Andrew Scott

1 month ago | thewholenote.com | Andrew Scott

Details Category: Features For angsty teenagers (and I know this from personal experience), relatably disillusioned literary characters can provide a feeling of connection as the reader works through their own age-appropriate sense of despondent ennui. J.D. Salinger’s Holden Caulfield was (and perhaps still is) the standard bearer in this regard. But it was, even more so, the work of Jack Kerouac (think October in the Railroad Earth, backed by pianist Steve Allen) that for many proved to be...

Aug 5, 2024 | glasstimes.co.uk | Andrew Scott

By Andrew Scott, managing director, Purplex. Those of us who keenly watch market trends (and isn’t that all of us in business?) are aware that even the biggest brands, the ones that seem to be infallible in any circumstances, can be prone to decline and fall. I think about Everest Windows, one of the first companies to make a tremendous success of double glazing when its popularity began to grow on these shores. Once they were a byword for the whole industry; now they’re in administration.

Jul 22, 2024 | windownews.co.uk | Andrew Scott

Image Above: Andrew ScottBy Andrew Scott, MD of Purplex MarketingOne of the starkest measures of economic performance over the last few years has come from the housebuilding industry, and the fact that nowhere near enough homes are being built to keep up with demand. In part this has pushed up prices to the point where affordable ownership or renting has become a complete contradiction in terms. The new government has made a grand promise to build 1.5 million new homes over the next five years.

Jul 15, 2024 | 98fm.com | Andrew Scott |Jonathan Bailey

Talk about travelling in style!Kylie was headlining British Summer Time over the weekend, a huge gig taking place in Hyde Park in London. And to get to the stage she had a very special mode of transportation!The Australian singer posted a video to her socials of being carried by actors Andrew Scott and Jonathan Bailey all the way to the stage.

Jun 6, 2024 | thewholenote.com | Andrew Scott

The sound of trumpets bookended a wonderful Koerner Hall May 23 evening that balanced solemnity, joyful retrospect, and reflections on a professional life well lived. The occasion: the retirement of Dr. Peter Simon following an extraordinary career as President & CEO of The Royal Conservatory of Music. First it was Hail to the Chief, as played solo by Andrew McCandless, principal trumpeter of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.