Work on NEC leisure and casino complex due to start in October

Work
on a major retail and leisure complex at The NEC is set to commence
this month after the construction company and casino operator, Genting
UK, behind the scheme reached financial terms.
 
Construction group Galliford Try was awarded the contract
to build the £89m Resorts World project last year, encompassing a
casino, conference and banqueting facilities, 176-bed four/five-star
hotel and spa, factory outlet centre, cinema complex, food and beverage
retail space and parking for 480 cars.
 
The new Resorts World will sit between the LG Arena and Crowne Plaza Hotel and cover 55,000sqm.
 
Galliford
and Genting UK have now reached financial close allowing work to begin.
It is scheduled to be completed by January 2015.
 
“We are
delighted we have completed a successful negotiation with Genting UK and
now look forward to starting onsite on what will be one of the most
prestigious projects in the Midlands of recent times,” says Galliford Try Chief Executive, Greg Fitzgerald.
 
Earlier this month, The NEC was
granted planning permission from Birmingham City Council to undertake a
modernisation programme for the National Indoor Arena (NIA) valued at
£20.6m. The plans include a new showcase entrance as well as improved
facilities.
 
Work on the NIA is due to commence later this year.
 
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