July 11 2025

The revitalisation of Cumbernauld town centre has taken more tangible form with the demolition of Fleming House, an aged former government office block on Tryst Road.

Contractor Beattie has employed remote-controlled demolition equipment to bring the concrete shell down safely from top to bottom, with 94% of all waste material recycled into sand and stone chips.

Council Leader Councillor Jim Logue commented: "Our vision for Cumbernauld aims to deliver a town centre, which will drive a new sense of place and community ownership.

“The demolition of Fleming House signals the start of our ambitious plans for the transformation of Cumbernauld Town Centre – it’s great to see that this first phase of work is nearing completion.”

The site is being cleared as part of a 15-year masterplan to bring new education, health, leisure, and transport facilities to the town centre. This includes demolition of The Centre, an iconic brutalist shopping mall.  

1 Comment

#1 Posted by Marie Gardiner on 13 Jul 2025 at 16:23 PM

No matter what they build in Cumbernauld, it will never show any improvement. The paths, roads are a disgrace, overgrown grass/trees everywhere you look. Town Centre is a complete eyesore. The worst mistake ever was selling to north Lanarkshire council
They proved they're not interested, they then sold the centre on to God knows who, and they have ignored the problems and let it fall into major decline. The best thing about this town is the road out.

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