Barry News
Work starts today on Barry's new Premier Inn
8:30am Monday 20th February 2012
WORK on one of Wales' most sustainable hotels is set to get under way in Barry today (Monday, February 20) - bringing 68 jobs later this year.
Cardiff-based contractor Carter Lauren, which earned the contract from Whitbread, Premier Inn’s parent company, is aiming to complete the 80-bed hotel and Brewers Fayre restaurant at the Innovation Quarter, Barry Waterfront, by autumn.
The new hotel and restaurant will overlook Ffordd y Mileniwm and Barry’s No.1 Dock, and the owners say it will provide high-quality budget accommodation and meals for business visitors and tourists. The development will regenerate around two acres of former industrial land.
Whitbread is investing £7.5m in the sustainable hotel and restaurant. Richard Pearson, acquisition manager for Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants, said: "Our new Premier Inn and Brewers Fayre will really kick off the regeneration of Barry Waterfront. "The new hotel and restaurant is in an absolutely fantastic location – right on the waterfront – offering our guests the combination of a prime location together with the great value they expect from Premier Inn.
"As a business we are committed to cutting our carbon emissions and our investment in Barry will create one of Wales’ greenest hotels. "The building will be full of energy-saving technologies and design features and we are using locally sourced building materials whenever possible to save carbon and give the building a sense of place.
"This is a fantastic legacy for Barry, and the 68 jobs we are creating will help support the local economy and investment in the town," he added.
"The development is good news for the town and we are looking forward to getting the doors open to customers as soon as possible."
The development is a partnership between Whitbread, the Welsh Government and the Vale Council.