CANMOOR has appointed Muir Construction as main contractor to deliver the £25 million speculative development at Westway, next to Glasgow Airport.
Works are underway on the 13-acre site, which will consist of two industrial/ warehouse units of 86,630 sq ft and 202,230 sq ft, to be known as Westway 90 and Westway 200 respectively. The larger unit will be capable of being split into two units of 91,110 sq ft and 118,140 sq ft.
The construction process will take between 12 and 15 months, with completion of Westway 90 scheduled for Q3 of 2024 and in Q4 for Westway 200.
Gregor King, Canmoor’s asset manager at Westway, said, “We are pleased to see Muir Construction start works here at Westway. We look forward to bringing this ‘best in class’ sustainable development opportunity to the market over the next year or so. We anticipate strong demand for the space due to the quality of the buildings being developed and the continued strength of the industrial and logistics market in the west coast of Scotland.”
Alan Muir, MD of Muir Construction, added, “We are delighted to be able to start construction on site at Westway. We have extensive experience of industrial developments and look forward to delivering a high quality end product, to meet market demand.”
The units will be of steel portal frame construction, with eaves heights of 12.5m. Each will feature ‘ample’ dock leveller loading bays and also provide offices. There will be dedicated car parking, HGV parking and ‘extensive’ yards space, up to 50m deep.
Each unit is designed as all electric, targeting BREEAM ‘Excellent’ and EPC ratings of ‘A’. Further green credentials include electric car charging points, provision for PV panels and air source heat pumps.
Andrew McCracken, director of JLL, commented, “The industrial and logistics sector in Scotland continues to perform well, with demand from a range of occupiers. This development at Westway offers opportunities for occupiers to acquire brand new, high specification units with good yard provision, strong environmental credentials and great connectivity to Glasgow Airport and the M8 motorway.”
Canmoor’s joint leasing agents are JLL and Colliers, with management by Knight Frank.
