The speaker of the House of Commons has officially opened a new state of the art headquarters for Glasgow's largest black cab firm.

Glasgow Taxis' new headquarters in Dalmarnock was officially opened by Commons Speaker and Glasgow North East MP Michael Martin, as part of a special ceremony attended by Robert Dunabie, Secretary of Glasgow Taxis and Rok Team Leader John Mitchell.

The firm was forced to vacate its former headquarters in the City's Lawmoor Road earlier this year, after being served with a compulsory purchase order to accommodate the construction of the M74 extension.

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Following the completion of the 10 month, £1.3 million project by Glasgow builder Rok, Glasgow Taxis' 90 staff members are moving into a new purpose built premises, which includes the latest GPS despatch system and a state-of-the-art call centre.

Robert Dunabie, said: "Everyone at Glasgow Taxis Ltd is absolutely thrilled with the job that Rok has done on our new Dalmarnock office. The technology it contains will not only make our lives a little easier, but will also help us to serve our many thousands of passengers better as well. We are honoured that Michael Martin could join us for the official opening and now look forward to a long and prosperous future."

(DW/JM)