of Lees of Scotland, the Lanarkshire-based confectionery firm. “I’d need to get my calculator.”

In normal times, Lees would be preparing some big celebrations to mark its 90th anniversary. Ongoing restrictions to suppress coronavirus will naturally curb the commemorations, though Mr Miquel said the occasion will be marked, albeit in a lower-key fashion.

“[It is] a period of a lot of reflection on a lot of things,” said Mr Miquel, who has worked for Lees since joining as commercial director in 2004. “Ninety years old as a business is quite a landmark.

“We’re just focusing on the business. On a PR front, we will be mentioning the fact it is our 90th year, but we are a bit limited, given the current circumstances and how you can celebrate it.”

Lees produces a wide array of cakes and confectionery at its 80,000 square foot factory in Coatbridge, including its renowned macaroon bars, meringues and coconut-topped snowballs.

Although Mr Miquel has seen plenty of corporate challenges in his career with the company, including a boardroom reshuffle that saw him succeed his late father Raymond as chief executive in 2009, followed by a management buyout that saw Lees de-list from the stock market in 2012, coronavirus has brought tests like no other. “There is always something, but what we have got right now, who could have predicted that?” Mr Miquel said. “It is certainly completely different. Let’s hope we get back to some normality sometime soon.”

Like many manufacturing businesses, Lees had implement a raft of new systems to adapt to the challenges posed by the pandemic.