Altens

{{Other uses|Alten (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}

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| official_name = Altens

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the Aberdeen City council area

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| constituency_westminster = Aberdeen South

| constituency_scottish_parliament = Aberdeen South and North Kincardine

| post_town = ABERDEEN

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Altens is a district in Aberdeen, on the north-east coast of Scotland.{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 38 Aberdeen (Inverurie & Pitmedden)|ISBN=9780319231289|publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html|title=Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer|format=csv (download)|date= 1 January 2016|publisher=Ordnance Survey|website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk|accessdate=30 January 2016}}

Altens is home to a large industrial estate, alongside a similar estate in neighbouring Tullos. The industrial estates have offices. These included, until 2024 a large facility built for Royal Dutch Shell,{{Cite web |last=Andonova |first=Denny |date=2024-05-14 |title=WATCH as Aberdeen's iconic Shell building faces the wrecking ball |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/6467581/shell-hq-demolition-progress/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Press and Journal |language=en-GB}} as well as industrial units of various sizes, including the Royal Mail's main mail centre for the North East of Scotland. There are also warehouses, car dealerships, and a civic amenity site.

The area is also home to one of three North East Scotland College campuses in Aberdeen City.

File:Aberdeen College Altens Annex (geograph 3611336).jpg

The industrial estate is home to Grampian Continental headquarters and a depot for RTH Lubbers UK. These two companies have depots in England and the Netherlands.

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