Billington wins £3m contract on five star hotel

STRUCTURAL steel and engineering specialist Billington Holdings has won a £3m contract to work on a five star hotel in London.

By The Newsroom

Published 2nd Mar 2010, 08:47 BST

Updated 2nd Mar 2010, 08:49 BST

The group, based in Wombwell, South Yorkshire, will provide 1,200 tonnes of steel for the Cafe Royal project in Picadilly.

The steel will be used to strengthen the historic grade two listed building, which is being transformed into a five star luxury hotel.

Once completed it will house 160 bedrooms, a spa, a restaurant and 16,000 sq ft of shops, and will be open in time for the 2012 Olympics.

Mace Group is the construction manager on the project, which is worth about 70m.

Mike Fewster, chief operations officer at Billington Holdings, said: "Billington remains focused on customer service and we are delighted to have won the contract for the redevelopment of Cafe Royal.

"Our expertise in the sector is second to none, allowing us to be put forward for work, despite difficult market conditions."