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Scotland’s Bullet Express looks west

[ June 14, 2022   //   ]

Scottish logistics and freight company Bullet Express has opened a new 67,000sq ft logistics centre at Westway Park, Renfrew, close to Glasgow Airport.

The new logistics centre will increase Bullet Express’ storage and distribution capacity by 14%, and create warehouse and inventory jobs within the local area.

The facility at Westway, which provides Bullet Express with easy access to the M8 and the new road link to Glasgow Airport, will have capacity for 12,000 pallets – 10,000 for racked storage and 2,000 for floor storage.

Bullet Express already operates sites at Bothwell its express pallet centre and headquarters totalling 200,000sq ft, its Baillieston storage centre totalling 210,000sq ft. of racked and floor storage, the London Road, Glasgow Storage Centre, totalling 32,000sq ft. and the Glespin storage satellite with 50,000sq ft. of floor storage.

Established more than 30 years ago, Bullet Express is a full service logistics business with 150 employees providing a European road freight service, worldwide air and sea freight support and stacked storage for customers.

Westway, owned by Canmoor and Ares Management Corporation provides industrial, warehousing, distribution and office space for companies of all sizes across a number of industries and is described as Scotland’s largest fully enclosed industrial distribution and office park

Bullet Express founder and chief executive, David McCutcheon, said: “With our expanding client base, we simply needed additional storage space to facilitate this demand and business growth. Our new centre at Westway offers quality secure space, along with good eaves height, which enables optimum storage space.

“The location also offers excellent connectivity, particularly allowing for easy access to the M8 and the new road link to Glasgow Airport.

“We are installing racking throughout the site to accommodate 12,000 pallets of which 10,000 will be racked storage and 2,000 floor storage.”

Canmoor asset manager, Toby Saul, added: “Bullet Express is an excellent addition to the quality occupier mix here at Westway and we wish David and the team every success with their expansion plans.”

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