Signature Aviation New State-of-the-Art Private Aviation Terminal in Glasgow
Signature Aviation, the world’s largest network of private aviation terminals, has a brand new terminal at Glasgow Airport (GLA) in Scotland. Signature Aviation is the world’s preeminent aviation hospitality company, offering exceptional experiences and essential support services to business and private aviation guests. The company’s large-scale infrastructure footprint enables travel, fosters human connection and is a critical global economic driver. Signature operates an industry-leading network of private aviation terminals, with over 200 locations covering key destinations in 27 countries across five continents and is the largest distributor of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in business aviation.
The new cutting-edge facility in Glasgow, is showcasing the enhanced guest experience and spotlighting the terminal’s expansive, thoughtfully designed amenities.
Signature Aviation have had an FBO (Fixed Base Operator) at Glasgow Airport since the early 1990's and with a growing customer base they needed a significant upgrade. The decision was taken to demolish the existing temporary building structure as it was no longer fit for purpose and decided to redevelop on the same site, a brand-new building that was more in keeping with Signature Aviation's corporate look & feel.
Designing Within Budget
Amos Beech were engaged from the strategy stage, designing the footprint around the specific needs of the business. Early indications around cost to deliver, mean the footprint had to be reduced to bring it within the capital spend that was available. What this meant for the client was instead of making compromises on the finished look of the building, the space was optimised from the start, ensuring that the final product met the expectations of the business.
The new Signature GLA terminal was designed to enhance the guest experience as a gateway to one of the most culturally rich and historic cities in Scotland and greater Europe. The new facility provides 433 square meters of total space (nearly 5,000 square feet), highlighted by several new amenities for world travellers, including an expansive new lounge space, a large meeting room for business use, a VIP lounge, showers, and a dedicated screening room.
Whilst the foundations and envelope were being constructed, the Amos Beech design team were in full flow, working with the client to design an interior that reflected the Signature Aviation brand and met the needs of their clientèle and staff. The brief was to design an interior with a homage to Glasgow and its heritage whilst retaining the overarching Signature Aviation corporate brand and the end result speaks for itself.
Leading the Project
Amos Beech led the entire project, acting as principal designer and principal contractor for the client. Working with the full range of professional services, we carried out a full range of site investigations which influenced the design and specific rules around working on a live airport were all taken into consideration.
Working with Signature Aviation, the Preconstruction team awarded works packages for the groundworks to Bottom Groundworks and the envelope to Modulek following competitive tender bids and evaluation. All works were co-ordinated and managed by the Amos Beech project management team, and Rebecca Howie was rarely seen in the office for 12 months!
The Result
From the grand entrance and bespoke concierge desks, through the Business Lounge and VIP Suite, the whole space now gives a sense of calm and purpose, resulting in a frictionless experience for people who value time over everything else.
Published: 15 September 2026
Text: Amos Beech & Signature Aviaton
Photography: Robin Quarrelle
Office refurb and furniture for Edinburgh International Festival
For 3 weeks in August, every year, Edinburgh becomes an unparalleled celebration of the performing arts. Edinburgh International Festival has been running the event since 1947 and it continues to attract visitors from across the globe.
When EIF approached us to refurbish their offices, they were looking for a company who could meet their extremely tight timescales. This was because the 2022 event was about to start and they needed their contact centre up and running in time to provide event support.
The Victorian staircase at the Hub of the offices and event space of the Edinburgh International Festival, designed by Augustus Pugin. Originally designed as a meeting hall for the Church of Scotland, today it is the home of the Edinburgh International Festival and is used as a ticket office, information centre and performance venue. The interior has been retained, with contemporary artworks representing the sponsors of the festival. (obviously, we didn’t touch this space 😀)
Office refurbishment and furniture for EIF
Amos Beech installed our own Samuel Bruce range of bench desks into the space. By keeping large stocks of steel desk frames and having the manufacturing capacity to be able to produce desk tops and screens quickly, we were able to meet their needs.
Cable management was also a key issue to solve with this project. The Samuel Bruce bench desking comes with a high capacity central cable tray along with vertical cable risers that neatly contains high volumes of cables within its structure, keeping the appearance of the space neat and tidy.
The desks are complemented with various break-out and meeting spaces along with privacy oriented booths with good acoustic control, ensuring sound is attenuated efficiently.
Finally, we have to mention the location – a beautiful gothic building with high ceilings, a spire and a roof top terrace with fantastic views down the Royal Mile and up to Edinburgh Castle.
DN Dance: "Striving to be the best dance school in Edinburgh!"
DN Dance strives to be one of the top dance schools in Edinburgh. Well, based on the sheer joy that shines of the faces of their pupils, we think they’ve cracked it!
DN Dance provide dance lessons to students in Edinburgh and the surrounding area. As their reputation continues to grow, they needed a new location to reflect this along with the need for more space.
Amos Beech was approached initially to look at potential vacant units to see if there was a fit for their needs and once a location was identified as suitable, we then provided a detailed cost schedule for the project. This allowed DN Dance to secure their funding for the project and move forward.
A vibrant and welcoming space
Working with the DN Dance team, we designed a vibrant and welcoming space for young people that met a budget that was not excessive, given the market constraints brought on by the pandemic.
Amos Beech provided a full range of services including managing the Building Warrant application process for the client. This is a legal requirement and should be factored into the time line for any project.
Proof of how flexible the Amos Beech construction team is, is the installation of specialist sprung floors for the dance studios that we installed. So if you have something that you think is a little bit off the beaten track, get in touch with us because we probably have done something similar before!
