Home to Scottish innovators for over 100 years.
Industry has operated on this site since 1919. CalaChem, which ran its own fine-chemicals plant here, now operates Earls Gate end-to-end as a fully serviced hub for the next wave of industrial innovators.
Our vision
The go-to site for the next generation of Scotland's industrial innovators.
Our mission
A century-old site, transformed into a hub for innovators.
For more than 25 years, we have serviced customers on this site. Today we run it end-to-end, so you can focus on ingenuity. Estate management, utilities, effluent treatment, security and incident response are all taken care of. Existing infrastructure, including pipe bridges, sub-stations and permits, is available to new tenants, together with Forth Green Freeport incentives.
A century of Grangemouth industry, open to new innovators.
From Scottish Dyes in 1919 through the ICI era to CalaChem, the site has never stopped developing.
1919
Scottish Dyes
The site opens as a dye-works, founded by James Morton.
ICI era
Decades of ICI operation
The site operates for decades under ICI Grangemouth, a cornerstone of UK chemical manufacturing.
CalaChem
Fine-chemicals specialist
CalaChem operates as a fine-chemicals manufacturer and site services operator.
2022
Full focus on the site
CalaChem shifts its full focus onto operating the site for its tenants, building on more than 25 years of on-site customer service.
Today
Earls Gate Innovation Complex
A multi-tenant serviced site operated by CalaChem, open to new industrial innovators.
Location
Grangemouth, Falkirk, the heart of Scotland's industrial cluster.
Footprint
c. 85-acre industrial site with extensive infrastructure.
Freeport
Inside the Forth Green Freeport ↗: tax, customs and investment benefits.
Connectivity
M9 and Grangemouth Docks, with local rail and road freight paths.
Infrastructure
Integrated utilities, pipe bridges, sub-stations and on-site services.
Neighbours
Earls Gate Energy Centre (EfW) and the wider Grangemouth cluster.
Forth Valley College on our doorstep.
A short walk from the gate, Forth Valley College is one of Scotland's largest further-education colleges: a ready pipeline of skilled technicians, engineers and apprentices for tenants on the site.
Talent acquisition
Direct access to graduates and apprentices in process engineering, lab science, mechanical and electrical trades.
Apprenticeships
Established Modern and Graduate Apprenticeship pathways, co-deliverable with on-site tenants.
R&D collaboration
Joint research and applied-innovation projects with college labs and industry-funded programmes.
Upskilling
Tailored short courses and continuous professional development for existing site teams.
Driving innovation, creating opportunities.
Our flagship tenants have announced more than 800 new jobs in highly innovative industries.
Piramal Pharma Solutions
Pharma CDMO
MiAlgae
Sustainable Omega-3 Biotech
Celtic Renewables
Bio-based chemicals
Earls Gate Energy Centre
Energy from waste
Syngenta
Crop protection
Your commercial and technical contacts.
Direct access to the people who actually run Earls Gate, from first plot enquiry to utility connection, environmental scoping and day-to-day site operations.
Managing Director
Angus Gray
Overall accountability for the site and first point of contact for new plot enquiries.
Financial Director
Cameron Gray
Financial planning, forecasting and commercial synergy creation supporting long-term investment in the site's infrastructure and services.
Site Operations Manager
Robert McCubbing
Utilities management, sizing and connection planning, and the day-to-day running of the shared site infrastructure.
Environmental & Industrial Services
Ben Mitchell
Environmental management and on-site Industrial Services: reception, security, incident response, facilities management and IT.
Procurement & Service Delivery Manager
Douglas Fraser
Shared procurement and the delivery of site services to tenants.
Liquid Waste Solutions
Craig Steel
On-site liquid waste solutions: effluent characterisation, scoping and direct-to-treatment routes for new tenants.
Waste Transfer & Bespoke Waste Solutions
Stephen Green
The Waste Transfer Station and bespoke solid and drummed waste solutions tailored to tenant process streams.
Ready to explore a plot at Earls Gate?
A 30-minute feasibility call with our Managing Director will tell you if, and how, Earls Gate fits your project.