Out-Of-Business Garage Torched for Second Time as Glasgow's Gang Feud Reaches 84 Incidents

A Kirkintilloch garage at the centre of a long‑running gang feud has been deliberately torched for the second time in 16 months, in what detectives are examining as one of 84 incidents linked to a violent dispute between two of Scotland's most notorious crime families.

Police Scotland are treating the latest blaze, which broke out outside the shuttered Kelvinside Motor Company on Thursday night, as wilful fire-raising.

Police Scotland are treating the vehicle fire outside Kelvinside Motor Company on Milton Road as wilful fire-raising after it broke out at 10.55pm on August 22. The blaze left the tarmac outside the building scorched.

The attack, in which no injuries were reported, came less than 33 hours after a car was driven into a family home on Low Borland Way in Eaglesham, East Renfrewshire, on Friday afternoon. Kelvinside Motor Company was dissolved in 2025 but apparently continues to run business operations.

Garage Attacked After Earlier Disturbance at Site

The fire at Kelvinside Motor Company was not the first sign of trouble at the site. Police Scotland had been called to a separate disturbance at the same property just days before the arson.

A Police Scotland spokesperson confirmed the fire was being treated as wilful fire-raising and said inquiries were ongoing. Companies House records show Kelvinside Motor Company Limited was set up in May 2023 to sell used cars and light motor vehicles. The company was later dissolved on June 24, 2025.

Despite being dissolved more than a year ago, the business still appears to be trading from the site. Its website remains active, advertising used cars for sale, while company documents continue to carry a valid VAT registration number.

Car Rams Eaglesham Home Before Kirkintilloch Fire

A car crashed into a detached home on Low Borland Way in Eaglesham at around 1.20pm on Friday, August 21. The impact smashed through a brick wall beside the front door, with smoke damage visible up towards the upper floor. No injuries were reported.

Police cordoned off the street after the crash on Friday, while temporary fencing had been put up around the damaged property by Saturday. Detectives are seeking a link between the incident and Operation Portaledge.

Police-Brokered Peace Back in Question

In July 2026, Police Scotland announced that the gang feud had come to an end following dozens of arrests and a 'resolution of differences' between the rival groups.

It was later reported that the Lyons crime family had ordered fresh attacks against members of the Daniel clan. The claim emerged just days before both the Eaglesham crash and the Kirkintilloch fire.

The violence in Eaglesham and Kirkintilloch appears to be the latest chapter in a feud that began with a personal dispute between two men before drawing in two of Scotland's most powerful crime families.

Private Dispute Grew Into Feud Between Crime Families

The feud began with a falling-out between Ross McGill, former head of the Rangers FC fan group the Union Bears, and Mark Richardson, a convicted Edinburgh drug dealer who is currently serving a prison sentence. What started as a private dispute soon widened into a conflict involving the Lyons crime family and the rival Daniel clan.

Police eventually launched Operation Portaledge to tackle the escalating conflict. The feud involved serious assaults, attempted murders and a series of arson attacks.

Arran Reid was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison after admitting a machete attack on an Edinburgh businessman linked to Richardson.

Vehicles and properties across Edinburgh and Glasgow were also targeted in a wave of firebombings. Four men linked to the attacks were eventually jailed or detained for a combined 25 years.

Chief Constable Jo Farrell described the feud as a deeply concerning conflict that had finally 'come to an end'. That position may now be under scrutiny again.