Thale, Reading -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/17/2010 -- Global property group Goodman is over-seeing a new £500,000 office fit-out for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) at its Scottish headquarters, in Glasgow due to an increase in staff at the organisation.
ACCA, the global body for accounting professionals will be refurbishing its 30,000 sq ft of offices in Glasgow in the ground and first floors of No.2 Central Quay and taking out temporary 5,000 sq ft accommodation at 138 Hydepark Street, next to Central Quay, the waterfront business park in Glasgow’s International Financial Services District.
The ACCA has been based at Central Quay, which is managed and developed by Goodman, since 2004. The refit is being conducted to accommodate the increased number of staff at the organisation, which has doubled to 418 in the past six years.
Work has already started on site by contractors Vernier and the fit-out will be finished by Christmas. On completion there will be more desk space, breakout areas and an installation of new air conditioning units across the three offices.
Niall McGilp, Regional Development Director at Goodman, said: “Goodman’s business parks and buildings offer customers flexible space allowing us to design and develop internal space plans to the exact specifications of any occupier. Our strong track record in delivering this service to our customers means we are able to alter office layouts with minimum disruption to staff and the day-to-day operation of their business.
“The existing office buildings at Central Quay business park are fully occupied and we are currently developing the next stages of the masterplan. This will set out in detail our proposals for future phases of the site’s development, outlining a range of new office buildings and other amenities to be built at the current location.”
Raymond Harvey, Facilities Manager at ACCA in Glasgow, said: “I’m happy with the way our refurbishment at 2 Central Quay is progressing, we have had some good positive feedback from staff and visitors. The new layout should allow for a better flow of traffic around the office and the additional meeting and breakout space will be extremely useful as we grow.”
The 11-acre business park, which is owned by Arlington Business Parks Partnership, is also home to a number of companies and organisations such as GE International, NHS Scotland and Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd., who together occupy 158,000 sq.ft.
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About Goodman Group (ASX: GMG)
Goodman Group is an integrated property group with operations throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe and the United Kingdom. Goodman Group, comprised of the stapled entities Goodman Limited and Goodman Industrial Trust, is the largest industrial property group listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and one of the largest listed industrial property groups globally.
Goodman’s global property expertise, integrated own+develop+manage customer service offering and significant fund management platform ensures it creates innovative property solutions that meet the individual requirements of its customers, whilst seeking to deliver attractive long-term returns for investors. In Europe, Goodman has offices in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia.
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