120 jobs spirited out of city to new HQ

Maxxium off to Glasgow

Plans to shut the Stirling offices of spirits distributor Maxxium and relocate more than 100 job roles to Glasgow were announced this week.

Maxxium has been based at Stirling’s Castle Business Park since 1999 and currently employs 120 people there.

The planned move is scheduled for September with all current job roles transferring from Stirling to Glasgow.

Maxxium said the proposal would bring the company closer to its shareholders, Beam Suntory and Edrington.

Maxxium managing director Mark Riley said: “After careful consideration we are convinced that Glasgow is the right location to achieve our long-term ambition for Maxxium.

“It will bring us closer to our shareholders who are both based in Glasgow.

“This will improve alignment and help us compete more effectively in a very challenging UK spirits market.”

Consultation will commence with affected employees.

A Maxxium spokesperson said: “The company wants all its staff to join the new Glasgow HQ and will work closely with all those affected throughout the consultation.”

Stirling MSP Bruce Crawford said this week: “Despite this disappointing move from Maxxium, the Stirling area remains a great place to do business and to invest in.

“In recent years, business start-up company Quality Formations named Stirling as the best city in Scotland to start up a new business due to our relatively low cost of living, good travel links and highly educated and experienced local workforce.

“This is an opportunity to assess how we can work together to expand on the opportunities the area offers, therefore I have written to the Scottish Government and Stirling Council to ask what more can be done to encourage more businesses to relocate to Stirling.”

Banking giants HSBC left its technology base at Castle Business Park in 2016 which employed 230 people: 26 posts remained at a smaller Stirling office and 100 were relocated to Edinburgh, while 70 IT jobs went to India, China and Poland.