Clear Business moves into Clyde Gateway’s One Rutherglen Links office development
Clyde Gateway has announced that Scotland’s second-largest water supplier Clear Business will become the second tenant of their speculative office development, One Rutherglen Links.
This brings the building to full occupation and represents the largest letting outwith the city centre this year.
Clear Business, part of the Verastar Group, entered the Scottish water market as a licensed provider of water and waste services in 2013 and has rapidly gained market share, now servicing over 1 in 4 companies.
It also provides business energy and telecoms services. Clear Business will occupy the ground and first floors of the building and bring 130 employees to the local Clyde Gateway area.
It has ambitious plans to grow its business substantially and almost double the employee headcount in the Clyde Gateway area to 250 staff over the next two years.
One Rutherglen Links is a four-storey, 34,085 sq.ft, Grade A office development - one of only a handful of speculative developments that South Lanarkshire has seen in recent years. Located beside Rutherglen railway station and national motorway networks, this building is meeting a much-needed gap for quality office space.
Clear Business, currently based in Hamilton, will join leading provider of vital multi-technical services – SPIE UK, who currently occupy the top two floors of this modern building.
Ian Manson, chief executive of Clyde Gateway, said: “Businesses are thriving in Clyde Gateway and we are delighted to welcome Clear Business to One Rutherglen Links, another occupier with excellent credentials and exciting plans for future growth. Our commitment to speculative developments to help plug the gap for quality and affordable Grade A office buildings is reaping huge rewards - bringing more private sector investment and jobs into the area.”
Stewart Yardley, director of Clear Business, added: “It’s an exciting time for Clear Business as we put down roots at this quality building and begin the next new chapter for our business. Clyde Gateway is an excellent location with access to a highly-skilled workforce, so this will play a big part in achieving our ambitious plans to grow the business and double our headcount in Scotland over the next few years.”