Earlier this year, Webhelp Group bought one of Scotland's biggest call centre employers, Larbert-based HEROtsc.

BBC: Webhelp TSC to create 400 call centre jobs in Scotland

This remained the situation until 1935 and the establishment of the Larbert Institution, which catered for patients of all ages.

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Webhelp already employs almost 3, 000 people in Scotland and operates call centres in Larbert, Greenock, Kilmarnock, Dunoon, Rothesay and Glasgow.

BBC: Webhelp TSC to create 400 call centre jobs in Scotland

Like that stretch of road on the way back from the Glasgow run, when I would pass the turnoff for Larbert.

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Webhelp TSC is setting up 294 new posts in Glasgow, 76 in Larbert and 30 in Kilmarnock over the next two years.

BBC: Webhelp TSC to create 400 call centre jobs in Scotland

The Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert will use a family of seven special mannequins, including Stan, who can respond to anaesthetic gases.

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It brings to almost 3, 400 the number of people employed by Webhelp TSC in Scotland and means economic boosts in Glasgow, Larbert and Kilmarnock.

BBC: Webhelp TSC to create 400 call centre jobs in Scotland

The travel firm said a new telephone system was being implemented that would enable its stores to deal with some calls previously dealt with at Larbert.

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The Larbert call centre currently employs just over 400 people.

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He said the firm, which is based at Larbert, near Falkirk, had been preparing staff for the worst and helping them to search for new employment even while it was looking for a new client.

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