The Clydeside Containers food and drink project on the banks of the River Clyde has experienced long delays around its opening, according to a statement from the project team. The team has broken months of public silence with a candid statement addressing delays. In the statement, the team said, 'We know you’ve been waiting.
Some of you have been checking our social channels, asking questions, and – we won’t pretend otherwise – wondering if this project was ever going to happen. You deserve a straight answer, and we’re here to give you one: Clydeside Containers is coming. It will open.
We know you’ve been waiting. Some of you have been checking our social channels, asking questions, and – we won’t pretend otherwise – wondering if this project was ever going to happen. You deserve a straight answer, and we’re here to give you one: Clydeside Containers is coming. It will open. And we will open soon.
' The project missed its original August 2025 launch date, the team stated. The team attributed the delays to underestimating the complexity of the planning and compliance process. A significant hold-up in planning permission was central to the delays, with permission anticipated in August 2025 but not granted until December 2025, according to the team.
The four-month planning permission overrun had a cascading effect on all subsequent work, the team said. Additionally, the severe Scottish winter halted on-site activity through December and January, the team noted. The Clydeside Containers team emphasized that the project is fully funded and very much alive, stating, 'We want to be clear about what didn’t happen: we did not run out of money.
But before we talk about what’s ahead, we want to talk about what’s happened. We owe you that. When we announced an August 2025 opening, we meant it. We had plans, we had ambition, and we had every intention of delivering. What we underestimated was the complexity of the compliance and planning process required to bring a project of this nature to life safely, responsibly, and to the standard that Glasgow deserves.
We are not winding down. There is no behind-the-scenes drama. ' Several vendors will begin moving onto the site within the next week, the team announced.
The exact new opening date has not been announced, and it is unclear which specific vendors will be moving onto the site.