Highland-based renewables and construction firm GEG Capital says more than 50 jobs will be created by new office hub at Inverness Campus
A major expansion by a Highland-based energy and construction company could create more than 50 new jobs in Inverness and strengthen its position within the renewables sector, it has claimed.
GEG Capital, which is currently based in Inverness’s Henderson Road, has lodged plans for a major new multi-storey office within the Inverness Campus which is aimed at serving as a hub for advancing its work within the renewables sector, "infrastructure, and industry-leading solutions".
It will also bring its "group of local office-based businesses" together in one location.
If approved, the company claims the new hub will not only help it to expand its operations "but also strengthen our role in Scotland’s energy transition".
In a supporting statement lodged with the application, it explained: "The new location will create space for an additional 50+ office based staff, required to support the ambitious growth plans of the group and increase our operational activity.
"This in turn will lead to further high quality, long term employment within the Highlands."
The new, three-storey office would be located on plot 20B of the campus, which sits within Phase 1 of the complex towards its southern end.
The company continued: "GEG Capital is an independent investment company headquartered in Inverness, with a diverse portfolio of cross sector businesses across Scotland and the UK.
"GEG Capital investments span multiple sectors, including renewables, utilities, infrastructure, oil and gas, recruitment, and construction.
"The new office embodies our commitment to driving innovation and sustainability within Scotland’s energy sector.
"Designed to foster collaboration and efficiency, this space will serve as a hub for advancing renewable energy, infrastructure, and industry-leading solutions.
"This office will not only support our expanding operations but also strengthen our role in Scotland’s energy transition.
"By providing a dynamic workspace that inspires growth and innovation, we aim to enhance our impact, create new opportunities, and further our mission of building a resilient and sustainable energy sector.
"By bringing together our office based staff, our key driver is to create a space that enhances collaboration, maximises synergies across our portfolio, and unlocks new opportunities within the green energy sector.
"The move will also create space for further personnel within our existing operational bases."
Under the proposals, the new office’s internal layout would be centred around a “light-filled atrium” that extends up through all three-storeys of the building and is intended as a “common area” that GEG Capital says will function as a “unifier for the multitude of businesses and various departments that will be housed within”.
The ground floor, meanwhile, would “provide the most social amenity space, including shared kitchen, seating area and gym”.
Drawings show a wide mix of office sizes on each floor, ranging from large communal open-plan office rooms to small individual offices for specific staff members.
The executive offices would be located on the second floor, and will be “focused around a central working space, with additional meeting space and boardroom adjacent”. It would also have an external terrace.
Externally the building will be covered in a mix of white and teal-coloured cladding - the latter of which was chosen to “reference sustainability and the future direction of GEG Capital’s core businesses”.
The wider plot site would feature an array of new landscaping work, including the planting of native tree species such as as Scots Pine, birch, rowan, oak, alder, cherry and crab apple.
Beech hedging and meadow grass seeding is also planned.
Documents lodged with the plan state that the office’s associated car park would have space for 67 vehicles, seven EV spaces, and a minimum of 10 cycle parking spaces, two motorcycle bays and four accessible spaces. However, some of the drawings suggest the final total could also be slightly higher, with one showing 73 regular bays and five accessible spaces in the mix, although the EV and cycle spaces would remain unchanged.
Although GEG Capital’s plans for its new office on a plot in phase one are not related to it, the hub’s submission comes just days after Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) lodged an application for planning permission in principle to make way for the second and final phase of development at Inverness Campus.
HIE is seeking permission to establish infrastructure, such as roads and utilities, to create serviced plots for sale to developers.
Inverness Campus extends to 215 acres, only 89 of which has been developed to date. Of the remaining 117 acres, 27 are included in the Inverness and Cromarty Green Freeport.
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