summer after trading resumed in outlets that it had closed when restrictions were placed on optical specialists. The business achieved forecast-beating profits in the nine months to September 30, leaving directors confident the outlook ...