A partner at chartered surveyor Graham and Sibbald has identified Angus as a commercial property hotspot as a result of the completion of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
Andrew Dandie said the bypass has reduced journey times to Angus which has led more firms to consider sites in the county.
He said: “The completion of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route has really opened up the Angus industrial market with journey times to the main commercial areas of Aberdeen dramatically reduced.
“As a result we expect to see increased activity in the Angus market especially for towns such as Brechin which is ideally suited to serve not only the expanding operators at Montrose Port but also into the Aberdeen oil and gas sector.”
Angus based commercial property firm JJKS Estates is investing heavily in the hope of attracting oil and gas firms from Aberdeen to the county.
JJKS Estates is one of Angus’s most active commercial property investors with more than 20 acres of industrial sites.
The Brechin firm is hoping that Aberdeen-based companies will consider Angus for offices and warehousing facilities.
Director Kevin Mackie said: “The uplift in the wider energy sector is now filtering through to the commercial property sector.
“Many service companies are now having the confidence to make property decisions and using the market conditions to relocate to better quality or more prominently positioned properties.
“Angus offers very competitive rates in relation to the Aberdeen market.”
JJKS has made a number of recent investments in the north of Angus.
In the company’s portfolio is a commercial warehouse and office facilities at Brechin Industrial Estate and the town’s East Mill Road.
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