Work on Barrhead crematorium will get underway ‘within months’

Proposals for the Hurlet Crematorium were approved by East Renfrewshire Council last year and have been undergoing detailed design and planning work since.

Jeremy Hamilton, from parent firm Horizon Cremation, said construction work is due to start in the early summer and take about 12 months to complete.

Up to 25 construction jobs will be created, with five full-time posts and a number of part-time positions available at the centre once it opens on a 1.9-hectare site off the A736 Glasgow Road.

The design is based on the firm’s Clyde Coast and Garnock Valley Crematorium, with the main ceremony hall windows facing over fields near St Conval’s Cemetery.

Landscaping will mean the building will not be visible from the roadside.
Mr Hamilton told the Barrhead News: “We hope to be on-site by early summer.

“The Hurlet Crematorium will be something that is totally new and as different as you can get when compared to the heavy, dark and dated crematorium buildings that most of us are used to and have had to use for decades.

“There comes a point when everyone, sadly, does need access to a crematorium and it is so important that, when that need arises, families have a comfortable, peaceful and befitting place to go, staffed with compassionate people, in which they can hold a funeral service and celebrate their loved one.”

The Clyde Coast and Garnock Valley Crematorium, near Dalry, was recently named the Best Crematorium in Scotland, much to Mr Hamilton’s delight.

He added: “We were awarded this accolade because we really do try to make the funeral process easier and provide a more meaningful experience for families.

“This project has taken many years to come to fruition. I know the Hurlet Crematorium will become an important place within the community.”

A controversial plan for a funeral parlour by a separate developer in the former Hurlet Carvery restaurant was rejected by councillors but then approved by Scottish ministers.

Although no work has started on site, the application remains valid for three years. Work to build a new crematorium in Barrhead is expected to begin in the coming months.

Proposals for the Hurlet Crematorium were approved by East Renfrewshire Council last year and have been undergoing detailed design and planning work since.

Jeremy Hamilton, from parent firm Horizon Cremation, said construction work is due to start in the early summer and take about 12 months to complete.

Up to 25 construction jobs will be created, with five full-time posts and a number of part-time positions available at the centre once it opens on a 1.9-hectare site off the A736 Glasgow Road.

The design is based on the firm’s Clyde Coast and Garnock Valley Crematorium, with the main ceremony hall windows facing over fields near St Conval’s Cemetery.

Landscaping will mean the building will not be visible from the roadside.
Mr Hamilton told the Barrhead News: “We hope to be on-site by early summer.

“The Hurlet Crematorium will be something that is totally new and as different as you can get when compared to the heavy, dark and dated crematorium buildings that most of us are used to and have had to use for decades.

“There comes a point when everyone, sadly, does need access to a crematorium and it is so important that, when that need arises, families have a comfortable, peaceful and befitting place to go, staffed with compassionate people, in which they can hold a funeral service and celebrate their loved one.”

The Clyde Coast and Garnock Valley Crematorium, near Dalry, was recently named the Best Crematorium in Scotland, much to Mr Hamilton’s delight.

He added: “We were awarded this accolade because we really do try to make the funeral process easier and provide a more meaningful experience for families.

“This project has taken many years to come to fruition. I know the Hurlet Crematorium will become an important place within the community.”

A controversial plan for a funeral parlour by a separate developer in the former Hurlet Carvery restaurant was rejected by councillors but then approved by Scottish ministers.