Biggart Baillie, has signed up a number of major retailers for The Elements Shopping Centre in Livingston. The 375,000 sq ft retail development in the heart of the town is scheduled to open in October 2008.

The team negotiated the two anchor units, Marks & Spencer and Debenhams as well as Swarovski, River Island and Nandos. A number of other key retailers are currently in the pipeline.

The £130 million development by Land Securities will adjoin Almondvale Shopping Centre to create over 1 million sq ft of retail space under one roof.

Iain McLean, a Biggart Baillie property partner, commented: "The Elements is an exciting development which we were pleased to introduce to our clients who are some of the country's leading retailers. Located in the heart of Scotland's central belt, it will attract in excess of 2 million people and create more than 2000 jobs which is fantastic news for the economy and the local area. Our in depth retail experience and strong relationships with Land Securities, their solicitors, Dundas & Wilson and their agents, Culverwell and Lunson Mitchenall, enabled us to process the transactions most effectively."