TRAVEL TIMES TO EAST KILBRIDE

Glasgow City Centre:  20 mins
Glasgow International Airport: 30 mins
Prestwick Airport: 30 mins
Edinburgh City Centre: 60 mins

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Located 10 miles south east of Glasgow, East Kilbride has excellent communications links including a direct connection to the M74 motorway via the East Kilbride Expressway and via the Glasgow Southern Orbital. These link to the M8, M73 and M74 providing further access to Central Scotland.

Further information on East Kilbride  can be found at http://www.eastkilbride.org.uk/ 

Scottish Enterprise Technology Park sits directly south of the Town Centre which houses East Kilbride Shopping Centre, and East Kilbride Bus and Train Stations. Kingsgate Retail Park is also situated a short drive away on the A749.

A mini-bus service connects the Technology Park to the local town centre.

Torus will occupy a high profile site on Rankine Avenue within the heart of the Technology Park. Torus will occupy a high profile site on Rankine Avenue within the heart of the Technology Park.

DESCRIPTION
Scottish Enterprise Park was established in April 1994 and extends to approx 32.5 hectares. The park is already home to an impressive list of over 100 companies in the following sectors:

Advanced engineering and electronics Environmental technology · Medical and pharmaceutical information technology and software development · Biotechnology Consultancies working with these sectors

In addition to offering excellent conference facilities, resident firms benefit from expert business support services from Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire. This is supplemented by an on site restaurant/coffee shop which also provides snacks and a buffet delivery service for meetings and corporate lunches, conference and meeting room facilities and an on site nursery, Techno Tots.

The Technology Park will be further enhanced by the relocation of South Lanarkshire College to a new building on a self-contained site at the east end of the Park due for completion December 2007.

Torus is a new-build high quality office suitable for a variety of uses which should have a technology based background or involve research and development.

Suites from 1,900 sq ft can be accommodated.

SPECIFICATION
The premises comprise a detached two storey rectangular shaped building designed to a high quality, incorporating:

· Secure communal reception
· Large central atrium with feature garden
· Natural ventilation
· Energy saving environmental features
· Generous car parking provision
· DDA compliance
· High quality LG3 lighting and electric heating
· Disabled access floors
· Disabled lift to first floor

First Floor

Ground Floor

CAR PARKING
84 car parking spaces are available which will be allocated on a pro-rata basis.

The developers Speyroc Limited, have won a UKPSA (UK Science Park Association) award for innovative design of a building that demonstrates environmental sustainability - both for energy and efficiency and use of materials.

An energy saving wind turbine is planned that will enhance energy efficiency and environmental sustainability and is expected to provide savings against the service charge.

LEGAL FEES
Each party shall be responsible for their own legal costs and in the normal manner the ingoing tenant will be responsible for any Registration Dues, SDLT and VAT incurred in the transation.

GRANT ASSISTANCE
Some companies may be eligible for grant assistance in relation to set up costs or staff training and more information should be sought from Scottish Executive in this regard.

Gillian Beattie / Julie Ketley
gillian.beattie@collierscre.co.uk
julie.ketley@collierscre.co.uk

Jacqui Morton / Mike Buchan
jacqui.morton@eu.jll.com
mike.buchan@eu.jll.com

Further information about the Torus Building is contained within the Torus Building brochure