Festival team is relocated while offices are upgraded

THE Edinburgh International Festival has relocated to temporary premises while its office gets a heating upgrade.

Its headquarters within the Hub, off the Royal Mile, are being upgraded, meaning festival bosses have made the move to temporary office space at McDonald Road.

The temporary relocation has been carried out with the help of Lothians commercial property expert Space Solutions Relocations.

Ben Slater, business development manager at Space Solutions, said: "The Hub is currently undergoing major work to install new central heating, so the EIF team have let alternative temporary premises on McDonald Road.

"It is a very busy time at the moment, especially as the relocation was scheduled just two weeks after the official launch of the 2011 Festival.

"Therefore, we had to ensure that the entire EIF team was able to relocate swiftly and smoothly to McDonald Road."