Chivas Brothers opens new Glasgow office

Chivas Brothers, the scotch whisky business of Pernod Ricard, has opened a new head office in Glasgow city centre.

The office is on the north side of Blythswood Square and covers 27,000 sq ft of office suites, 

was opened today by Pernod Ricard Chairman and CEO Alexandre Ricard and Chivas Brothers Chairman and CEO Jean-Christophe Coutures.

The new Glasgow location features an on-site bar and an open plan work space, serving as a hub for colleagues from Glasgow and across other locations in the UK.

This move comes as the £50m bottling hall in Kilmalid, Dumbarton, nears completion which will be home to an 864-man bottling team in 2020.

Jean-Christophe Coutures, chairman and CEO of Chivas Brothers, said: “We need to keep moving with the times and this is the beginning of a new and exciting chapter for Chivas Brothers as we continue to explore new ways to work better, more efficiently and creatively.

“It’s in that spirit of ambition that we’ve made this move to Glasgow, which will propel us into the next phase of growth and give our teams greater flexibility, adaptability, and ability to innovate.

“Our investment in the city is a vote of confidence in the future of scotch, in the city of Glasgow, and the strength of the Scottish economy.”