Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East Constituency, has put forward a parliamentary motion to congratulate SLR’s Above & Beyond Awards’ Astonishing Act winner, Salman Javed of A&J Stores in Stenhousemuir, Falkirk.
Thomson asked that Scottish Parliament recognise how the Above & Beyond Awards look to celebrate staff at convenience stores who make a positive contribution within their own store and the wider community. The motion suggested that Parliament thank Salman for the “hard work and extra effort that he puts into delivering a stellar service to his local community”.
Salman’s astonishing act took place last summer when he noticed a man suffering with chest pains in the road outside the store. As Salman raced over to assist, the man then collapsed. Quick-thinking Salman called an ambulance and put the man into the recovery position, before grabbing the community defibrillator, which is based outside his store. He then used the device to save the man’s life by bringing him back to consciousness.
Salman’s mother, Asiyah, who runs the store with husband Jawad, told SLR that the family were delighted to hear of the motion and were waiting to hear back from their local MSP with any further updates.
Thomson was already familiar with the good work of A&J stores after Asiyah and Jawad helped vulnerable locals during the pandemic. The MSP previously nominated the couple to attend a Scottish Parliament event for Local Heroes where they got to meet King Charles.
