The Gretna Landmark Trust
The Gretna Landmark Trust was set up in 2009 to deliver the Gretna Landmark Project, now Star of Caledonia. The Directors are stakeholders from the regional community and Community Windpower Ltd who are passionate about the project and the benefits it will bring to the area.
The aim of the organisation is to deliver, manage and maintain the Star of Caledonia along with other potential environmental initiatives.
The Trust Directors are: Chair Susan Houston, Mark Jardine, Leslie Jardine, Alex Thomson, Stuart Walker and Rod Wood.
Tom Littlewood, Director of Ginkgo Projects Ltd (ginkgoprojects.co.uk) is managing the curation and delivery of the project. Tom has worked with the Trust from project inception.
SUSAN HOUSTON
Susan Houston became Chair of the Gretna Landmark Trust in 2021. She is the Director of Gretna Green Ltd, a fourth generation family business, and has worked for the company for 40 years.
In the 1980s she worked alongside her father, Adair Houston and some 30 years ago they were joined by her brother Alasdair. Between them they tool the company on a journey of growth and achieved International recognition. Susan is passionate about Southern Scotland and says that seeing the Star of Caledonia standing border between Scotland and England would be a dream fulfilled.
Cecil Balmond | Artist
Cecil Balmond OBE, is an internationally renowned artist, designer and engineer, Balmond transcends the conventional boundaries of discipline - working in the crossover between art and science. In this dynamic area, he has re-invented the very concept of space, transforming the meaning of geometry, form and structure.
Balmond’s design approach engages inner organisational systems - a process based on rigorous research. Balmond has spent over 40 years investigating the relationship between form and the very roots of order at the core of life.
This scientific methodology allows Balmond to create alternate theoretical models and negotiate new emergent forms by experimentation.
Before setting up Balmond Studio in 2011, Balmond was Deputy Chairman of Arup. He was also Chairman of Arup’s European Building Division, and ran the critically acclaimed design group, AGU (Advanced Geometry Unit). His pioneering work with the AGU, and collaborations with internationally-renowned architects, brought Balmond's unique design philosophy to the global stage.
Balmond has led the overall developed design and identity for the Star of Caledonia and will be responsible for its detailed structural integrity and design.
COMMUNITY wINDPOWER lTD
Community Windpower Ltd (CWL) is at the forefront of Net Zero energy development in Scotland with over 1.5 GW of renewable energy projects which are operational, under construction or in development. Operating for over 20 years, they are committed to “Buying Scottish” and investing in the local and wider Scottish economy creating jobs and economic development.
CWL pride themselves on working with local host Communities throughout every stage of the project, ensuring they benefit directly from the wind farm through our community benefit funding and the development of long-term community assets; such as the Girl Guide Activity Centre and a new Scout Hall in Dalry, North Ayrshire. To date, approximately £6m has been invested with Communities in Scotland.
Their aim is to work with local Communities and businesses across Scotland, to invest in green sustainable technologies supporting Scotland to deliver its Net-Zero target by 2030.
CWL has vast experience in delivering large scale construction and infrastructure projects in challenging locations. Subject to a viable technical design being agreed, CWL will provide both the majority of funding and construction expertise to enable project delivery.