This business hub in south-east Edinburgh centres around the Art-Deco style Castlebrae Business Centre and Peffer Place Industrial Estate. The sprawling property is in a well-established business location in Craigmillar adjacent to Duddingston, Prestonfield and Arthur’s Seat. The property is approximately 2.5 miles southeast of Edinburgh’s City Centre and offers convenient access to the Edinburgh City Bypass and the main arterial road networks and is an area of high investment and re-development. The property host over 65 units, ranging from just 200 square feet spaces which are ideal for a small start-up, up to 4,500 square foot spaces for larger companies with staff, equipment, machinery, distribution or storage requirements. A café is being set up in the location.

The social enterprise, with Local Enterprise Trust status, is offering some of its car parking spaces and land for conversion to electric vehicle charging points which could serve local businesses, industrial units and fleet operations. The City of Edinburgh Council has a fleet depot adjacent to the property. The site also has one ROLEC BASICCHARGE EV charging pedestal with two outlets which they would like an operator to take over and operate.

Castlebrae Business Centre is a stunning B-listed Art Deco building originally constructed in the early 1930s as Niddrie Marischal School, the building was designed to accommodate specialized classrooms for subjects like metalwork, woodwork, motor mechanics, electrical science, laundry, cookery, and sewing.

The social enterprise would like to explore a fully funded lease or revenue share by a charging point operator who will operate and maintain the electric vehicle charging infrastructure (EVCI).