£169m exhibition centre and hotel boost for Liverpool

THE new Exhibition Centre Liverpool and Pullman Hotel will have boosted the city regional economy to the tune of £169m by the time it is complete.

This is according to research from international fit out company ISG which is preparing to hand over the 40m project soon.

The centre will be open in September and bookings are being taken for the £26m Pullman Hotel from January 2016.

By collecting data from across its entire supply chain, ISG has revealed the extent to which specialist regional companies and highly-skilled locally-based site operatives have played a key role in the delivery of the state-of-the art conference and exhibition venue.

ISG’s data also indicates that 76% of the project workforce lives within the North West region, with more than half residing in the Liverpool City region. To date, more than 2,600 individuals have worked across the site since the project commenced in early 2014.

Its report says: “Creating a positive community legacy is a key objective with every ISG project and the company has made a significant investment in both time and resources to inspire and support the next generation of construction professionals, as well as backing a number of important regional community initiatives.”

ISG’s Northern regional managing director Danny Murray said: “The construction industry is a key driver of regional economic prosperity but we also have a shared responsibility to create a diverse and highly skilled workforce to move the sector forwards.
 
“Major projects, through their scale and programme duration, provide an excellent opportunity to define and implement a vision for real community legacy, and it’s testament to the ambition and commitment of the project stakeholders at Exhibition Centre Liverpool that so much has been achieved to directly benefit the region.”