Inverness Airport Business Park

Inverness Airport Business Park (IABP) is a planning approved and master planned development of 250-hectares with 350,000 sq m of accommodation.

Just 14 km from the centre of Inverness along the A96 corridor to Aberdeen, Inverness Airport Business Park is an exciting investment location with significant land available in a transport hub on the outskirts of Scotland’s fastest growing city.

Tuesday 26 March 2013:

IABP Welcomes Bristow Following SAR Announcement

The chairman of Inverness Airport Business Park (IABP) has welcomed the announcement that IABP will be a key base for Bristow Helicopters Limited's operation of the UK Search and Rescue (SAR) contract.

Bristow Helicopters, which began operating a three month training contract from IABP last month, has put forward proposals to create a permanent training centre as well as a helicopter base at the airside zone of the business park.

David Hastings, IABP chairman, said: "This is great news for the business park. By locating both the training facility and base for the high-tech new SAR helicopters at IABP until at least 2026, Bristow Helicopters will provide a welcome boost to the local economy

"IABP will soon be the base for both the Search and Rescue and Air Ambulance services. Couple this with the growing number of schedule, charter and private fights being welcomed by Inverness Airport and we can see attractive opportunities for companies involved in aviation maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) at the park."

"We hope that the increase in activity will help to highlight the opportunities presented by Inverness Airport Business Park, not only for aviation-related businesses but for all businesses which would benefit from the advantages of being located at a business park so well connected to the rest of Scotland, the UK and through the Amsterdam air link, Europe and beyond."

Inverness Airport is a joint venture between Highlands and Islands Airports, Moray Estates and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, with the support of The Highland Council.

Overlooking the Moray Firth and adjacent to Inverness Airport, IABP offers 250-Hectares of development land with outline planning permission for 3.5m sq ft. It is anticipated over 700 people could be working on the site in seven years and over 1,200 in the next decade. 

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For more information on IABP visit www.iabp.co.uk

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Tuesday 12 March 2013:

David Hastings Appointed Chair of Inverness Airport Business Park

Inverness Airport Business Park (IABP) has appointed David Hastings, one of Scotland’s most respected urban development professionals, as chairman.

Hastings, who remains Chief Executive of Strathleven Regeneration Company, will lead IABP as it works to attract industrial and commercial occupiers to the site. He will work closely with IABP’s strategic development partner Roxhill Developments, which signed a deal to develop phase 1 of the park in 2011.

Hastings has a 30-year track record in delivering capital projects and programmes in Scotland. He has held a number of senior management, non-executive and consulting roles and advised on a range of development policy, strategy and delivery initiatives.

In his five years at Strathleven Regeneration Company Hastings has played a pivotal role in a joint venture which has attracted over £50 million of private investment to the Lomondgate development on the A82 at Dumbarton.  

Hastings is married to the University of the Highlands and Islands Inverness-based Head of Development Nuala Boyle and spends much of his free time in the Highlands.

Speaking of his appointment Hastings said: “I believe Inverness Airport Business Park is one of Scotland’s most exciting commercial development locations. The Highlands has a growing reputation as a place to do business and IABP, which sits in a transport hub with access to skilled workforce and the support of both Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Highland Council, is an attractive location.

“I look forward to working with the board at IABP and David Keir at Roxhill to promote the site and believe we will see businesses develop on the site in the near future.”

Inverness Airport is a joint venture between Highlands and Islands Airports, Moray Estates and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, with the support of The Highland Council.

Overlooking the Moray Firth and adjacent to Inverness Airport, IABP offers 250-Hectares of development land with outline planning permission for 3.5m sq ft. It is anticipated over 700 people could be working on the site in seven years and over 1,200 in the next decade. 

Just weeks ago the Scottish Government confirmed it would go ahead with development of a rail halt adjacent to Inverness Airport, which also serves Tornagrain.

IABP Board member and MD of Highlands and Islands Airports, Inglis Lyon, said: “It’s an honour to welcome David Hastings to our board. David’s skills in large-scale commercial project development and global blue chip contacts are exactly what we need to help attract businesses to IABP.

Hastings replaces Alan Price who is standing down after six years as chair of IABP.

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Notes to Editors

For more information on IABP visit www.iabp.co.uk

For interviews and images, please contact:

Natalie Buxton at Weber Shandwick

T: 01463 716739

M: 07770 886934

E: nbuxton@webershandwick.com

Thursday 6 December 2012:

Business Park Chairman Welcomes New Rail Halt

IABP set to be One of Best Connected Business Locations in Scotland

The Chairman of Inverness Airport Business Park (IABP) has welcomed yesterday’s announcement that Inverness Airport could have its own railway station in the next few years.

The opening of Dalcross Station will, says Alan Price, make IABP even more attractive to potential tenants: “This station will make IABP one of the best connected business parks in Scotland. The park sits adjacent to Inverness Airport, which gives businesses access to 11 UK airports and, via Amsterdam, to Europe and the world. It is also right beside the A9 and A96, both of which are due to be upgraded over the next 20 years.

