ANM Group has revealed plans to invest £4 million in the infrastructure of a planned business park extension in Aberdeenshire.

The project at Thainstone Mart is part of plans to build new office buildings and parking at Thainstone Business Park, near Inverurie.

The expansion is estimated to create 500 new jobs and ANM has pledged to hire local suppliers for the development.


Group Chairman, Pat Machray, said: "The proposed expansion of Thainstone Business Park has been in our plans for a number of years and is the next natural step for the site. In 2012, the local area plan allocated this land for development, and we are thrilled to see it finally beginning to take shape.

"This £4 million investment further demonstrates our commitment to Thainstone, which has and always will be a key hub for the North-east agricultural community."

If approved, work is set to commence later this year with the first building scheduled for completion in early 2018.

(LM/JP)