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Daily Record
22-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Record
Clyde Gateway wins Regional Committee Chair Award at British Council for Offices (BCO) Scottish Awards Lunch
Scotland's largest and most ambitious regeneration programme, has played a transformative role in revitalising South Lanarkshire. The company behind a major new upgrade of an area of Rutherglen has been recognised for its outstanding contribution to the property industry in Scotland. Clyde Gateway received the Regional Committee Chair Award at the British Council for Offices (BCO) Scottish Awards Lunch 2025. Presented at a ceremony held at the Grand Central Glasgow Hotel, the award celebrates an organisation or individual whose long-standing work has made a significant and lasting impact on the commercial property sector in the region. Clyde Gateway, Scotland's largest and most ambitious regeneration programme, has played a transformative role in revitalising South Lanarkshire. As reported by Lanarkshire Live, the company unveiled proposals for a £500m vision to strengthen land in South Lanarkshire and Glasgow's east end at the UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) in Leeds. This will include a 150-bedroom hotel and 450 homes proposed for the redevelopment of the former Shawfield Stadium in Rutherglen. Since its inception in 2008, Clyde Gateway has delivered thousands of jobs, sustainable homes, and high-quality office, industrial and commercial developments, bringing opportunity and renewed confidence to an area once synonymous with post-industrial decline. Martin McKay, chief executive of Clyde Gateway, said: 'It is a huge honour to receive this award, and I'd like to thank the BCO for recognising the impact of Clyde Gateway's work over the past 16 years. "We've excelled in partnership, and this award reflects the efforts of many people, our partners, stakeholders and others who share our success. "Development and construction are great industries that we are proud to support. "While we're proud of what's been achieved, we're equally excited about the future, with a strong pipeline of projects that will continue to deliver economic growth, attract investment and improve lives in the years ahead." Peter Kerr, chair of the BCO Scottish committee, added: 'Clyde Gateway stands as a model of what long-term, place-based regeneration can achieve. "The scale and quality of its impact, both socially and economically, has set a new benchmark for our industry. "From creating award-winning business spaces to delivering inclusive growth in some of Scotland's most challenged communities, Clyde Gateway is a thoroughly deserving recipient of this year's Regional Committee Chair Award.' And did you know Lanarkshire Live had its own app? Download yours for free here.
The Herald Scotland
20-05-2025
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Clyde Gateway unveils £500 million masterplan for Glasgow
Clyde Gateway said that the new 'Clyde Gateway Innovation' initiative will transform over 100 hectares - equivalent to the size of over 130 football pitches - of prime development land in Glasgow's east end and South Lanarkshire into a dynamic, mixed-use ecosystem designed to create high-value jobs, deliver sustainable business growth and sustain increased inward investment. The masterplan, supported by Glasgow City Council, South Lanarkshire Council, Scottish Enterprise and academic institutions such as the University of Strathclyde, features a "development-ready" pipeline of commercial and industrial opportunities across High Value Manufacturing (HVM), R&D, Sci-Tech, Health & Life Sciences, and other sectors. It includes the potential for one million square feet of flexible business and commercial floorspace, innovation labs, sites for two hotels and residential development - all with direct access to existing low carbon heat networks and green infrastructure centred on the River Clyde corridor. READ MORE: Priority pipeline developments include Shawfield Red Tree Labs, Dalmarnock XWorks, Shawfield Technology Terrace and the "landmark" Innovation Central building - a striking, centrally located anchor building providing flexible workspace and communal / event facilities underpinning the Clyde Gateway Innovation offer next to the River Clyde. In Shawfield, Red Tree Labs will deliver flexible laboratory spaces that will be connected to the low carbon ambient loop heat network. Clyde Gateway said the facilities, which already benefit from detailed planning consent, will help address the growing demand for high quality research space in Glasgow. In Dalmarnock, a 130-bed hotel adjacent to Dalmarnock train station with proximity to the Emirates Arena and Celtic Park is proposed as well as XWorks, a 40,000 sq ft High Value Manufacturing facility. Clyde Gateway said that a detailed planning application for XWorks was submitted on May 16, 2025. Dalmarnock Riverside will provide almost 80,000 sq ft of lab-enabled office space across two buildings with a focus on wellness and sustainability. CGI drone shot of the £500m Clyde Gateway Innovation masterplan (Image: Supplied) Meanwhile, a 150-bedroom hotel and 450 homes have also been proposed for the redevelopment of the former Shawfield Stadium to create an "exciting" new mixed-use neighbourhood, which has recently secured outline planning consent from South Lanarkshire Council. Since its inception in 2008, Clyde Gateway has delivered thousands of jobs, sustainable homes, and high quality business premises and amenities such as Topgolf and Cuningar Loop Woodland Park, bringing opportunity and renewed confidence to an area once synonymous with post-industrial decline. Earlier this week, it was recognised for its outstanding contribution to the property industry in Scotland, receiving the Regional Committee Chair Award at the British Council for Offices (BCO) Scottish Awards Lunch 2025. Martin McKay, Chief Executive of Clyde Gateway, said: 'Clyde Gateway Innovation represents the next chapter in our nationally significant regeneration journey, one that will attract world-class talent, business and investment into Glasgow's east end. 'With a focus on high-growth sectors like advanced manufacturing, life sciences and clean energy, this masterplan reflects our ambition to create a place where innovation and community go hand in hand. We're building a sustainable, scalable ecosystem that will support everything from start-ups and university spinouts to major employers, while continuing to deliver jobs, homes and opportunities for local people. This is about thinking globally and acting locally, and we're just getting started.' 4 Red Tree Labs in Shawfiled will have 40,000sq ft of laboratory, office and research facilities (Image: Supplied) Victoria Carmichael, Director of Property, Growth Infrastructure & Major Projects at Scottish Enterprise, welcomed the vision. She said: 'This ambitious new phase of the Clyde Gateway programme dovetails perfectly with our mission-based approach to transforming Scotland's economy. "By collaborating with key partners, it's our ambition to help attract more investment to infrastructure focused projects and accelerate the creation of world-class industrial accommodation that will function as growth hubs for high-value sectors such as advanced manufacturing.' Mark Robertson, Partner at Ryden, who have supported the development of the Clyde Gateway Innovation proposition, added: 'This is a market-facing, investor-ready opportunity in one of Scotland's most compelling locations. "The scale and diversity of development options, combined with excellent transport links, talent access and ESG credentials, make Clyde Gateway Innovation uniquely positioned to deliver both commercial returns and wider impact.' Clyde Gateway Innovation is being promoted to UK and international investors, developers and occupiers during UKREiiF, as Clyde Gateway seeks to build new strategic partnerships to bring forward the next wave of projects.
