The James Hutton Institute and McLaughlin & Harvey have signed construction contracts worth £28.7m for the next stage of the ongoing redevelopment of the James Hutton Institute’s Invergowrie estate, near Dundee.
The contract comprises the construction of a combined Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) and International Barley Hub (IBH), which are part of a masterplan to create two institute-led innovation centres at Invergowrie.
The masterplan has received £17m from the Scottish government and £45m from the UK government to promote farming innovation and food security.
Enabling works for the IBH and APGC have begun, with some older buildings being demolished to make way for the new facility being built on the Invergowrie campus.
Colin Campbell, chief executive of the James Hutton Institute, said: “Moving into the next phase of the International Barley Hub’s construction is a significant milestone in this project, which aims to futureproof the barley sector across Scotland and the UK. This new facility will serve as the key research hub of the facility and is set to bring around £60m benefit and over 1200 jobs to Scotland over the next 10 years.”
McLaughlin & Harvey operations director Robbie Clark said: “Having recently completed the state-of-the-art Barley Field Centre facilities, our highly experienced project team will now move seamlessly on to the delivery of the new Advanced Plant Growth Centre and International Barley Hub.”
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