Craigmarloch Nurseries Ltd

General information

Craigmarloch Nurseries Ltd is a family run business that was established in Kilsyth in the 1970s with the business originally being set up in the back garden of the companies founder Drew McFarlane. The companies main objective at this stage was to grow heathers and conifers for local authorities orders. It very quickly became apparent that our customer required more than just a small range of heathers and conifers and Craigmarloch quickly developed into sourcing and stocking a large range of top quality plants, a business strategy that the company still stands by at this moment. In 1974 Drew McFarlane purchased Endwood cottage in Kilsyth along with a piece of woodland to develop and expand the business.

The business expanded at a manageable level throughout the 70′s and at this point had stopped growing plants and started to wholesale all different varieties of plants. By the end of the 1980′s the the business had developed significantly from it’s initial roots as a back garden business to a thriving family business. The business continued to grow and the company went from strength to strength with the recruitment of new staff and continued to enhance and expand the product range. The company purchased additional land at the Endwood site to allow the business to continue to grow at the current location.

The development and expansion of the Nursery continued into the 1990′s with the company continuing to grow and recruit more staff. The company was also required to build two new large warehouses that helped in the display of the large product range but also to aid in the distribution of products to the company’s ever expanding customer base. Even with the new buildings and the additional land at the Endwood site by the end of the 1990s the company realised that they would have to begin to look for another site to allow the business to continue to develop and expand. After several months the company was able to find an ideal site within a short distance from the Endwood site. The site was situated on the Glasgow Road, this was a 15 acre site which would provide the company with the ideal platform to develop and expand. The Endwood site was just under 2 acres and so the move to the 15 acre site would provide many opportunities to showcase and increased product range.

In the years from 2000 the company was still trading from the Endwood site as the company set about securing the appropriate planning permission for the proposed new site. After many sleepless nights and stressful days the company successfully gained permission to build the New Craigmarloch at Glasgow Road in Kilsyth. In June 2003 work began with the excavation of large amounts of hillside to make way for the construction of the building. The company commenced trading from the Glasgow Road site in March 2005 and the business has not looked back since.

In the years from 2005 Craigmarloch had been making full use of the new Nursery and continuing to expand. A new specimen glasshouse was built in 2007 to help to house our impressive specimen plant range to again enhance the Craigmarloch experience to our customers. The business will no doubt continue to expand within our current facility to provide a better service and plant range to our customers. Craigmarloch hopes to continue the growth we have seen over the recent years and looks forward to the future and all the new challenges that it will bring.

Please note that we have a "Strictly Trade Only" policy and do not supply to the general public!