Scotland


Knight Property Group Completes Deal Double with Rovco at Kingshill Park, Aberdeen


Knight


completed a deal double at Pavilion


Property Group has 10,


Westhill, Aberdeenshire.


Rovco, a leading provider of tech-powered offshore wind geophysical survey and ROV/ AUV projects, has successfully


secured six and five-year leases for two office suites situated in Knight’s modern office development.


These leases collectively span 10,774 sq ft, with the first floor encompassing 5,384 sq ft and the ground floor comprising 5,390 sq ft. These agreements were reached swiftly, strategically aligning with Rovco’s ambitious plans for future growth.


Rovco’s technology helps lower the costs of site planning / consent surveys and, O&M through surface vessels and underwater autonomy. They also use their own AI systems to force multiply their teams and process large volumes of data rapidly. Rovco works across all


lifecycle stages of a


windfarm from initial planning all the way through to final decommissioning.


Savills and Ryden are joint agents for Knight


Group at Kingshill Park.


Rare Opportunity to Acquire Historic Ship Inn on Stonehaven Harbourside is Brought to Market by DM Hall


Current owner set to retire after 20 years of successful trading. DM Hall, the leading Scottish independent firm of chartered surveyors, is marketing The Ship Inn, Shorehead, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire AB39 2JY, an historic traditional public house with eleven letting bedrooms in a prosperous location whose origins go back to 1771. Price is available on application.


The Ship Inn sits within the affluent town of Stonehaven on the North-east coast of Scotland, around 16 miles to the South of Aberdeen. Home to famous Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven enjoys a large number of visitors thought the year who visit the town to enjoy its beautiful coastal setting and picturesque town harbour. The property has come to market as a result of the current owner’s impending retirement. The town also hosts a series of annual local events focused on the harbour, including an annual beer festival, a folk music festival each July, and the annual high point which is the Fireball celebration at Hogmanay. Stonehaven also boasts a dramatic, clifftop 18-hole golf course, Scotland’s only volunteer-managed Art Deco Olympic sized outdoor heated swimming pool and a popular holiday caravan site.


A successful and profitable hostelry with a complement of 25 local staff – full and part-time, and up to 40 in the busy summer months, The Ship Inn is formed in three distinct, interlinked sections comprising the original building which accommodates the lounge bar and six en-suite letting bedrooms, a modern extension which contains the highly rated Captain’s Table, a 38 cover restaurant which specialises in seafood, as well as a further five en-suite letting bedrooms, and an extension to the rear of the original building containing customer toilets, a utility room and a staff locker room.


A lounge bar, with seating for 50 guests, fitted and finished in a traditional style with a nod to the nautical heritage of the building, offers a range of refreshments, with an open fire in winter, and a sun terrace overlooking the harbour where seating is provided for 32 around several fixed tables. Interested parties should contact me, Stuart Johnston


24 Property Kingshill Park in


The site at Kingshill Park, in Westhill, Aberdeen has been formally handed over to Wickes who are now managing the fit-out process, ahead of its grand opening in August. The purpose-built 25,000 sq ft store, along with 79 car parking spaces and an outdoor projects centre was built by Clark Contracts, who were the main contractor.


The new building is of a steel frame design and incorporates high-performance composite wall and roof cladding and is designed such that a mezzanine floor can be fitted to increase stoor capacity. When open, the new store will bring around 25 new jobs to the local economy and will see Wickes offering more DIY product choice to consumers in the Granite City.


Howard Crawshaw, Managing Director of Knight Property Group added: “The successful completion of this project brings positive news. We’re thrilled to welcome Wickes back into Aberdeen and also into our portfolio of tenancies at Westhill, enhancing the offerings for customers around Westhill.”


Wickes welcomed its first customers 50 years ago and is one of the UK’s fastest growing home improvement retailers. Its initial site at Whitefield, Manchester opened in 1972.


The business is one of the UK’s leading DIY chains and builders’ merchant and now operates more than 230 stores throughout the UK, with existing Scottish sites in Dumfries, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Perth and Stirling.


Wickes will join other big names in the business park including Starbucks, McDonalds, Screwfix and Toolstation.


HQ Expansion for Simblox Technologies Ltd at AM Sci Tech’s Aberdeen Energy Park


IT provider doubles footprint at the Enterprise Centre. AM Sci Tech, a subsidiary of Hurstwood Holdings, the owner of Aberdeen Energy and Innovation Parks, has just concluded an upsizing lease with Simblox.


Simblox, which has been based at the parks


for the past ten years, has moved to a larger head office suite in the Enterprise Centre on the Energy Park in Bridge of Don.


The business has agreed to a five-year lease on the ground floor Unit G4, which extends to approximately 900 sq ft, almost doubling their previous space. The new suite can accommodate up to 10 people, allowing for potential future expansion requirements.


Simblox provides IT services across various sectors, including business consulting, construction, finance, energy, engineering, legal and manufacturing, with tailoring solutions to meet each industry’s unique needs.


The company was established in 2005 and has grown steadily over the years, while maintaining a high-quality service. It now employs 14 staff, including a team of home-based engineers and serves a wide range of clients located from Angus to Moray. The focus on customer service has been crucial for business development, reflected by long-term client relationships and impressive growth through referrals.


The Parks are conveniently located approximately three miles north of Aberdeen city centre and close to the Third Don Crossing. Set at the entrance to the Energy Park on Exploration Drive, the Enterprise Centre is Aberdeen Energy Park’s flagship office building, providing the ideal workspace for forward-looking, ambitious businesses.


Knight Frank and Ryden are joint agents for Aberdeen Energy & Innovation Parks. COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MONTHLY 2024


Knight Property Group Completes Construction of New £10m Aberdeen Wickes Store


Site handed over for fit-out ahead of opening in August. Knight Property Group is pleased to announce the successful completion of build works for a brand new £10 million Aberdeen store for national home improvement giant, Wickes.


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