We are proud to announce the launch of the Scottish Wholesale Local Food and Drink Growth Fund, an exciting new initiative designed to further support wholesalers and food producers in increasing the volume of local Scottish produce sold through wholesale channels.  With the ...

SWA Achievers Awards 2025 gala dinner opens for bookings Celebrating its 22nd anniversary, this prestigious awards ceremony continues to highlight and reward best practice, outstanding performance, and innovation across all areas of the wholesale trade in Scotland. Achievers 20 ...

Tom Slaven, retail director of Glasgow-based United Wholesale Grocers, has been elected president of the Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) and will be appointed at the AGM on Tuesday, 18 June. Succeeding Julie Dunn, operations director of Blantyre-based Dunns Food and Drinks ...

The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA), together with other senior leaders from Scotland’s HGV industry, has developed a suite of actions to help the sector transition to net zero. The HGV Decarbonisation Pathway is the result of 18 months’ work by the Zero Emission Truck Task ...

Three case studies have been produced to highlight the benefits of SWA’s Delivering Growth Through Wholesale programme (DGTW) which aims to educate and engage with producers on the opportunities provided by the wholesale sector. Launched in 2021, DGTW is a local supply chain tra ...

We've uploaded all the photos for you to scroll through and that were taken on the night, from the drinks reception to the awards ceremony itself.

Congratulations again to all the winners of Scottish Wholesale Achievers 2024 and sincere thanks to all our sponsors.

We'd like to extend our gratitude to each and everyone who attended Achievers Awards 2024. It was an honour to have you all join us in recognising and celebrating the innovation and achievements within our industry.

As a fantastic start to the new year we'd like to extend a warm welcome to our new members, joining us in our shared journey of excellence and growth within the wholesale industry. 

At the SWA, we're committed to cultivating an environment where businesses thrive. Whether you're a longstanding member or just beginning your partnership with us, know that you're part of a community dedicated to your prosperity.

Following our Chief Executive’s Public Procurement evidence session in the Scottish Parliament yesterday morning, Mairi Gougeon MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, met with Colin Smith and Jayne Swanson, Head of Public Affairs at SWA, to discuss the wholesale sector’s outlook for 2024.

Chief Executive, Colin Smith, gave evidence yesterday to the Economy and Fair Work Committee and who are taking evidence as part of their post legislative scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. Following views garnered from SWA members, Colin shared the key issues around some of the challenges the wholesale sector face in trying to deliver the aims of the bill.