page_title: Eurocentral
hierarchical_section_title: Eurocentral
caption_attribution_description: English: The Big Heids, Eurocentral
context_page_description: Eurocentral is one of the largest industrial estates in Scotland situated on the edge of Holytown and Mossend, North Lanarkshire, just off the A8/M8 motorway, about 12 miles east of Glasgow city centre and 34 mi west of Edinburgh. The nearest communities to the estate are Holytown, Mossend, Chapelhall, Calderbank and Carnbroe. The closest major towns are Bellshill 4 mi, Motherwell 4 mi, Coatbridge 4 mi and Airdrie 4 ¹⁄₂ mi.
  There is a bus link to and from Glasgow city centre and Livingston, West Lothian. Eurocentral has warehouse distribution centres, factories, call centres, a railfreight centre which links with Grangemouth docks 28 mi to the north east, England to the south and beyond to mainland Europe. The estate also has a large modern hotel/restaurant. One of the landmarks of the Eurocentral are the so-called "Big Heids" which are three red upturned shipping containers with tubes making the shape of human heads.
  The Maxim Office Park is a recent addition opening in March 2010. With 10 buildings totalling over 756,000 sq ft. Built in a single phase, Maxim is also the UK’s largest speculatively built office park.
context_section_description: Eurocentral is one of the largest industrial estates in Scotland situated on the edge of Holytown and Mossend, North Lanarkshire, just off the A8/M8 motorway, about 12 miles (19 kilometres) east of Glasgow city centre and 34 mi (55 km) west of Edinburgh. The nearest communities to the estate are Holytown, Mossend, Chapelhall, Calderbank and Carnbroe. The closest major towns are Bellshill 4 mi (6 km), Motherwell 4 mi (6 km), Coatbridge 4 mi (6 km) and Airdrie 4 ¹⁄₂ mi (7 km).
  There is a bus link to and from Glasgow city centre and Livingston, West Lothian. Eurocentral has warehouse distribution centres, factories, call centres, a railfreight centre which links with Grangemouth docks 28 mi (45 km) to the north east, England to the south and beyond to mainland Europe. The estate also has a large modern hotel/restaurant (Dakota). One of the landmarks of the Eurocentral are the so-called "Big Heids" which are three red upturned shipping containers with tubes making the shape of human heads.
  The Maxim Office Park is a recent addition opening in March 2010. With 10 buildings totalling over 756,000 sq ft (70,200 m²). Built in a single phase, Maxim is also the UK’s largest speculatively built office park.
caption: "The Big Heids" sculpture
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