Maxim Park 'Open for Business'

Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, joined Olympic medal hero Sir Chris Hoy in officially declaring the Maxim office park in Lanarkshire "open for business".

Maxim is the UK's largest speculative office development, with the potential to attract 8,000 jobs. With the site nearing completion, Mr Salmond and Sir Chris joined more than 400 guests in celebrating its swift progress and heralding an exciting future for the site.

Sir Chris Hoy with Maxim chief executive Karen Campbell and chairman David Hunter

Alex Salmond said Maxim Park has a key role "supporting the economic recovery through providing quality, modern facilities for enterprises, attracting investment and promoting Scotland as a great place to live, work and do business."

Alex Salmond tests his putting skills with David Hunter on Maxim's PGA-accredited putting facility

Maxim chief executive, Karen Campbell, said: "We have completed, well ahead of schedule, the first stage of what we set out to do. Maxim is no longer an intangible concept - a promise, a design master-plan or an artist's impression - it's real, it's happening and it's here."