“Adding a railway station will create a Transport Hub, which is highly attractive to companies looking for sustainability and easy access to both workforce and customers.”

IABP is a joint venture between Highlands and Islands Airports, Moray Estates and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, with support from Highland Council.  The key business development site for Inverness over the next 30 years, the park is expected to lead to business growth opportunities for local businesses as well as providing land and premises for new inward investment in the future.

Phase 1 of the business park, which is being developed by leading UK industrial development company Roxhill Developments, is expected to create around 700 jobs in the next seven years.

At the beginning of this year Bond Helicopters became the park’s first tenant and will moved into its new hangar and support buildings next to the runway at Inverness Airport.

IABP is in talks with several prospective tenants and is hopeful of concluding other agreements soon.

Mr Price continued: “We are working closely with our development partners Roxhill Developments and are confident that the business park will provide much needed jobs and investment for the local construction sector.”

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For more information on IABP visit www.iabp.co.uk

Natalie Buxton at Weber Shandwick

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M: 07770 886934

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Roxhill Signs £30m Deal at Inverness Business Park

Roxhill Signs £30m Deal at Inverness Business Park

Development Expected to Create Over 700 Jobs in Seven Years

Leading UK industrial development company Roxhill Developments has signed a seven-year agreement with Inverness Airport Business Park (IABP) to develop over 400,000 sq ft of the business park at Inverness Airport.

The deal, one of the most significant private sector investments in the Highland economy in recent years, is expected to create around 700 jobs in seven years leading to over 1,200 in the next decade.

Warwickshire-based Roxhill expects to spend over £30 million developing Phase 1. The firm
is now looking to secure occupiers for the 30-acre site, which is zoned for a hotel as well as mixed office, industrial and warehouse buildings.

Roxhill Executive Chairman David Keir is a well known and respected figure in the UK property sector. He believes the site is attractive to freight, logistics and warehousing companies: “This is one of our most significant investments to date and we look forward to developing at Inverness Airport Business Park. Inverness is a fast growing city, yet it has a real shortage of industrial space. We look forward to making early announcements.

“I would certainly hope to see infrastructure work underway before the end of this year, with businesses open on site in 2012.”

IABP is the result of a joint venture between Highlands and Islands Airports, Moray Estates and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, with support from Highland Council. It will work in partnership with Roxhill while continuing to market future phases of the 250Ha site.

Inverness Airport Business Park forms part of the A96 Growth Corridor, which links Inverness and Nairn and also includes the proposed new town of Tornagrain. The corridor is expected to accommodate around 30,000 people in the next 30 to 40 years.

Alan Price, Chairman of IABP, said: “Today’s announcement is hugely significant for the economic development of the Highlands and Islands. We are confident Roxhill will attract large occupiers to the business park, meaning jobs and investment for the area.

“The board of IABP now looks forward to working in partnership with Roxhill as it develops phase one of the site in accordance with the design guidelines we have set.”

IABP is confident that the business park will provide employment for over 1,200 people in the next ten years and several thousand in the long term. In the immediate future the infrastructure works and Phase 1 development will provide much needed jobs and investment for the local construction sector.

Martin Johnson, Area Manager at HIE Inner Moray Firth, said: "This is a significant development for the economy of the Inner Moray Firth, bringing 30 acres of new land into economic use in Phase 1. The fact this is being led and developed by the private sector, on the back of investments by the public sector on access roads and enabling infrastructure, shows that business confidence in this region remains strong.

Inverness Airport Business Park is going to be a key strategic site for years to come, in terms of developing the economy of the surrounding area. HIE expects that this will lead to business growth opportunities for local businesses as well as providing land and premises for new inward investment in the future."

Councillor Sandy Park, Convenor of Highland Council, said: “Highland Council welcomes this investment. It will bring significant employment opportunities which will go somewhere towards mitigating the loss of over 2,000 jobs at RAF Kinloss.

“The Inverness Airport Business Park is the one of the main strategic business growth locations for the Inverness area for the foreseeable future. Its development will support the growth of the city and Inner Moray Firth area.”

Gavin Robertson of Cargill Development Management, acting on behalf of Roxhill, said: “This deal signals the arrival of Inverness Airport Business Park and a huge boost for the Highland economy. The directors of Roxhill bring vast experience in industrial development as well as unrivalled contacts and a strong equity base.

“IABP is unique among business parks. It is extremely well connected, sitting beside an airport with well established links across the UK and alongside the region’s key trunk roads, the A9 and A96. And as a city Inverness has great appeal, with a capable workforce and access to a coveted lifestyle as the gateway to the Highlands and Islands.”

Historically, Roxhill’s directors have worked with a range of multinational companies, including all major retailers and third party logistics providers, as well as landowners in the public and private sector.

Roxhill has appointed Colliers International and Ryden as its commercial property agents for the scheme.

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Notes to Editors

For more information on IABP visit www.iabp.co.uk
For more information on Roxhill visit www.roxhill.co.uk

For interviews and images, please contact:
Natalie Buxton at Weber Shandwick
T: 01463 716739
M: 07770 886934
nbuxton@webershandwick.com

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