Kingdom Homes

Preston House Official Opening Ceremony

22 month-old Emma Crouch and 18 year-old Gordon Smart officially opening Preston House watched by Mr and Mrs Smart, Shirley Crouch and Julie Wallace.

Fife's newest luxury care home - Preston House in Glenrothes - was opened by 22 month-old Emma Crouch and 18 year-old Gordon Smart, the youngest and oldest grandchildren of owners Colin and Margaret Smart.

Their company, Kingdom Homes Ltd, Fife's longest-established care home group, have invested more than £5.5 million in the home which has also created 75 new jobs.

Preston House in Alburne Park, adjacent to the Lomond Roundabout on the A92 Kirkcaldy to Glenrothes road, brings the total number of care homes Kingdom Homes operate in the Fife to eight.

"Obviously our company has been eagerly looking forward to bringing this exciting project to fruition and we feel that it has restored prestige to a site which, since a fire within the former school buildings a number of years ago, had for perhaps too long been an eyesore beside one of the busiest roads in the region," said Kingdom Homes Managing Director Colin Smart.

"Every effort has been made to minimize disruption to our neighbours," he went on, "and we are very grateful for their understanding during the past few months, and we are sure that they would agree that the long-term benefits of the amenity use of the site is making best use of an area at the heart of the town."

Part of the design concept for Preston House has been the creation of an underground car parking area - a first for a care facility in Fife and perhaps indeed the whole of Scotland - not just to maximize the use of the space available and to allow for landscaping work around the new Home, but also to ensure that noise levels for neighbouring properties can also be minimized.

"But our whole ethos is not solely to provide an attractive property at a high profile site, however," added Mr Smart's wife Margaret, Kingdom Homes Ltd's Director of Care.

"While obviously we are also pleased to be creating so many new jobs, of paramount importance will always be our desire to provide exceptional accommodation for our residents and to ensure that their comfort and well-being is catered for with the highest possible standards or care, and anyone wishing to have a personalized show-round can call the Preston team on 01592 612418 or simply call in to see us."

Kingdom Homes Limited care facilities Fife-wide also include Methven House in Kirkcaldy, Barrogil House at Cluny, Craigie House and Alexander House in Crossgates, Camilla House in Auchtertool, Edward House in Falkland, and Fernlea House in Cardenden and with the opening of Preston House the company will employ nearly 500 people region-wide.

Also part of the group are Kingdom Construction Scotland who built Preston House, and the Kingdom Kiddies Nursery in Sang Road, Kirkcaldy.