POCHIN TO BRING LEVERHULME HOTEL EXTENSION TO LIGHT
Pochin Construction Ltd has been awarded a £3m contract to construct three new buildings for Leverhulme Hotel at Port Sunlight in the Wirral Peninsula.
The first will be a two-storey extension to the boutique hotel, which will house a banqueting and conferencing hall, enabling the hotel to hold wedding receptions and ceremonies.
Separate from the hotel, the second building will be a three-storey 17,222 sq ft (1,600 sq m) leisure facility to house a pool and spa with treatment rooms at the basement level, along with 28 guest bedrooms on the upper two floors. Finally, the third building, also separate from the main hotel, will be 6,458 sq ft (600 sq m) in size and contain a wine cellar, garages and staff accommodation.
On the contract, Chris Whittaker, Contracts Manager at Pochin Construction, commented: "Leverhulme Hotel is situated in the heart of the popular tourist attraction of Port Sunlight. However as it is a conservation area there are a number of limitations to adhere to during the construction stage. For example, there is a height restriction in place on all new builds within Port Sunlight, which is why we have included basements on the stand-alone buildings to achieve the three-storeys of space required.
"We started on site in March 2009 and have already made
good progress on the first and third phases. The second phase, the
leisure facility, is currently in the final stages of design and
once agreed, we will commence work on the final phase with
completion scheduled for March 2010."