Retail parade at Hamilton International Park

Hamilton International Park, one of Scotland’s most sought-after business locations, has begun construction on a £5.25million retail parade.

The 13,662 sq.ft parade will provide a wide range of leisure and retail facilities to both the business park occupiers and the local community. Three of the six retail units being constructed are currently under offer by prospective tenants.

Finance Minister, Tom McCabe MSP, officially launched construction on the site – which is due for completion in January 2007 – by digging the first piece of turf.

Hamilton International Park is home to a wide variety of local, regional and international businesses, which currently employ over 3,500 people. A recently announced £104million expansion plan, creating more than 2,500 jobs and an additional 319,000 sq.ft of office accommodation, will be completed by 2010.

William Hill, managing director of HF Developments, said: “We are delighted that Tom McCabe could come along and cut the first piece of turf here at the Park. Following on from our successful retail parade at Strathclyde Business Park, we felt that it was important to develop the facilities at Hamilton International Park to support the increasing workforce and locals in the surrounding areas here.”

Tom McCabe MSP added: “I am pleased to have been invited to symbolise the start of the development of Hamilton International Park’s Retail Parade.  I am sure that this provision will be a welcome addition to the Park and will add to the significant contribution the retail industry already makes to the Scottish economy.


Notes to editors:

Hamilton International Park is a joint venture between AWG Property Limited and HF Developments to develop over 400,000 sq ft (37,161 sq m) of specified Grade an offices. Phase I provides over 260,000 sq ft (24,154 sq m) to meet the requirement of modern businesses in Aspect House, International House, Campsie House, Kintail House, Prospect House and Kilpatrick House.

The park is centrally located in the heart of Scotland, approximately 13 miles south east of Glasgow City Centre. It is served by the A725 East Kilbride Expressway, which provides quick and easy access to the M8 (Glasgow & Edinburgh) and M74 (Carlisle & the South) motorway networks. DTZ Debenham Tie Leung, Lambert Smith Hampton and Ryden are retained letting agents for the available office accommodation at Hamilton International Park.