Scotoil Properties cleaned up 150 years of contamination to bring the land back into use.

As soon as the management buy-out was concluded, the Scotoil Group's new management team instigated a detailed assessment of the entire site.

This clearly identified the benefits of concentrating the Scotoil Group operations on the Miller Street section of the site, closest to Aberdeen Harbour.

Retail development was identified as providing the return necessary return to fund the remediation costs involved in cleaning up 150 years of historical contamination. It was also seen as consistent with the adjacent leisure park at Aberdeen Beach.

A bold plan was devised to purchase adjoining land, enlarge the Scotoil site to 24 acres, and embark on the redevelopment of the Scotoil site at Miller Street and the Boulevard Retail Park on the beach frontage.

Scotoil Properties project managed the entire programme, from the obtaining of planning permission, the remediation through to site preparation and subsequent sale of the retail park project.