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Daily Record
19-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Record
Spirits business International Beverage completes £7m expansion programme at Airdrie headquarters
Six new state-of-the-art bonded warehouses built at the site as part of upgrade of storage and logistics capabilities. Global spirits business International Beverage has concluded a major expansion programme at its headquarters in Airdrie, completing the build of six new state-of-the-art bonded warehouses at the site. Representing a £7 million investment, the new warehouses are part of an upgrade of storage and logistics capabilities across the business, supporting the company's long term global growth plans for its premium spirits portfolio, which includes Old Pulteney, Speyburn, Balblair and anCnoc single malt whiskies, Hankey Bannister blended Scotch whisky, Caorunn Gin and Phraya Rum. The 15-month project was managed in partnership with The Malcolm Group, one of the UK's leading providers of logistics, construction and maintenance services. The new facility can house 60,000 casks, taking the Airdrie site's warehousing capacity to approximately 700,000 casks overall, and providing much-needed extra maturation space for spirit from International Beverage's five Scottish distilleries. Positioned on the east side of the site, each warehouse measures 900m2 and has been constructed to the highest technical, production and safety specification, using steel portal frame fabrication. The design also includes a full surface water drainage system, plus high-tech CCTV and alarm systems. Toasting the milestone, International Beverage managing director Malcolm Leask said the investment indicates the company's confidence in the future of its award-winning brands, despite what has been a challenging few years for the Scotch whisky sector. He added: 'The completion of this new warehousing is another major step forward for our business following a busy period of acquisitions and new additions to our spirits portfolio. 'We now have some of the industry's most modern, high-quality bottling and storage facilities at our Scottish headquarters, allowing us to manage stocks of our premium Scotch whiskies with greater efficiency and scale. 'Whilst current trading conditions in our industry are challenging, whisky is a resilient sector and I'm very proud to be building for the future - and to see the ongoing evolution of our Airdrie site as a thriving hub at the heart of our global business.' Ian McDonnell, senior project manager, construction division, at The Malcolm Group, said: 'Our business is known for its expertise in industrial projects, and we have brought the very highest levels of design, construction and technology to this new facility. 'The spec and quality we have delivered for these warehouses is at the forefront of what's possible in the Scotch whisky industry and we're very pleased to have played our part in ensuring the continued production of high-quality spirits for International Beverage.' *Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire. Sign up to our newsletters here.
Glasgow Times
19-05-2025
- Business
- Glasgow Times
Global spirits company invests £7m in Airdrie expansion
International Beverage completed the construction of six new bonded warehouses at the site on Monday, May 19. The warehouses form part of a wider plan for increased storage and upgraded logistics to further the company's long-term global growth plans. With this investment, the firm aims to support its premium spirits portfolio, which features Old Pulteney, Speyburn, Balblair, and anCnoc single malt whiskies. (Left to right) Malcolm Leask from International Beverage + Ian McDonnell from The Malcolm Group (Image: Supplied) The 15-month project was managed in collaboration with The Malcolm Group – a key provider of logistics, construction, and maintenance services in the UK. The newly built facility can accommodate 60,000 casks, increasing Airdrie's total warehousing capacity to a substantial 700,000 casks, and providing much-needed maturation space for spirit from International Beverage's five distilleries in Scotland. Malcolm Leask, managing director at International Beverage, said: "The completion of this new warehousing is another major step forward for our business, following a busy period of acquisitions and new additions to our spirits portfolio. "We now have some of the industry's most modern, high-quality bottling and storage facilities at our Scottish headquarters, allowing us to manage stocks of our premium Scotch whiskies with greater efficiency and scale." The state-of-the-art warehouses have each been constructed measuring 900 m2 and built to the highest specification, using steel portal frame fabrication. They also include a full water drainage system and high-tech CCTV and alarm systems. Mr Leask added: "Whilst current trading conditions in our industry are challenging, whisky is a resilient sector and I'm very proud to be building for the future - and to see the ongoing evolution of our Airdrie site as a thriving hub at the heart of our global business." Ian McDonnell, senior project manager of Construction Division at The Malcolm Group, said: "The spec and quality we have delivered for these warehouses is at the forefront of what's possible in the Scotch whisky industry and we're very pleased to have played our part in ensuring the continued production of high-quality spirits for International Beverage."
