Minister visits Clyde Gateway to see UK Government investment driving growth and innovation

Minister visits Clyde Gateway to see UK Government investment driving growth and innovationPictured Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation), Blair McDougall MP with Martin McKay Chief Executive Clyde Gateway The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation), Blair McDougall MP, has visited Clyde Gateway to seehow UK Government investment is helping to deliver new jobs, business growth and sustainable regeneration across Glasgow’s east end and Rutherglen.During his visit, the Minister toured EastWorks and Innovation Shawfield, two landmark developments within the Clyde Gateway Innovation area that are transforming former industrial land into a thriving hub for high-value manufacturing, innovation and green growth.The visit coincides with Clyde Gateway’s new 10-year Business Case (2028–2037), which includes a bold plan to attract £500 million of additional investment, deliver1,400 new jobs, and create over 1 million square feet of new business space. The programme also aims to remediate the remaining 63 hectares of brownfield land,complete a further 3,000 new homes, and achieve a 60–80% reduction in operational carbon emissions across the Clyde Gateway estate by 2037.Clyde Gateway’s current development pipeline includes Innovation Shawfield, with the first two units completing in July 2025, supported by £14.6 million of UKGovernment funding, and XWorks a High Value Manufacturing facility in Dalmarnock that will provide modern, flexible workspace for Scotland’s growing innovation sectors.Since its creation in 2008, Clyde Gateway has led one of the UK’s most ambitiousregeneration programmes, delivering:● 287 hectares of derelict and contaminated land remediated (82% of its 20-year target)● Over 4,000 new homes● 160,000 sqm of new business space● A 60% increase in GVA between 2008 and 2022, compared to 46.3% across theGlasgow City Region and 49.4% in Glasgow City overall.● 33% increase in business growth between 2015 and 2023, compared to 9.3%across the Glasgow City Region and 15.4% in Glasgow City overallMartin McKay, Chief Executive of Clyde Gateway, said:“Clyde Gateway’s impact has been built on a culture of delivery, transformingvacant and derelict land into thriving neighbourhoods and creatingopportunities for people and business. Our proposed 10-year Business Casemarks the next exciting phase of that journey. With Innovation Shawfieldprogressing at pace and XWorks set to break ground early next year, we arecontinuing to demonstrate that place-based regeneration can deliver real andlasting economic impact.”Blair McDougall MP, Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation,said:“Clyde Gateway is a partnership demonstrating the type of ambition for economicgrowth that we are seeking to stimulate even further with the UK Government'smodern Industrial Strategy.“By channelling investments into key growth sectors like manufacturing and cleanenergy, we are boosting business opportunities, creating jobs and turbocharginggrowth across all regions and nations of the UK.”ENDSAbout Clyde Gateway:Clyde Gateway is an urban regeneration company which exists to drive inward investment andimprovement for the people and communities across the east end of Glasgow and South Lanarkshire.Established in 2008 following the announcement that Glasgow was to hold the 2014 CommonwealthGames, Clyde Gateway has seen over £1.5 billion invested in the area from both the public and privatesector.www.clydegatewayinnovation.comwww.clydegateway.comLinkedIn: @ClydeGatewayTwitter: @clydegatewayFacebook @clydegatewayAll images © Gibson Digital Clyde Gateway 2025.