THE company behind Scotland's first indoor trampoline park has reported a record number of visitors to its Go Ape adventure parks north of the Border.
Adventure Forest, which launched Air Space in East Kilbride last year, welcomed 50,000 customers to its three Go Ape adventure sites in Scotland in 2014 - 18 per more than the previous year.
The Suffolk-based company cited the Commonwealth Games as a key factor as it boosted revenue by 28 per cent, coming in at £18.2 million for the 2014 season.
The company did not disclose whether 2014 had been a profitable year, though highlighted that turnover at its Scottish parks had been booked at £1.12m.
In total, some 820,000 visitors passed through the gates at Go Ape's 28 parks across the UK, which includes sites in Aberfoyle, Crathes Castle in Aberdeenshire, and Glentress Forest in Peebles.
Activities on offer include tree top zip slides and segway trekking.
The company said it planned to build on its progress in 2014 by rolling our urban adventure sites and develop attractions at its existing Go Ape sites. It has also pledged to roll out its Air Park concept around the UK, having invested £2 million in more than 100 inter-connected trampolines in the Play Sport complex in East Kilbride.
Managing director Jerome Mayhew said: "Go Ape enjoyed record visitor numbers in Scotland in 2014 which we believe reflected the upsurge in visitor numbers and the feel good factor of the Commonwealth Games.
"We also selected Scotland as the ideal location for our first trampoline park and Air Space is already exceeding our expectations. As a result we have exciting plans to roll out the concept to a number of new sites across the UK.
"We believe this diversification is important, both from a business perspective and also to offer our customers new and exciting leisure opportunities."
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