The former head office of publishing company HarperCollins has been brought to market in one of the biggest industrial letting opportunities in a decade.
Real estate adviser CBRE is looking for a new occupier for the 860,892 sq ft site at Westerhill Business Park, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow.
For 52 years it was the UK and global distribution headquarters for the books publisher which recently relocated to Robroyston three miles away.
The vacant site comprises of two warehouses, a 118,000 sq ft headquarters office building and additional land with future development potential. It also includes two gatehouses and 442 car parking spaces.
It is within the Westerhill Regeneration Area – part of East Dunbartonshire Council’s £34.88 million Place and Growth Programme – a 300-hectare zone marked for significant commercial investment.
Craig Semple, director at CBRE Scotland, said: “The industrial and logistics sector in Scotland is very robust, with good levels of demand for large-scale, well-connected distribution hubs.
“The site in Bishopbriggs represents a rare opportunity to secure a strategically located facility that can support the evolving needs of modern supply chains and crucially without the high costs of new development.
“With its extensive infrastructure, proximity to key transport links and access to Scotland’s major population centres, we expect good interest from both national and international occupiers looking to establish a long-term foothold in the market.
CBRE is currently tracking several million sq ft of active occupier demand across Scotland, with a notable shortage of available stock in the mid to big box sector, particularly in Glasgow and the West while vacancy rates across the M8 corridor remain below 2%.
Prime big box rents in Glasgow have increased from £8.50 per sq ft in Q1 2024 to £9.25 per sq ft in Q1 2025, with a further rise to £10.75 per sq ft anticipated in Q2 2025 – an uplift of approximately 26.5% over 18 months.
With key locations such as Eurocentral fully let and limited availability in Bellshill and Cumbernauld, Bishopbriggs presents a rare opportunity to meet large-scale requirements without the lead time and capital demands of new build development.
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