Bathgate’s modern growth has been built on the site of its old industries. The former truck and tractor plant on the south side of the town became Wester Inch, a large housing area that has been developed in phases over many years, and the business park beside the motorway reuses a former electronics factory. Both show how much of the local demand comes from redevelopment and the lorry traffic that goes with it.
The town lies just north of the M8, reached from Junctions 3A and 4, with the A89 running east to west through it and the A801 heading north towards the M9. Haulage and plant firms occupy yards on Whitehill Industrial Estate and elsewhere. In the Bathgate Hills to the north there is hard rock quarrying, which adds aggregate lorries to the local roads.
Coverage in and around Bathgate
From a Bathgate enquiry, sweepers can also be arranged for Armadale, Blackburn, Whitburn, Boghall, Torphichen, Westfield and Blackridge. The town is roughly equidistant from Edinburgh and Glasgow, so operators from either side may be offered depending on who is free. Short visits are possible, subject to availability, because travel distances from the motorway are small.