BUSINESSES looking to decentralise following Covid-19 are expected to be among prospective tenants at a new enterprise centre in Ayrshire.
While the Halo Urban Regeneration Company said there is a strong labour pool around the locale, the site is also not far from Glasgow.
It has reached the milestone of launching the marketing campaign for the Halo Enterprise and Innovation Centre (HEIC) in Kilmarnock.
The four-storey HEIC is currently under construction and set to open its doors in spring 2021, and is described as “one of just a few speculative office developments currently under construction in Scotland and UK”, the 46,000 sq ft HEIC is being marketed by agents CBRE and Graham + Sibbald.
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The HEIC, located next to the new Ayrshire College campus and Kilmarnock train station, will provide Grade A workspace and is expected to attract interest from around the UK.
The HALO Kilmarnock is a £63 million urban regeneration project on the 23-acre former Johnnie Walker site.
It is claimed it will be the first town centre net zero carbon energy project in Scotland.
The HEIC will include a digital, data and cyber training and learning facility within an exciting and digitally connected workspace.
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Marie Macklin, founder and executive chair of the Halo Urban Regeneration Company, said: “Given the strength of Kilmarnock and East Ayrshire’s resident labour pool market and the severe shortage of new build office space in nearby Glasgow we expect there to be strong interest in this development from across the UK.”
She also said: “We know many businesses are looking to decentralise some of their operations following Covid-19, taking office space out with city centres.
“The HEIC is a state-of-the-art development with touchless entry and destination control lifts which will minimise the amount of public surfaces office workers are in contact with.
"The Halo’s vision is to play a key role in helping towns like Kilmarnock re-emerge as the powerhouses they once were and we believe we can play a big part in the economic recovery.”
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