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Inverurie Business Park, Inverurie, AB51 5NR.

FOR SALE: WAREHOUSE/INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX (POSSIBLE RAIL CONNECTION)

SITE AREA UP TO 72.85 ha (180 acres) 33,335 SQ M (358,826 SQ FT) or therby (PLUS A POSSIBLE FURTHER 14,932 SQ M (160,739 SQ FT)) A9 Balintore

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A88 CULLEN INVERGORDON CROMARTY BUCKIE MACDUFF LOCATION A98 BANFF A90 B9163 A96 ELGIN A98 A97 A9 A832 Inverurie is situatedA98 approximately 17 miles north-west of and 142 miles

A941 A947 A981 FOCHABERS DINGWALL FORRES north of Edinburgh, with a population of over 10,000 peopleA98. The A96 runs toA90 the FORTROSE NAIRN A96 A95 A96 A952 AVOCH west of the town and is the main trunk road connecting Inverurie with Aberdeen to the south-east and smaller towns to the north. The town also benefitsA950 from KEITH A95 ROTHES A939 a railway station with regular services to Aberdeen with a journey time of 25 A96 minutes. The town is withinA96 easy commuting distance to Aberdeen which has beenA950 A97

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A9 A940 INVERNESS A947 a contributing factor to A920the prosperity and growth of the town. Auchnagatt A95 A948 DUFFTOWN A96 DAVIOT A90

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A920 A82 A975 The main employers in the town include ANM Group Ltd and Scottish Premier Meat Ltd, along with a number of local construction and ELLON GRANTOWN A941 A90 TOMATIN A95 ON SPEY engineering firms, local government departments and health services. A920 A9 A938 A939 The main oil and gas industry is focused also around the City of Aberdeen. NEWBURGH A96 A947 CARRBRIDGE A975 ABERDEEN WESTERN PERIPHERAL ROUTE (AWPR)A97 A95 INVERURIE AWPR is a new road being developed to improve travel in and around BOAT OF TOMINTOUL A944 GARTEN Aberdeen and the north-east of . The 28 mile route will A944 A980 A939 A97 provide a fast link between towns in the north, south and westALFORD of KINTORE A9 DYCE A90 AVIEMORE Aberdeen and reduce the level of traffic in the town. The road will be A96 A944 a modern, purpose-built dual carriageway with flyover junctions and Bridge of Don should reduce journey times to, from and within the north-east which WESTHILL A944 ABERDEEN will help to attract newA939 and retain existingA97 businesses. It is hoped that Echt Cults improving accessibility to the north-east will help ensure its future as Altens Peterculter KINGUSSIE a long-term strategic location. A980 Raemoir A956 NEWTONMORE A93 A93 A86 Construction of the AWPR is expected to begin during 2010, with A93 A90 A9 the road opening in phases from 2011. Inverurie sits adjacent to the A93 A96 which will meet with the AWPR at a distance of approximately Netherley 11 miles to the south-east of the town, benefiting the area with a A957 reduction in journey time.

REGIONAL SELECTIVE ASSISTANCE (RSA) DALWHINNIE The property is located within a Tier 3 grant-assisted area. RSA is A90 A93 available to qualifying applicants within small to medium sized Drumlithie businesses only which will create or safeguard jobs. Further details Glenshee ABERDEEN WESTERNA92 PERIPHERAL ROUTE (AWPR) are available at www.rsascotland.gov.uk. RAILArbuthnott LINK A90

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Inverurie Business Inverurie Business Inverurie Business Park.Offices. Park.Industrial. Park.Development Land. Inverurie Business Inverurie Business Inverurie Business KEY Park.Offices. Park.Drive timesIndustrial. Park.Development Land. 1 A96 Miles Time 2 Potential Energy Facility (160,000 SQ FT) Aberdeen 17 30 mins 3 HQ Offices - FOR SALE Dundee 80 2 hrs 4 Business Centre Inverness 90 2 hrs 30 mins 5 Development Land - FOR SALE / TO LET Edinburgh 140 3 hrs 10 mins Glasgow 160 3.30

THE SITE The Inverurie Papermill is located to the south of Inverurie within the Port Elphinstone area of the town. The site is accessed via a roundabout on the A96, with the site lying on a private road to the east of the main road. The site, which extends to some 180 acres, is divided by a railway line which runs north to south through the site. The operational buildings, including the HQ office accommodation, are located between the railway line and the river. DESCRIPTION

The Subjects comprise a single storey detached industrial warehouse complex the most recent of which was constructed in 1990. The property is predominantly of steel portal frame construction with corrugated metal cladding.

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DESCRIPTION Internally the property has concrete floor with walls and ceiling There is a mix of ground level and dock level access points which in formed from corrugated panels. The warehouse has been divided part allows for cross loading. internally by way of a metal partition. Each section is serviced by electrically operated roller shutter doors and lighting provided by There is external storage and further development land available a mix of high-level halogen and florescent strip lighting. Smaller for expansion. sections of the building benefit from gas fire warm air blowers.

Eaves height varies from 5.36m to 8.53 m. ACCOMMODATION Warehousing Accommodation Sq M Sq Ft The accommodation has been measured Engineering stores 739.12 7,956 in accordance with the RICS Code of Cut size line house 8,460.11 91,065 Measuring Practice (6th Edition) and we Despatch bays 1,635.81 17,608 estimate the areas to be as follows: Despatch collating 1,722.93 18,546 Main warehouse 4,974.06 53,541 Main warehouse 5,858.46 63,060 Reel store 2,377.86 25,595 Pallet store 2,495.86 26,865 Folio cutting house 5,071.58 54,590 Total 33335.79 358,826 Potential Energy Facility 14,932 160,739 PLANNING SALE TERMS The site is subject to the policies and proposals contained within the Offers are invited for the heritable interest in the subject property. Aberdeenshire Local Plan, adopted in 2006. This land use strategy document will be superceded by the emerging Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan, a draft of which is expected to be published in July BUSINESS RATES 2010. The adopted Local Plan identifies the site as being suitable for The subjects will require to be reassessed on occupation. employment uses, namely those falling within Use Classes 4 (Offices), Consult the SAA website (www.saa.co.uk) for further information. 5 (General Industrial) and 6 (Storage & Distribution) and such other employment uses as may be appropriate. Potential purchasers should satisfy themselves by contacting Aberdeenshire Council’s planning LEGAL COSTS department on 01224 664221. Each party will be responsible for their own legal costs in this transaction. In the normal manner, the Purchaser will be liable for any stamp duty land tax, registration dues and VAT thereof.

VIEWING & FURTHER INFORMATION Please contact the joint letting agents:

Colliers International FG Burnett 39 George Street, 33 Albyn Place, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, EH2 2HN AB10 1YL

Tel: 0131 240 7500 Fax: 0131 240 7599 Tel: 01224 572661 Fax: 01224 593496

Bryce Stewart Patrick Hannay Graeme Watt DD: 0131 240 7514 DD: 0131 240 7589 DD: 01224 597533 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Misrepresentation Act Colliers International, and its joint agents, F G Burnett, give notice that these particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending Purchasers or Lessees, and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Details are given without any responsibility and any intending Purchasers, or lessees or Third Party should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. No person in the employment of Colliers International, or its joint agents, has any authority to make any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property. July 2010. Colliers International is the licensed trading name of Colliers International UK plc. Company registered in England & Wales no. 4195561. Registered office: 9 Marylebone Lane, London W1U 1HL.