The Event Complex Aberdeen Wins at Scottish Property Awards

That the Parliament recognises that The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) was named Commercial Development of the Year at the recent seventh annual Scottish Property Awards; understands that TECA incorporates the 15,000-capacity P&J Live venue, which has already hosted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards, Premier League darts and many top music and comedy performers, along with several exhibition halls, conference and meeting rooms, a 200-room Hilton Hotel and restaurant and Scotland’s first Aloft Hotel; notes that the judges recognised the environmental and sustainability credentials of TECA, including an onsite energy centre which provides clean, sustainable, and reliable energy from the largest hydrogen fuel cell installation in the UK; understands that current projections are that TECA will contribute an additional 4.5 million visitors, £113 million in visitor spend and £63 million net Gross Value Added to the Scotland's economy over the next 10 years, as well as creating over 350 full-time equivalent permanent jobs in Aberdeen; congratulates Aberdeen City Council and its partners on winning this prestigious award, and looks forward to many more successful events at TECA and P&J Live.