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Silver Birch Hotel, Omagh.
The Doyen, Belfast.
Silver Birch Hotel, Omagh.
The Doyen, Belfast.
LOWRYS RISES TO ALL CHALLENGES TO DELIVER ICONIC HOSPITALITY PROJECTS… Projects: The Silverbirch andTheDoyen L owry won the Best Commercial Project at the FMB’s Master Builder Awards 2017 for an impressive hospitality project at The Silverbirch Hotel, Omagh. of a single-storey extension to provide additional toilet facilities and the upgrading and strengthening of an
complete each phase of the build to strict criteria, before being allowed to progress to the next stage. The fact that they did so on time, on budget and to the highest standards – in a ‘live hotel’ – is testament as to why they are the worthy winner in this category.” The Doyen, formerly the iconic King’s Head pub, was completely transformed into a 15,000sqft entertainment and dining complex at Lisburn Road, Belfast by Lowrys as part of a £4.2m investment by the Wine Inns group. The work involved the complete strip- out of the existing premises and major structural alterations to accommodate a bold and striking new contemporary vision. This was achieved with the construction
existing flat roof to provide an exciting new external terrace area with fixed awnings. Major internal alterations were completed to all bar areas and existing function rooms and a large first floor void area was infilled to create additional restaurant space.
The project, which involved the complete refurbishment of the hotel together with an extension, added capacity to entertain more than 1,000 guests, creating a space that was unrivalled by other local venues at that time. What impressed the judges most was that the extensive work was completed in a ‘live hotel’, where it was essential that the functionality of the business was preserved while the work was being carried out. Brian Berry, former Chief Executive of the FMB said, “Lowry Building & Civil Engineering had to
“What impressed the judgesmost was that the extensivework was completed in a ‘live hotel’.”
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