KAYFOAM, a converter of industrial and technical foams in Scotland, has taken over the largest unit in the new West 100 development at Hillington Park.
The 25,476 sq ft space has been tipped to allow the business to progress its growth plans over the coming years.
The new investment is set to add a further five jobs – including a number of apprentices – to the already 60-strong workforce.
Hillington Park 100 & 200 is the biggest speculative new build scheme on Scotland’s largest industrial estate in over 25 years, with West 100 now complete and the completion of West 200 scheduled for March.
The focus on sustainability was said to be a major attraction to Kayfoam and its parent company, Caledonian Industries Ltd, who have had a manufacturing presence at Hillington Park since 1970.
Alan Thornton MBE, MD at Caledonian Industries, said, “This is an important move for the business. We have always had a strong focus on sustainability and the growing importance of packaging waste in recent years has meant we have been ideally placed to take advantage of a number of new business opportunities, including a recently signed co-operation with Detroit Michigan based KTM Industries Inc. to manufacture extruded starch foam in Scotland.
“Hillington Park has been Caledonian Industries’ home for more than 50 years and we wanted to continue our development at the park. The West 100 & 200 development is a large, modern industrial facility that is not only aligned to our sustainable business philosophy, but is perfectly placed to help us deliver on our growth plans moving forward.  It has been a real partnership approach to get the company to this stage, with support from Scottish Enterprise and others helping us achieve our business goals.”
Grant Edmondson, commercial director at Hillington Park, added, “We have worked with the team at Caledonian Industries for many years and I am delighted that the business has committed to expand its manufacturing operations at Hillington Park.”
