The Strathaven-based company have won the £750,000 contract to transform Cowan Park Gate Lodge in Barrhead, which will also include the creation of new car parking spaces and the installation of charging points for electric cars and bikes.

The internal works will see the building stripped back to its original shell and they will involve the inclusion of energy-efficient technologies to make the structure fit for the future.

Work, slated to last 22 weeks, is due to get under way on May 10 and it will be delivered by Procast’s in-house teams along with specialist sub-contractors.

A company spokesman said: “This project will be challenging due to its busy location within a public area. The delivery of this programme of works is focused around strategic planning and traffic management to ensure that we can deliver our services safely without causing any disruptions to members of the public and the surrounding area.”

Funding for the renovation has come from the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund and through East Renfrewshire Council’s capital allocation.

Public consultations in the area have uncovered a fondness for the disused building – and of 909 opinions submitted regarding the Gate Lodge’s future, 690 were in support of a cafe, 54 a social enterprise and 31 in favour of either a cafe, social enterprise community bike hub, nursery or visitor centre.

The council will lease the building and land to social enterprise Include Me 2 Club, which submitted detailed proposals on how it would manage the Lodge as a community hub.

Closed-circuit television systems will be central to the new-look Lodge, to combat vandalism and other anti-social behaviour that has blighted the area.