June re-opening of Bredbury Hall Hotel will create 100 jobs
One hundred jobs are being created with the re-opening of the Bredbury Hall Hotel in Stockport.
The 149-bedroom hotel has become the most recent addition to the portfolio of hotel owners, management and development company, Vine Hotels.
The company plans to re-open Bredbury Hall Hotel this June, with the creation of 100 jobs. Vine Hotels was supported with investment from Connection Capital, the private client investment business.
Vine Hotels is owned by Greg Dyke, chairman, the former director general of the BBC and former chairman of the FA, and Garin Davies, chief executive, former divisional director of BDL Management and former main board director of Best Western.
Bredbury Hall offers a 200-cover restaurant, a 60-cover lounge-bar and brasserie, 10 meeting rooms for up to 200 for a cocktail reception and 180 delegates theatre-style, a fitness centre and a unique 16th century barn space holding up to 900 people.
Vine Hotels plans to invest significantly in upgrading the property over the next two years and will immediately create 30 new jobs at the venue, including the appointment of an experienced management team spearheaded by general manager Scott McDonald.
He brings more than 20 years of hotelier’s experience and strong local knowledge, having worked at venues such as Carnoustie Golf, Hotel & Spa and as general manager at Vine Hotel’s property, the Best Western Cresta Court hotel in Altrincham, south Manchester.
The re-opening of Bredbury Hall Hotel will come as welcome news to many locally, as the hotel became a victim of tough COVID-19 trading conditions, closing in March 2020 and subsequently placed in administration in October 2020 with the loss of 90 jobs.
Vine Hotels chairman, Greg Dyke, shared clear ambition for this addition to the hotel and venue group’s portfolio, saying: “Bredbury Hall is an exciting property.
“Combining a superb location with heritage and a long-established connection with its local community. It has immense potential for the future, and we look forward to helping Bredbury Hall take its rightful place as one of Stockport’s best hotels.“
Doug Wilson, investment director at Connection Capital, said: “We are delighted to be working with Vine Hotels to re-open Bredbury Hall and to create jobs in the North West. Bredbury is a historic venue and we’re excited about the potential once full restrictions are lifted and things get back to normal.”
Bredbury Hall Hotel occupies a key strategic urban and rural location in south Manchester.
It is nestled in seven acres of landscaped gardens and scenic walking trails, making the most of the natural beauty of Goyt Valley.
It is also less than two miles from Stockport city centre and the M60 Manchester ring road, and eight miles to central Manchester.
There is a direct train to and from London from Stockport, and Manchester Airport is just 11 miles away, which makes the hotel an excellent choice for commuting corporate and conference travellers.
Bredbury Hall Hotel joins the growing Vine Hotels portfolio of owned and managed venues, such as recent additions the Charlecote Pheasant, Stratford and The Dartmouth Hotel and Spa, Dartmouth.
The group also includes the Best Western Cresta Court, Altrincham, the Mercure Southampton Centre Dolphin Hotel, Southampton and five properties in Sheffield – Whirlow Brook Hall, Mercure Kenwood Hall, Best Western Plus Mosborough Hall, Best Western Cutlers Hotel and the DoubleTree by Hilton Sheffield Park Hotel.
Recruitment is ongoing for positions in the maintenance housekeeping, food and beverage, reception and sales teams.
The re-opening follows the sale of the property to Vine Hotels by propert consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH), in association with FRP Advisory Trading, on the instructions of Anthony Collier and Ben Woolrych, the joint administrators of Newco Ventures Limited.
Martin Davis, director – hotels & leisure at Lambert Smith Hampton, said: “We are delighted to have completed the sale of Bredbury Hall Hotel & Country Club following significant interest for this excellent investment opportunity. We firmly believe that this opportunity offers so much potential to the new incoming owners, Vine Hotels.
“The hotel offers a number of potential opportunities, none more so than the re-purposing of the 16th century barn which could be utilised as either a wedding venue or spa and leisure facility as government restrictions continue to ease over the coming weeks and months.”
Peter Broadbent, senior manager, restructuring advisory at FRP Advisory, said: “We are delighted to have completed the sale of Bredbury Hall Hotel and Country Club, a well renowned venue in the North West. A strong level of interest was received over the course of the marketing process which reflects both the hotel’s inherent popularity and the potential for a prospective purchaser.”
