GVA in the Odeon picture

The fit-out has been completed of a £3m Odeon cinema scheme in the Cheshire town of Northwich.

The project is one of two carried out on behalf of Odeon Cinemas by real estate advisory company GVA – the other £2m scheme is in Kingston-up-Thames, Surrey.

GVA has provided supply chain, purchase order management and quantity surveying services to Odeon.

The Northwich cinema boasts five screens, 707 seats and one of only five iSense screens in the UK and a 4K digital projector that delivers almost nine million pixels. It benefits from a prime location in the Barons Quay town centre redevelopment with impressive views over the River Weaver.

The Kingston-upon-Thames scheme was a refurbishment of the existing 14-screen cinema including a new Costa Coffee, concessions area and a new lounge screen including a hot food and bar offering.

Paul Chesworth, quantity surveying director at GVA Manchester, said the projects were one phase of a series of projects GVA is working with Odeon on over many years, as part of their long-standing business relationship.
 
He said: “The Northwich cinema is one of the cornerstones of Cheshire West and Chester Council’s (CWAC) £80m Barons Quay development. It represents the fruition of a major town centre regeneration scheme which has been 20 years in the making.

“At GVA we’ve been working on similar projects across the UK, recently bringing a new cinema to the Oldham town centre redevelopment and working in Bournemouth on a scheme due for completion in early 2017.”

Steve Lavelle, Group Head of Construction at Odeon, said: “GVA are a valued partner on our developments. The recent two Odeon projects represent a continuation of a longstanding relationship with Paul and his team.

“GVA provided a professional and proactive approach to our commercial interests throughout the process.”