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Mar 2023
Last Updated: 22/03/2023
Business Breakfast: Harrogate hotel owners hire project manager ahead of refurbishment
Tom Wright, senior chartered building surveyor at Silverstone Building Consultancy.
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A project manager has been appointed for the refurbishment of the St George Hotel in Harrogate.
Inn Collection Group, which runs the hotel, has hired Silverstone Building Consultancy to act as project manager and contract administrator for the scheme.
The hotel, which is set to be renamed The Harrogate Inn, will see six new bedrooms added on the ground floor and a “complete transformation of the venue’s hospitality spaces”, according to the owners.
Tom Wright, senior chartered building surveyor, who is based in the Leeds office of Silverstone Building Consultancy, said:
“We are, naturally, very pleased to continue our working relationship with The Inn Collection Group. We have developed a great rapport with the team, which is built on the successful delivery of a diverse and complex range of projects.
“As well as the project management and principal designer role, our remit has progressed to contract administrator. Work on site has started with the appointment of the principal contractor, 7formation.
“The restoration of the hotel will very much be in keeping with the proven style of the Inn Collection Group and is a 16-week construction project that will see extensive internal and external works.
“We are looking forward to working with all parties to deliver a truly high-quality refurbishment which will be a major asset to The Inn Collection Group, to the town of Harrogate and to future guests, who will undoubtedly feel the benefit of the extensive investment made in the hotel.”
Louise Stewart, property director at The Inn Collection Group, said:
“We’re delighted to be working with Silverstone Building Consultancy on Hotel St George and the renovation project and strengthening our excellent relationship with them.
“We are working in partnership with them across several refurbishments at the moment and have already completed some high-quality projects. It’s a measure of the strength of our relationship, that we have made them our contract administrator with this project, as well as project managers and principal designers.
“The works at St George Hotel are going to give the venue an exciting refresh with the creation of new bar spaces, a new main entrance and external patio spaces, as well as undertaking some maintenance to the fabric of the building, including the roof and external elevations.”
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Housing developer donates £25,000 to Henshaws
Henshaws Specialist College based in Starbeck has received a £25,000 donation from local housebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East.
The money will fund the creation of a new outdoor classroom to support their Forest School.
The college, which provides education, learning and care for young people aged 18 to 25 years with a wide range of disabilities and complex needs, plans to add an outdoor classroom to the school which will enable students to develop skills using the natural environment.
Gemma Young, from Henshaws, said:
“We’re so grateful to Barratt Developments for their generous £25,000 donation in support of our college. The addition of a new outdoor classroom to our forest school will really help our students to develop new learning opportunities in a change in scenery, whilst also broadening their knowledge and understanding of the natural world.
'We look forward to working with Barratt Developments in bringing this to life!”
Daniel Smith, managing director at Barratt Developments Yorkshire East added:
“We’re extremely passionate about supporting the communities in which we build, and our donation to Henshaws Specialist College is a wonderful way for us to support incredible organisations within the local area.... We hope that our forest school donation makes a positive impact in students' education and life at Henshaws and we look forward to working closely with them over the coming months.”
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