Renovation
The India Tyres office building became vandalised and burnt after India Tyres closed down and vacated the site in 1981. The former India Tyres buildings, with the exception of the office block, were demolished in 1982. Several plans for redevelopment of the by now brown field site by Renfrew District Council's Renfrew Development Agency (RDA), later Renfrew Enterprise, failed to progress.
The India of Inchinnan office block was saved from its dereliction when it was bought, renovated and extended by the software company Graham Technology, now Sword Ciboodle, whose headquarters were located in the category A listed building. The renovation was completed in 2003. The design by Gordan Gibb of Gibb Architects keeps the original India Tyres office building but adds a contemporary extension inspired by the airships formerly built there. The roof of the extension is a 1:1 scale replica of a section of the R34 and internal lighting spells out "R34" in morse code. The design won 'Best Re-Use of an Historic Building' at the Scottish Design Awards as well as a commendation in the 'Commercial Interior' Category. As of May 2005, this is the only category A listed building in Scotland in Commercial use
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