dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z ænd ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd z, ˈɛɹ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd wɜːɹ ˈoʊnd baɪ bˈɪl bˈɑːɹ, hˌuːz bˈɑːɹ kənstɹˈʌkʃən kˈʌmpəni bˈɪlt nˈuː stˈændz fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl klˈʌbz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ kɪlmˈɑːɹnɑːk, hˈaɪbɚnˌiən, sənt mˈɜːɹən, stɹænɹˈɑːɹ ænd ˈɛɹdɹi.
During the 1990s and early 2000s, Ayr United were owned by Bill Barr, whose Barr Construction company built new stands for several clubs, including Kilmarnock, Hibernian, St Mirren, Stranraer and Airdrie.