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Whitbread has announced the appointment of GMI Construction Group as principal contractor for its latest Manchester City Centre Premier Inn.
GMI will lead the construction of Whitbread’s development site on Rochdale Road on the edge of Manchester’s Northern Quarter, which has planning permission for a 229-bedroom Premier Inn hotel set over 10 storeys.
The new Premier Inn will include an integrated restaurant, bar, and check-in area on the ground floor.
Whitbread acquired the site from Premcor in February 2024 as part of the company’s ongoing strategy of investing in strategic locations across Manchester.
According to the group, it intends to bring its very latest bedroom product to the Rochdale Road hotel, including its popular Premier Plus rooms.
Will Steward, project and programme manager for Whitbread, said: “Whitbread acquired the Rochdale Road development with the premise of bringing about a speedy transformation of the location into a latest format Premier Inn hotel.
“Appointing GMI as principal contractor continues this positive momentum, and we hope to break ground and start building our latest Manchester hotel this autumn.”
Anthony Judge, regional director for GMI Construction, added: “Following on from GMI and Whitbread’s collaboration in delivery of the nationally recognised and impressive Premier Inn development in Keswick, it’s brilliant to see our partnership go from strength to strength.
“This latest development in the iconic Northern Quarter of Manchester will be a striking new addition to the skyline with its remarkable brickwork façade. We are delighted to be a part of this major project and greatly look forward to progressing with this scheme.”
On opening, the Premier Inn at Rochdale Road will be Whitbread’s seventh hotel in central Manchester and one of its largest in the city.
