Midas Construction gains hotel contract in Bridgwater

Construction is now scheduled to commence on a new Ibis Hotel at the Woodlands Court Business Park in Bridgwater, Somerset, by the contractor company Midas Construction after being appointed to the project by Zeal Hotels.

For carrying out this contract Midas will gain an agreed sum of £11.8M and are predicted to complete the contract by the October of 2020 due to the hotel consisting of five-storeys which feature a restaurant, conferencing facilities, and 144 bedrooms.

The Executive Director at Midas Construction, Derek Quinn stated: “We are delighted to once again be working with our customer Zeal Hotels and we are looking forward to continuing our partnership with them as this new hotel starts to take shape.

“Bridgwater is becoming a key location in the South West, attracting considerable inward investment. We are proud to be playing our part in this exciting time for the area and to be involved in this latest new hotel project which will help to provide accommodation for people working in or visiting the area.”

Midas were, in part, appointed to this contract after their work in successfully constructing a Holiday Inn development that was also situated in Bridgwater.

The Managing Director at Zeal Hotels, Tim Wheeldon added: “We were very impressed with Midas’ quality of work and attention to detail during the construction of our first hotel, the Holiday Inn Express at J24 Bridgwater. This hotel opened in April 2019 and although it is early days, it is already proving very popular with both business and leisure guests.

“This new Ibis Hotel at Woodlands Court Business Park will also feature a Keepers Bar and Restaurant providing residents and non-residents with a locally-themed destination to visit for a coffee, a meeting, lunch or an evening meal.

“Our company strategy is to provide quality hotel facilities in areas where long term demand is growing and we are very pleased to be working once again with Midas Construction in providing what will be the largest internationally branded hotel and restaurant in Bridgwater.”

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