A taste of Italy at Strathclyde Business Park

Occupiers at Strathclyde Business Park this month welcomed the arrival of two new operators to the Park retail parade. The Avondale, which has been run by Park owner and developer HFD since opening in 2004, has been let to leading restauranteur Massimo. Massimo, who has restaurants in Glasgow, Livingston and Edinburgh, will take over the reins at the end of June, bringing with him his contemporary take on fine Italian cuisine.

Stephen Lewis explained the rationale "When we opened the Avondale, we decided to run the operation ourselves to ensure that the quality reflected it's surroundings. Ultimately the long term goal was to establish the restaurant as an independent business.

"There are many synergies with Massimo's business ethos, and we are sure that he will replicate the success he has had across his other restaurants at the Business Park."

Massimo added: "We are predominantly an Italian restaurant - our menu will offer innovative pasta dishes together with the more traditional and will offer weekly menus to keep our chefs hard at work and to present our customers with ever changing dishes that reflect the changing of the seasons and give a broader understanding of Italian cuisine.

"Our aim at Strathclyde Business Park is to provide a one stop catering facility, starting with early morning coffees and continental breakfasts, through to lunch and early evening dinners and drinks."

Joining Massimo on the Parade is Get Fresh, the Park's latest sandwich operator. The store, operated by former Subway manager Evonne Lloyd, provides occupiers with a wide range of breakfast and lunchtime options, smoothies and meeting catering. The store has already proved popular with occupiers, many lured by the prospect of a full cooked breakfast.

Strathclyde Business Park provides a comprehensive range of on-site facilities for the 6,500 strong workforce, including an on site Hilton hotel with gym, spa and hairdressing facilities, free Abbey ATM, weekly workplace banking with RBS alongside the Park's newsagent, restaurant and coffee shops.

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Notes to Editors: Strathclyde Business Park

Strathclyde Business Park is owned by HF Developments. Well established as one of Scotland's most successful business locations, it is situated in 155 acres of mature parkland near Bellshill, Lanarkshire. The Park provides over 1.4 million sq ft / 130,060 sq m of business and lifestyle space to some of Scotland's top companies, including ScottishPower, Virgin Media, William Grants Distillers and PPD Inc. Over 6,000 people are currently employed at the Park.

The site Masterplan provides for a further 500,000 sq ft / 46,450 sq m of accommodation, which will bring an anticipated 4,000 extra jobs to the Park.

Located in the heart of the Central Belt, the Park is minutes from the M8, M74 and M80, providing excellent access across Scotland and further afield.

For more information on the Park, and its location, accommodation, facilities and amenities, please visit our website: www.strathclydebusinesspark.com