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IN MY VIEW R
ecent headlines would leave you to believe carnage amongst retailers and a collapse in demand for physical stores. However, delve under the surface and there’s evidence to the contrary.
I’m acting jointly with
Eric Young and Co for New Land Assets (NLA) on a site on the edge of Galashiels, at Tweedbank, which is known as Borders Gateway. Benefitting from strong traffic counts and
fronting a prominent roundabout, this site also sits close to the recently re-opened Borders Railway and it’s terminus at Tweedbank Station.
Originally intended to be developed by
B&Q, the site was sold to my clients in the middle of 2017. NLA have recently submitted a PAN application to Scottish Borders Council, ahead of a more detailed planning application to split the site into
smaller plots, the first of which is to developed by BP, for a filling station and M&S Simply Food convenience store. Plans for the remaining plots will include a coffee drive thru, budget hotel and discount supermarket. There’s also demand from smaller operators, including the likes of a chemist, sandwich shops and other catering type users.
It’s clear there are new entrants in the
Scottish market prepared to consider roadside opportunities, including EuroGarages, Taco Bell and Tim Horton’s adding to established operators (some with new formats) such as Greggs, Starbucks, McDonalds, Burger King, KFC and the likes. Watch this sector for the emergence of suppliers of electric car charging points too.
www.ditchfieldproperty.co.uk /
www.bordersgateway.com / 0141 416 1499 ROADCHEF SWITCHES SUPPLIERS R
oadchef has switched water and wastewater supply for all 27 of its
sites in England to Wave after it achieved efficiency savings of more than £90,000 across its three Scottish sites in just three years.
A new three-year contract with Wave
consolidates all 30 of Roadchef’s sites in England and Scotland under a single deal for all water and wastewater services, including monthly meter reads. The contract includes Wave’s innovative Active Water Management (AWM) service, which monitors consumption
patterns and highlights any irregularities or excessive usage so that the water retailer can work proactively with customers to drive down inefficiency. Mike Jackson, director of purchasing & data at Roadchef, explained: “Wave’s AWM service has helped us to save £90,000 across just three sites in Scotland so we see it as a genuine way in which our supply chain can add value to both operational cost reduction and environmental best practice. “Indeed, we have been so impressed
with Wave’s service-led approach to working with us that we have extended the range of services included in the new contract.” Roadchef’s new
contract with Wave includes water and energy efficiency audits at each site, aiding a holistic approach to environmental improvement and cost reduction. The deal is also
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designed to help generate financial and time savings with Wave’s efficient approach to billing, enabling Roadchef to access real time billing and consumption data online via the water retailer’s secure customer portal. Mike Jackson continued: “The
discounts offered by Wave were competitive but it is the company’s 3600 approach to helping us reduce costs, cut consumption and make the whole process easier to manage that really sets them apart. That’s why we’ve not only chosen to renew our contract in Scotland but to also extend it to all our English sites too.” Lucy Darch, the CEO of Wave added: “The deregulated retail water market is more mature in Scotland and we are finding that many of our customers with sites north of the border are consolidating their English sites with us in a single contract because they have experienced the financial, environmental and management benefits that our services can offer. “We’re delighted to extend our relationship with Roadchef and look forward to helping them save water, energy, money and time over the next three years.”
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MONTHLY 2018 by Chris Ditchfield, Ditchfield Property (Glasgow based commercial property consultancy
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